Divali is just around the corner and I decided that this year I'm going to have the Picassos paint The Temple by the Sea. This little gem is not only a revered spot in the Hindu community, but it's idyllic location and endearing story has made it a must-see attraction for tourists and locals alike. I found a story of how this temple was built and I decided to take the time to read it to my Picassos so they could gain an appreciation for what we were going to paint and maybe pick up some of the lessons entrenched in Sewdass Sadhu's determination to realize his vision. You can find the story here. They did such a good job and the added bonus was the sharing and learning that took place :)
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So my Picassos finished their Savannah perspective pieces today. They put in the trees and painted in all the details! Trees, shadows and a gorgeous yellow Poui! Again the focus was on perspective and how things look when they are far away and close up. Take a look :) If you want to see the first part of this lesson you can find it here. Better late than never! My Thursday afternoon Picassos got derailed by the rain last week but they finished their Savannah pieces in fine style :)
Today the Picassos took a look at the concept of perspective. It's not the first time we've touched on this art concept. Whenever I get the opportunity to point out how something looks different because of the angle or where it is in the picture I tend to focus on that and I use the word 'perspective' over and over again. That's not by accident :)
But today we're going to really zero in on how things look from far away and close up... the perspective could change the size, the level of detail you notice, even the colour your eyes see! To do this we're painting a beautiful scene from around the Savannah! This is a two part lesson but take a look at what they've done so far :) For Republic Day we talked about our national emblems, our national birds, flowers and instruments! I am pleased to say all of my little ones were able to name a lot of them :) Then we got down to painting the gorgeous Scarlet Ibis! I prepared a basic Ibis template for them so they all had the same size bird and they had to add in the feet, beak etc and of course we drew in the swampy background. Then came the moment they all wait for in every art class... when we crack open the paint tubs and they get to dig in!
I personally love to paint buildings (especially old houses and buildings with lots of character), so in honour of Republic Day we're turning our attention to President's House.
Of course we touched on what it means to be a republic and why this is different from being independent. A lot of my Picassos got the connection between becoming a republic state and the significance of the President as our Head of State instead of the Queen and they were very happy to show off their knowledge from school today at art class :) So anyway... onto our art for today! They followed a directed line drawing of President's House (after looking at pictures of the real thing). I banned rulers today... I wanted the drawing to be free flowing and loose and didn't want them to get too caught up in struggling with lines, and of course developing those fine motor skills and steadying the hand is a nifty side-effect of that. They were also forced to focus on scale and proportion today. Next week we'll paint and really bring this piece to life!
Thursday Picassos take on our President's House drawing!
Today was an exciting day at Camp Imaginators! For our Reading Garden session the children listened to a local folktale about Papa Bois and to tie in with the feeling of this story I decided we would build a miniature 'ole time house using palette sticks, cardboard and glue!
The Imaginators all got directed on building the walls and then the A frame for the roof but the aunties handled the hot glue guns needed to make sure our houses would stand strong. Later in the week they will get to go to town painting them up and I even promised to pull out some molding clay (always a hit in the art room) so they could make people, a coal pot or maybe a pot hound for the yard! So stay tuned for how this project turns out but for now take a look at what we've done so far! :) See what they did at The Reading Garden!
Last week the Picassos drew Boissiere House (see them in action here). So this week of course they are going to trace their beautiful drawings using Black Sharpie and paint them in using watercolours.
This was a challenging drawing but I have to say all my Picassos did a stellar job! These paintings are definitely frame-worthy parents!
Thursday Picassos take their turn at painting their Boissierre House drawings! More gorgeous paintings waiting for a frame!
Boissiere House is a gorgoeus part of our Trinidadian architectural history. This painted lady as she is fondly called got lots of attention in class today. The Picassos were a little taken aback when they saw the detail involved but everyone just loved the overall look of the old house.
Of course we talked a little about it's history as well as a bit of it's present. Preservation works done on the property recently earned the Sammy family a historic restoration award! Thanks Sammy family :) Then we got down to drawing this beauty. We started off with the roof lines and the put in major walls. Once these were in they got down to drawing in the basic shapes, putting in details in windows, doors and bushes. Of course this took up our class time so they'll be painted next week!
Thursday afternoon Picassos got started drawing Boissiere House today!
The Doodlebugs also painted the Fatel Razack to commemorate Indian Arrival Day. We talked about how many different types of people make up our beautiful rainbow nation... and why and how we all came to live in Trinidad. They looked at pictures of the real Fatel Razack and then we got down to painting the ocean, sky and the boat on top! Take a look at our paintings :) We're still exploring the history of Indian Arrival Day today so my Tuesday Picassos painted the Fatel Razack :) See the main post here. |
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