1st, 2nd and 3rd Grade Art

The lesson this week was on silhouettes of tree forms and how to create the form of a tree using India ink. We talked about the different sizes of branches, how a tree has large, medium and small branches and the overall form of trees without leaves on them.  We discussed the difference between realistic paintings of trees and how some artists imply trees in their work. Students could choose to paint one or several trees using any method they prefered, realistic or more creative. The ink was applied with a brush on top of the chalk pastel background they created last week. I love how different all the art looks even though each student uses the same materials and has the same lesson. We are fortunate to have a creative minded group of students who know how to express their individual points of view.