Tag Archives: Painting

Daisies & Butterflies

Posted on December 5, 2013 by Art Education

Grade 3:   Recycled Paper Collages           We painted the paper, we blow dried the paper, we cut the paper, we added more paper, we glued the paper, and we cut and glued more paper – … Continue reading →

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More Blue Dog

Posted on October 27, 2013 by Art Education

Grade 2/3:  Animal Drawing and Painting This was a great class, full of enthusiasm – and so I was happy to bring along one of my favourite books to share with them, one that would provide the impetus for a … Continue reading →

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The First Letter of Your Name, Please

Posted on October 25, 2013 by Art Education

Grade 1/2:  Tape Resist Paintings     This was a first-time art lesson at this school, all in preparation for a school wide Celebration of the Arts.  So, I started with this large and excited group of young students.  Armed … Continue reading →

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Sculptures in the Style of …

Posted on October 23, 2013 by Art Education

Grade 7/8:  Using Wire and Nylon to Create Free-form Sculpture After seeing this project on several websites, I decided to give it a go with one of my smaller classes.  It also seemed like an excellent way to introduce them … Continue reading →

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Apples in Watercolour

Posted on May 25, 2013 by Art Education

Grade 6:   Still Life Paintings       Time to try out some watercolour painting?  There was some positive anticipation to be had for this one!  I composed several still life variations using apples on a plate, photographed them, … Continue reading →

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Inspiration: Chinese Scroll Paintings

Posted on April 15, 2013 by Art Education

Grade 4/5:  Cherry Blossom Tree Paintings As the Tjanpi animal sculptures were slowly finishing, some students were ready to go on – so I gave them extra projects, which they loved.  The best of the extras was this one. Like … Continue reading →

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Yum … Hot Chocolates.

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Art Education

Grade 2/3:  Inspired by Matisse?  Hot Chocolates!         We looked at Matisse’s still life paintings and we talked about his love for colour and the patterns found in the furnishings and the wallpaper (and just what IS … Continue reading →

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Light Pictures, Abstracted

Posted on April 4, 2013 by Art Education

Grade 6:  Reworking Our Light Photographs As promised, here are the results when we hand manipulated our photographs.  Earlier, we had a photo session using coloured flashlights and a laser pointer on a black ground in a darkened room with … Continue reading →

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Three Guitars

Posted on January 9, 2013 by Art Education

Grade 5 & 6 Painting / Colours as Music Genre This project brought out some of the guitar heroes I didn’t even know about – it was very cool to hear from some of the kids who have been learning … Continue reading →

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Remembrance Day Paintings

Posted on December 16, 2012 by Art Education

Grade 2/3 Poppy Fields This is the second time I have done this lesson over the years, but the first time predated this website.  Just days before the school assembly honouring those who fought to keep our freedom, we did … Continue reading →

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