In our second term, the focus of our SmArts classes was painting with water colours and acrylics.
Intermediate Class
Northern Lights
The Northern Lights are
always fascinating for all ages. The
dropped dynamic colors onto wet paper and let it soar down the page,
blending and moving like real Northern Lights. The movement of color created
their art.
Butterflies
The Butterflies were a
lesson in mirrored imaging, beauty and selecting colors that work
well. It is a lesson of detail,
balance and fosters awareness and appreciation of the value of
insects. We used 6" x 8" mounted canvases from Dollarama for this project. As soon as the paint was dried, the paintings were ready to display.
Primary Class
Metallic Owls
Our Metallic Owls introduced
the students to Folk Art. The owl is created by applying a
raised glue surface, and the lesson teaches the importance of detail and
shape. Each student chose either copper, gold or
bronze metallic paint and when applied, it gave their image the appearance
of hammered metal. Similar to the butterflies above, the owls were painted on mounted canvases from
Dollarama for this project.
Children in the Rain
The "Children in the Rain"
were easily relatable and appealing for young students. How fun to
paint the umbrellas and raincoats. The last addition to our painting
was rain. Each student determined which direction their rain was
coming from and learned to apply it very consistently,
maintaining believable rainfall.
