Welcome! This blog post features a guided tutorial of how to create a monochromatic winter landscape painting. This activity helps artists to build skills using the elements of art: COLOR, SPACE & VALUE. A monochromatic color scheme shows variations of tints, tones and shades of one color. This composition can be done with a range of
Pinterest is often my go to place when I want to be inspired. I am linking up for Pick 3 to share my top 3 picks for January from Pinterest with you. Check out my pins below, and then follow along to see what other bloggers are pinning as well! You can even join the linky with us anytime this month. You can find the original pin here. I am absolutely in love with this art project! A perfect way to get into winter gear. I love the different variations the students can do to make their piece their own. You can find the original pin here. My second pick is another art project, but it could double as a math lesson in symmetry. You can find the original pin here. My last pin for the month features fun science projects with ice. Even if you don't live in an area where it snows, your kids will still be able to experience some cold fun! If you are looking for more great ideas, be sure to follow my Pinterest feed! Visit Kelly's profile on Pinterest. Come Pin With Us This linky party will be hosted on the 3rd of each month and we would love for you to join in on the fun! Here's how to join in on the fun!!! 1. Save the Pick 3 images to your desktop. 2. Create a blog post using these images to share you 3 Pinterest Picks for the month. 3. Share a link to your full Pinterest page if you would like. 4. Link up by clicking the add your link button below. 5. Be sure to check out the other Pinterest finds that have been shared and leave a comments on the ones you love! An InLinkz Link-up
Looking for some more fun winter art activities for kids? This DIY Snowflake Art Project is a terrific craft for kids to enjoy creating and makes a beautiful keepsake or awesome gifts for loved ones.
Welcome! This blog post features a guided tutorial of how to create a monochromatic winter landscape painting. This activity helps artists to build skills using the elements of art: COLOR, SPACE & VALUE. A monochromatic color scheme shows variations of tints, tones and shades of one color. This composition can be done with a range of
Explore the wonder of the Northern Lights this Winter with our How to Paint the Northern Lights tutorial - an easy art idea for kids of all ages! Complete with a printable step-by-step and templates.
Meet one of your new favorite art lessons for kids! Students will create a scarf selfie (or "scarfie") art project with a focus on line, shape and pattern all will using one of the most fun art techniques called scratch art. This lesson is perfect for elementary students of all ages and can be modified and adjusted with ease.
Create beautiful mixed media winter art with easy techniques and simple supplies. A fun winter art project that kids will love to create!
I very rarely do the cutsie, cookie cutter lessons… However with the little kids, sometimes they are needed and when I do pursue this type of lesson I try to leave lots of room for individuality. If a child asks… Continue Reading →
This acrylic painting tutorial will demonstrate how to paint a winter scene path through a park with lampposts and Christmas lit trees. You may recognize this design from a previous painting called "Harvest Moon Path",
As the Christmas holidays are almost over I have been scouring Pinterest and some of my favourite blogs for winter art inspiration. I have lots of fun projects planned for me and the kids over the…
3rd grade has been working on this project, inspired by the book, Snowmen At Night, for the past couple of weeks now, and I had to share how they're doing! This was one of my last art on a cart lessons, so I thought it might be helpful for art on a cart folks, or just someone looking for a simple, but beautiful wintry lesson. Here's how we made them! By the way...This lesson was inspired by A Faithful Attempt art blog! Look em' up! :) Materials: Snowmen at Night Crayola oil pastels Ticonderoga pencils Blue (not royal blue) Tru-Ray construction paper (links to products on Amazon) Day 1: We read the story Snowmen At Night, , and then I demonstrate how to draw a snowman (not just 3 circles balancing precariously on top of one another!) but overlapping circles! (that don't have to be perfect) Then I ask them to decide where their light source is going to be (the moon), and then we figure out what side the shadows will be on. (the opposite side) Start out dark with the blue oil pastel, and then get lighter. Don't forget to shade underneath the snowman or snowwoman ;) Here's a video of me starting this project and doing some coloring! Here's a timelapse of me coloring my snowman with Crayola Oil Pastels. Day 2: They add details and finish the background! Here's a little video of me finishing the background and adding details to my snowman. Here are some of my students, working really hard on their snowmen! Stay tuned for more awesome art!
