Snowmen at Night by Carolyn Buehner inspired our Gr 1/2 and Kindergarten to practice rendering form in light and shadow. This book offers great visuals when discussing this abstract concept to young artists. We used table lamps to look at light and the shadows it creates on simple round forms. In our paintings we practiced using very small amounts of blue over white paint to suggest those same shadow forms.
Our final paintings using our kits from the Vermont Watercolor Society grant have been completed and students have taken their kits home. They have plenty of paints and paper left to continue working on their own. The following photos show two projects. Our first project focused on Peacham scenes and the second project focused on design.
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