First and second grade artists looked at art by Vermont Folk Artist Warren Kimble. They chose a farm animal to draw and colored with crayons, making sure that the whole picture was covered with a thick, waxy layer of color. In order to make our pictures look old, like Kimble's, we crumpled them up and painted a black watercolor wash over the whole picture. I pressed the pictures under many heavy books to get out the wrinkles.
This is the art blog for Fayston Elementary School, located in the Mad River Valley in Central Vermont. This blog is updated frequently to showcase the artwork of Fayston's students and celebrate all things creative!
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Happy Chinese New Year- Year of the Dragon!
Third and fourth grade artists read "This Next New Year" by Janet S. Wong and discussed some Chinese New Year traditions. They then drew Chinese dragons to celebrate the start of the Year of the Dragon. We used sharpie markers to outline before painting with watercolor paint.
Labels:
Asia,
Chinese New Year,
Dragons,
seasonal,
Third and Fourth grades,
watercolors
Monday, January 23, 2012
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