Learn about layering and blending pastels with this gorgeous northern lights chalk pastel art project! A beautiful winter art project kids will love creating.
It's December 1st! Which means it's time to embark on all sorts of fun, colorful and winter-y art projects around here! Today I'm sharing with you some winter-y greatest hits lessons that I've done over the years. Be sure and click on the link to each as many of these lessons have instructional videos...all free, of course! Let's kick things off with these black glue outlined stained-glass inspired trees my fourth graders created a couple years ago. If you need a review on line and color with an introduction into the world of stained glass, than this lesson is for you and your kiddos! Nothing says cozy like a delicious cup of hot cocoa! My second graders created these collage paintings inspired by the artist Heather Galler. This is a lesson I did last year with my kindergarten and they used Model Magic to create marshmallows! You can find this lesson right here. A HUGE hit with students and fellow art teachers alike is this project inspired by the artist Jen Aranyi. Check out the video and share in your art room! Printmaking and portraits make for a fun collage project in this lesson I've done with first and second grade! You can check out the details here. These kindergarten snowmen are the cutest! And they had a blast creating them. All the details (and a video!) can be found here. And if you think those snowmen are cute, check out these penguins! First grade created these and they are so adorable! Another video lesson for y'all! My fourth graders loved creating these snow globe cities. Read all about it and check out the video here. One thing I've really missed this year is having my students work closely together on projects like murals. We have been making it work tho! We recently created a massive school mural (oh, y'all, I cannot wait to share here!) and with some outside-the-box thinking and spreading WAY out, we have made it work. You can check out details on creating a winter mural here. If you are looking to add a little fiber arts to your art class this winter, you might want to try on these printed and stitched snowflakes on for size! Kindergarten snowy landscape collages are always a hit and cover so many lessons in painting, cutting and gluing! More here and here! Check out these snowflake reliefs! Always a fun one, details here. Need a bunch of lessons that are a little on the shorter side? Well then look no further as this blog post has plenty! Happy creating, y'all! Stay cozy!
Lesson Background: There are many winter fox art projects online such as this one http://littledogartblog.blogspot.com/2014/05/5th-grade-winter-fox-paintings.html I combined lots of ideas to create these foxes. This was a directed drawing lesson. Directed drawing (i.e. modelling step-by-step) elicits great discussions, exposing students to vocabulary they encounter in art and maths. Students are hearing and putting into action phrases such as “half way down the page”, “curved line”, “straight line”, “triangle shape”, “a quarter of the way down this shape”, etc. Once students had drawn the basic fox shape, they were encouraged to be artists and make it their own. Some chose to have white paws, pink ears, pink cheeks, blue trees, birch trees, falling snow, “cute” eyes, “closed eyes”, whiskers, grass, and many other variations. I love how unique they all are. Lesson Materials (per student): 1 thin and 1 medium paintbrush 1 sheet A3 light blue paper (trimmed ready for backing) acrylic paint (I provided orange, red, white, blue, black, brown) water pots thick black sharpies or whiteboard markers My Sample artwork: Lesson Steps 1. We looked at photos of foxes, including the one that lived in my backyard when I was teaching in England back in 2006. We also read stories and non fiction books about foxes in winter. 2. I showed the students how to draw the fox and background, step-by-step, offering lots of chances to individualise their foxes (different eyes, whiskers, type of trees, etc.). Students followed along with their lead pencils. 3. I modelled how to paint one section at a time, offering ideas such as using dabs of paint for a more "messy" impressionistic style, or smooth blended strokes for a more realistic look. I also showed them how to add texture to the fur with little lines or dabs, how to blend a little black into the snow to show shadows, etc. 4. Once dry, the students used markers to outline. We actually found our thick black whiteboard markers worked best (particularly on paintings that had "gone out of the lines" a lot). Student Artworks:
My second and third graders created this beautiful winter Cardinal art lesson, but it would be appropriate for fourth grade as well.
This simple winter watercolor art project is stunning and a great painting idea for older kids and tweens! A fun winter project with an easy to follow tutorial.
Welcome! This blog post features a guided tutorial of how to create a drip sculpture inspired by one of my FAVORITE contemporary artists, Dan Lam. Before exploring this project, check out Dan Lam's eye catching drip sculptures on her website here and her Instagram page here. Dan Lam’s "tactile, technicolor sculptures use unconventional materials to
