Snowy Night Trees, ages 8-10

It got colder outside and we even had some snow dusting the ground the other day. This project just kind of fit the day.  Tempera on 11x17inch card stock.

Watercolor Fall Trees and Words, Ages 7 - 12

I found a similar project on pinterest from artsonia and modified it for my class. I am so happy with the way the students are using watercolor with thought as to color placement and intensity.

They used markers to repeat three of their favorite fall words as a border.

Oil Pastel and Watercolor Trees, ages 9-12

The students used oil pastels to draw trees keeping in mind the light source and bark texture. Then they painted some wonderful color washes to give it a time of day. Lovely!

Watercolor and Oil Pastel Trees, Teen Class

We looked at using oil pastels to draw tree textures. Then used watercolor washes for the background. Water to paint ratios are learned through practice, practice, practice. And the results are fun.

Watercolor Tree Shapes, ages 8 to 11

It takes a while for a student to learn to draw what they see and not what they think they see. Take a tree shape... so many kinds of trees, all alittle different...

We used black and white photo references and looked at the tree shapes... the leaves, not as individual, but as shapes/clumps with a light side and dark side....

We also looked at the shape of the road, where it comes off the page, how it wraps around... and shadows.

The students really simplified what needed to be and played with some color. Nice job!

Louis

Morgan

Alexa

Alaina

Alex

and an extra sky from Alex