Second graders have been exploring the paintings of artist, James John Audubon (
Click here to read about the artist) and learning about animal symbolism, specifically, birds. Students are completing their own painted, collage style birds that symbolize
Freedom & Creativity. Before we learned about Audubon, I demonstrated how to do a contour line drawing of different styles of bird cages I have here in my art room...the idea is to draw VERY slow (extremely difficult for little ones but the illustrations are so full of character when they're done!)
Here are a few examples of students displaying their unique birds. I will post more of their finished works in a couple weeks. I found this lesson on one of my favorite art teacher blogs too, but I am so sorry, I didn't save the link.. We created the birds in paper instead of oil pastels like the original lesson~ would be fun either way. My students have not had enough opportunities to work with just painted papers, but we do a good bit of oil pastels because they are one of my favorite mediums...
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| Abi S. Wade C. Elizabeth M. Brandon T. |
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| Kaitlyn R. Autumn H Kaydence B. |
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| Meghan H. Hayden C |
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