Peacock

The colorful, elegant peacock was our focus in class this week.  We used our sight-size method of drawing to draw a peacock in graphite on white paper.  Then the students colored their peacock drawings with vibrant colored pencils. Lovely! 

Sunflowers

This week the students used the sight-size method of drawing at the easels and drew sunflowers in pencil on drawing paper. Here is a picture of the kids working on their sunflower drawings, scroll through the slideshow to see a finished sunflower drawing. Lovely!

Poppies

Inspired by the beautiful summer weather, this week we painted a scene from nature! The students painted poppy flowers in a field in acrylic paint on canvas. Great job! Scroll through the slideshow to see the finished paintings.

Rose

This week the students used the sight-size method of drawing at the easels and drew a rose in pencil on drawing paper. Then they transferred their drawings onto heavier watercolor paper and painted their drawings with colorful watercolor paint. Scroll through the slideshow to see the students working on their rose drawings. Great job!

Spring Birds

It’s springtime! Inspired by spring, the students painted a spring landscape with birds and flowering trees in acrylic paint on canvas. Beautiful!

Portrait of a Girl

My middle school students have been doing some portrait drawings this year, and they are doing a great job! Using the sight-size method, the students did a portrait drawing of a girl in graphite on drawing paper. Excellent! Scroll through the slideshow to see a finished portrait drawing.

Winter Landscape

Winter is here! This week we painted a beautiful winter landscape of snow on pine trees in acrylic paint on canvas. Scroll through the slideshow to see the students working on their landscape paintings. Lovely!

Owl

Just in time for Halloween, the students drew a flying owl! They were able to study out the detail of the feathers and then shade their drawings in pencil. Great job! Scroll through the slideshow to see a finished owl drawing!