Oil Pastel Autumn Leaves! 1st Grade!!

To celebrate our first cold front of the season, our first graders got to explore the medium of oil pastels! They are so bright and vibrant and so much fun! We discussed the colors associated with autumn leaves and the different shapes leaves can come in. The students then traced each leaf shape and filled it in with beautiful fall colors. Then, they painted the backgrounds with blue and purple watercolor paints! We've been talking about indigo and how to mix it, so it was perfect!!!

Just check out the awesome finished products!

Color Mixing Pumpkins! 1st Grade!!!

Our 1st graders have been learning about color mixing! This week, we used our color mixing knowledge to paint some lovely pumpkins!! After drawing the pumpkins, the leaves, and the vines, the students mixed the colors for their paintings right on their paper! Here are the awesome results:

I just love how these turned out! Great Job!

Patterned Pumpkins - 2nd Grade!

Our 2nd Graders have been working on a still life drawing of pumpkins! We learned about using a lighter color to add a "highlight" to what we're coloring! We also learned about how adding patterns to a drawing can add interest to our artwork!