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This lesson is called Inside-Out Fruits and Veggies. Students from Art Start and Drawing and
Painting classes selected a fruit or vegetable from a fruit bowl. They carefully drew the outside as
realistically as possible, paying special attention to shape and detail. Then Mrs. Thornton cut the
fruit or veggie in half and students drew the cross-sections. It was exciting discovering the
beauty inside! The final drawings were painted with watercolors and mounted on colored paper.
Painting classes selected a fruit or vegetable from a fruit bowl. They carefully drew the outside as
realistically as possible, paying special attention to shape and detail. Then Mrs. Thornton cut the
fruit or veggie in half and students drew the cross-sections. It was exciting discovering the
beauty inside! The final drawings were painted with watercolors and mounted on colored paper.
| Kiwi by Lauren, age 10 |
Pomegranate by Hannah, age 7
| Apple by Jon, age 6 |
Acorn Squash by Joel, age 10
Banana by Kate, age 5
Red Pepper by Emma, age 7
Banana by Austin, age 8
Apple by Sarah, age 5
Next, Art Start students read the book "Where the Wild Things Are" by Maurice Sendak and
studied his characters. They created their own Wild Things by combining different parts of
animals into one creature. These fanciful drawings were made with oil crayon on black paper.
studied his characters. They created their own Wild Things by combining different parts of
animals into one creature. These fanciful drawings were made with oil crayon on black paper.
| Lion-jellyfish-bat by Joel, age 10 |
| Horse-bird-leopard by Emma, age 7 |
| Shark-lizard-scorpion by Jon, age 6 |
| Horse-zebra-dragonfly by Kate, age 5 |
| Lion-horse-lizard by Lauren, age 10 |
| Iguana-chicken by Sarah, age 5 |
| Monkey-horse by Hannah, age 7 |
| Shark-lizard-scorpion by Austin, age 8 |
Next, a still life was set up in the art room. Students drew complicated objects like a guitar, an umbrella and an
old fashioned telephone from observation. They added color with colored pencils. Drawing from observation
teaches us to see detail, proportion, shapes and depth. Notice how no two are alike, even though everyone drew
the same group of objects!
old fashioned telephone from observation. They added color with colored pencils. Drawing from observation
teaches us to see detail, proportion, shapes and depth. Notice how no two are alike, even though everyone drew
the same group of objects!
| Still life drawing by Hannah, age 7 |
| Still life drawing by Lauren, age 10 |
| Still life drawing by Emma, age 7 |
| For the next project, Art Start students studied-- BUGS!!! By examining models, (formerly) live specimens and diagrams, students got a close-up look at their subjects. They used charcoal on charcoal paper to craft these impressive drawings. |
| Ant by Jon, age 6 |
| Dragonfly by Sarah, age 5 |
| Giant water bug by Lauren, age 10 |
| Scorpion by Austin, age 8 |
| Bee by Emma, age 7 |
| Butterfly by Kate, age 5 |
| Hornet by Joel, age 10 |
| Wasp by Hannah, age 7 |
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| September - October, 2006 |
