[slideshow] The colorful, elegant peacock was our focus in class this week. After doing some drawings in our sketchbooks, we used our sight-size method of drawing to draw a peacock in graphite on white paper. Then the students transferred their drawings onto shiny gold paper and...
[slideshow] This week we were on Safari! We've been talking about drawing the "line of motion" and "large shapes" in the animals we've been drawing. At the beginning of class, we practiced those techniques in our sketchbooks. Then we did more finished drawings using our sight-size...
[slideshow] As I am looking forward to spring, our classroom this week was bursting with blossoms! Taking a cue from the artist Georgia O’Keeffe, the students zoomed in on blooms, drawing sections of closely cropped flowers. They drew the flower on a large scale with...
[slideshow] For Valentine's Day, the students drew roses in pencil on drawing paper. Then they transferred their drawings onto watercolor paper and painted their drawings with watercolor paints. Quite lovely! ...
[slideshow] This week the students did drawings of a zebra in graphite on drawing paper. They transferred their zebra drawings onto cardstock and painted them with acrylics. Then we used a zebra-print sheet of cardstock as a frame for the paintings. Cool!...
[slideshow] We set up a fall still life of gourds, pumpkins, pine cones, and fall leaves. While using the comparative method of drawing and our observation skills, the students studied and drew the fall still life with white pastel pencils on black posterboard. Then...
[slideshow] The students each drew a cockatoo in pencil on drawing paper. Then they transferred their drawings onto watercolor paper and used ink pens to outline their drawings. Finally, they painted their drawings with watercolor paints. Beautiful!...
[slideshow] We set up 2 still lifes: a vase with flowers and a bowl of fruit. I taught the kids the comparative method of drawing while studying our still life objects. Using the comparative method and our observation skills, we drew both still lifes...
[slideshow] We talked about color and how to mix colors using the primary and secondary colors on the color wheel. We then sketched 2 apples on primed canvas, practiced our color mixing, and painted the apples with acrylic paints....
