Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Winter Landscapes

It's that time of year...when the pumpkins and turkeys are sent home and the winter art takes center stage!  I wanted to do a quick one-day lesson with my 5th and 6th graders using chalk pastels and repeated lines to create an abstract landscape.  I think I should have spent more time on color temperatures and what colors would BEST represent snow...before letting them loose on this project.  Here are two examples of student work depicting (almost) exactly what we were going for.


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6 comments:

  1. AnonymousNovember 14, 2012 at 4:59 PM

    Very nice. I like the range of colors. What medium was used for the snowflakes? Looks like tempera paint . . .

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  2. AnonymousNovember 30, 2012 at 12:12 PM

    How did you do the stars?

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  3. CastleofCostaMesa.ComDecember 12, 2012 at 3:42 PM

    So beautiful! We are sharing it on facebook!

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  4. RebeccaDecember 13, 2012 at 12:43 PM

    We used silver metallic paint markers when we were finished with the chalk

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  5. AnonymousJanuary 7, 2015 at 2:15 PM

    I love this project! In fact I have selected you as one the top 5 winter art projects on my blog! LOVE IT! https://artreekids.wordpress.com/2015/01/07/top-5-winter-landscapes-art-projects-for-kids/

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  6. AnonymousFebruary 17, 2015 at 6:34 PM

    LOVE this! Wished I could've been an art teacher! Oh well, too late now.
    Thanks for sharing,
    Grandma Nancy

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