Crazy Pigs - Preps

I absolutely love these pigs! These amazing drawings are created by my Prep students. I was trying to teach the students that just by positioning the eye balls in certain positions in the eyes, you can achieve personality in your drawings. We used A4 white cover paper and oil pastels. I guided the students and the results were once again, amazing... such talented students!

Winter Trees - Year 3/4

I saw a similar Art activity on a blog and changed it a little. We used oil pastels and basically drew organic lines for the background, moon and sky. Using black for the for ground looks very effective against the cool colours. The objective of this activity, was to encourage the students to draw an interesting tree and also to focus on colour. Result... outstanding!

Traditional Chinese Landscapes - Year 5

Ok, so I like Asian Art! I have posted a few different Asian Art ideas. I remember when I was in High School, I painted something similar. This was very challenging for the students. I guided them in how to draw the Chinese Temple. Most of my students were pleasantly surprised, even though they were extremely challenged. Rather than using watercolour, we used chalk pastel. So once the students outlined their pencil drawing with a black Sharpie, they added colour. For an added feature, we added ink and the students used the paint blowing technique to add a tree. I would've liked to see more trees on the right side of the temple, reaching the roof. Overall the result was very good. Well done Year 5s!

Finger Painted Chickens - Preps

The Prep students have been learning about Farm Animals as part of their Integrated Unit. So in Art we finger painted chickens using a pale yellow and orange. My intent was to teach the kids that it is quite simple to create chickens in different positions. My delivery of the lesson was explicit. After we painted the first chicken, they got the hang of it and continued to create their own. We then used the back of the paint brush to paint the beaks and legs. Once dry, we then added detail by using a black Sharpie. 

These wonderful Art works make me smile. They are so very delightful. Well done Preps!

City Scape Reflections - Year 2

Thanks to www.laughpaintcreate.blogspot.com I found this wonderful project. It suited my students because they have been looking at all types of housing and shelters. Our theme in the art room has mainly been the city. So this activity was perfect. My students' drawing skills have improved immensely. Their drawings are much more detailed.
We started by painting our wonderful backgrounds. We used tempera warm colours paints for the sky and cool colours for the river. On separate printing foam boards, the students drew their amazing city scenes using lead pencils. They then rolled black paint on their boards and printed on the top half of their art work. They then turned their boards upside down and printed their reflections. It was priceless to see the reactions on my students faces when they witnessed their amazing results. Well done!

Winter Blossom Trees - Year 3/4

It's bitterly cold here in Melbourne, so I decided to focus on winter trees. I normally like to make sure that my students are aware of how a tree should look like. Ink blowing is fantastic because it's unpredictable and the trees end up looking realistic. 
We started by creating a cool watercolour background. Once dry, I squeezed ink and the children blew their tree designs. Once dry, they added snow by applying soft white oil pastel and then painted dainty pink blossoms. The trees look mystical and very wintery.

Peter Diem Cows - Prep

Thanks to Jacquelien from Kid's Artist, I discovered Jim Diem and his wonderful and quirky cows. So I decided to challenge my young Prep students and did a very similar activity. This lesson was very explicit in that I had to give them step-by-step instructions, all the way through. They enjoyed it and the results were amazing. So colourful and full of personality. I just love them!