Monthly Archives: February 2015

The 2014 Art Show Tour

Parliament Oak Elementary Art Show / June 2014 It has taken a while for me to post, but here are some of the artworks we did last year. It’s a quick look: Drawing Ribbon Letters           … Continue reading

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Chicken 2: Juinter Hot and Cool

  Grade 5/6: 2nd Chicken Drawing: This Time, with Colour! Day 1. As outlined in the post ‘Chicken 1’, I gave the students an opportunity to draw a live chicken (appropriately named ‘Juinter’).  After the more detailed and time consuming … Continue reading

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Chicken 1: Introducing ‘Juinter’

Grade 5/6: Observational Drawing a Live Subject           A few years ago I brought in one of our chickens for couple of my classes to draw. Having a live chicken in the school creates quite a … Continue reading

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Aaaah!! Peacocks in Pastel

Grade 3/4: Making Observations and Drawing Peacocks  Whenever I walk through the door into this class, I am greeted with gasps of “Mrs. Godwin!”, big broad smiles, and even a few hugs here and there. They LOVE art! So, I … Continue reading

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