Tag Archives: Drawing

The 2014 Art Show Tour

Posted on February 20, 2015 by Art Education

Parliament Oak Elementary Art Show / June 2014 It has taken a while for me to post, but here are some of the artworks we did last year. It’s a quick look: Drawing Ribbon Letters           … Continue reading →

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Chicken 1: Introducing ‘Juinter’

Posted on February 18, 2015 by Art Education

Grade 5/6: Observational Drawing a Live Subject           A few years ago I brought in one of our chickens for couple of my classes to draw. Having a live chicken in the school creates quite a … Continue reading →

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Aaaah!! Peacocks in Pastel

Posted on February 12, 2015 by Art Education

Grade 3/4: Making Observations and Drawing Peacocks  Whenever I walk through the door into this class, I am greeted with gasps of “Mrs. Godwin!”, big broad smiles, and even a few hugs here and there. They LOVE art! So, I … Continue reading →

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Sunflowers From Vincent

Posted on June 16, 2014 by Art Education

Grade 3:  Sunflowers in Pastel This lesson drew from three sources:  Vincent Van Gogh’s famous painting, the ideas of symmetry and asymmetry, and close observation – drawing from a still life.  Seems like a lot for grade 3?  Not when … Continue reading →

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Squiggle and Draw

Posted on June 15, 2014 by Art Education

Grade 1 – 3:  An Imagination Drawing Game I have such an enthusiastic bunch in my Tuesday Art Club – they loved this one! In fact, a couple of them have been asking for us to do it again. Or … Continue reading →

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Drawing Ribbon Letters

Posted on June 14, 2014 by Art Education

  Grade 6/7/8:  Letters / Drawing Light and Shadow For 3D Winter 2014 / Parliament Oak School

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Selfies!

Posted on May 5, 2014 by Art Education

Grade 3:  Self-Portraits in Chalk  This was one of my favourite experiences in the classroom this year.  They are such a delightful group of children, right from the moment I walk into the classroom.  True to form, even though they … Continue reading →

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Start With a Dot

Posted on January 12, 2014 by Art Education

Grade 1-4 Art Club                  Imagination rules!  I put one dot somewhere on each page, and the kids drew from there.  Here’s what they came up with … Fall 2013 / Parliament Oak … Continue reading →

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Can You Say Thaumatrope?

Posted on December 6, 2013 by Art Education

Grade 7/8:  Animation Part 1 (of 3) From visual puns (with a clay project in between) we moved on to exploring animation.  We started with a basic example:  the thaumatrope.  This was an optical toy that was popular in the … Continue reading →

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Visual Pun Fun

Posted on December 6, 2013 by Art Education

Grade 7/8:  Illustrating a Pun   This lesson was one of the first in the year, and so was a kind of warm-up for the class.  It is a large mixed-grade class, and there are challenges because of it.  I … Continue reading →

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