Fri, Jun 4 2010 09:23
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EARLY SUMMER NATURE STUDIES. KinderArt students enjoyed gathering nature study items in brown bags. The combination of mosquitos and high humidity forced us back inside to make sketches of leaves, twigs, rocks and flowers we found in the garden by the pond. One student brought Jack, her pet frog, and let the other students observe and draw a real-live-frog! We are compiling our Nature Study drawings in a portfolio.
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Wed, Jun 2 2010 08:30
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SKETCHING OUTDOORS. Taking classes into God's outdoor studio stirs up a child's innate creativity. Take your sketch tablet and pencil + eraser and walk out the door! You could also bring a viewfinder with you--we'll explore their uses in another blog. On this particular day we were working on a landscape scene with the pond in our backyard, trying to factor in the large trees in the foreground and a gazebo in the background across the bond.
Tue, Apr 27 2010 11:02
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WE GET TO GO OUTSIDE! Finally, a KinderArt day without cold, wind or rain! Spring in Atlanta is a wonderful time to explore nature up close and personal [except for the yellow pine pollen "snow"]. These little girls wandered off to find a spot of their own and got wonder-fully "lost" in the process of observing and sketching in the cool and calm greens surrounding our cottage.
Tue, Apr 27 2010 10:53
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DIFFERENT THINGS FOR DIFFERENT FOLKS. What do you like to draw? Chances are, when you go outside you'll find something that captures your interest. Bugs? Flowers? Bushes? Trees? Landscapes? Geese on the pond? A lawnmower?!
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SKETCHING LIKE LEONARDO. This theme has been popular in all of my home school and private school classes. Drawing is fundamental to every art project, so I want students to discover the joy of sketching and drawing as a way of life. Middle School students were able to have a sketch session in the plaza at the HIGH Museum of Art, drawing Leonardo's horse, a two-story high statue! Younger students filled a sketchbook page with everyday objects, mimicking da Vinci's passion for filling his pages with drawings of all sizes and all subject matter.
