Art Wednesday

This morning, we were experiencing technical difficulties with our Switched On Schoolhouse program, so while I worked those issues out, the kiddos got creative.

Kole received a small acrylic painting kit as an early birthday treat last week, so he was finishing up his first still life painting.

Here is the original:















And here is Kole's version:















Kole did use the original as a visual guide, and I sketched the basic forms in for him, but he did the rest completely by himself. I thought it was pretty darn good for (almost) 8 years old!

Riley's piece for this morning is entitled "Fall Tree". She loved how her sketch lines seemed to pick up a little more of the paint a show faintly through the other color on the page.



For Nathan, I pulled out this cool little palette. I bought 3 of these a few years back and the kids and I absolutely love them. All the little "bowls" around the edges hold the paints and you can use the middle to blend your colors. Of course, Nathan is not much into blending yet, but the older kids really utilize this feature. Another benefit is it saves my paper plates - except on mornings when I'm not paying attention right away, like today. Can you say "ADD"?






And finally, Nathan submitted this abstract piece for my viewing pleasure. If you study it closely, the yellow blob in the middle closely resembles a brontosaurus, or "wong-neck", as Nathan calls it.





I almost had the computer issues resolved by the time they finished painting, so after clean up and lunch, it was back to the grindstone. For an otherwise chaotic morning, I think it was a pretty good way to just chill and let the juices flow. Some days you just gotta go with the flow. You never know when the next curve ball is coming.