Seven little girls picked up brushes and heartily painted new spring flowers from a still-life. Some of the details in these paintings are so much about looking and painting and some are purely out of their imaginations.
by Ruhi
by Mackenzie
by Jamie
by Haley
by Poppie
by Laney
by Haley
So many different kinds of squash are available this time of the year. They make perfect painting subjects. Line, color, form - all making up for fun mixes of color, shapes, and composition.
by Eun Je
by Riya
by Rhea
by Cristina
Watermelons are the most fun fruit to paint - the combination of pink/red/green can make a painting come alive. Here are 3 lovely still-lives done by my most regular group of kids - they have learnt so much! Just check out the colors, the shapes, and the setup. Don't you want to eat a slice?
by Devin
by Emma Rose
by Emily
Kids and moms came for a still-life lesson. Flowers from the garden and fruit from the kitchen. It's always interesting to see how young children react to the idea of seeing and drawing only what you see. Plus they are meeting me for the first time.
Sometimes it seems a bit beyond their comfort level, and they ask me if they can do what they want to do instead of the lesson. But once they accept that they don't have to do it perfect, they are good to go. Just trying is enough.
I think these kids did great - checkout the results.
by Vinja
by Porter
by Liesl
by Natalie (mom)
by Esther (mom)
These drawings are so delicate with nice lines, great colors, and lots of details. Thanks to one of the moms, we had an actual prop which makes the drawing much easier.
We start with the guitar, place it in a room and then add the rest. So lovely!!
by Cristina
by Savannah
by Rhea
by Eun Je
A couple more drawings by girls who finished early and wanted to draw more in their books.
by Rhea
by Savannah
Cutting up fruit is a fun way to make a still-life more challenging. I knew these kids were ready for it.
But beware - it makes them hungry :) We had a snack break towards the end of the lesson.
The painting was done with qtips and acrylic paint.
by Emily
by Peyton
by Emma Rose
by Kaylie
by Devin
And this is what came out of the scrap paper box this week. Devin made this sign and I just love it!
Drawing a teapot lesson is full of intertesting curves. The pot and the cup were white, so I let the girls color in whatever they wanted.
They did an amazing job with shapes and colors and even volume.
by Simone
by Sea
by Ruhi
by Ella
by Nyla
by Brooke
A bunch of 8-10 year old girls (most of whom I was meeting for the first time) got together for a still-life lesson this evening. Lovely large pink stargazer lilies from the garden in a small vase.
We talked about shapes, colors, and proportion. Also if the scene was outside or inside and to choose the background according to that. I think all of them did a fantastic job.
Fun to work with new students!
by Eun je
by Tasha
by Rhea
by Cristina
by Savannah
Its a fun lesson to combine a still-life and imagination.
Different shaped bottles can be found in all corners of the home and are great still-life subjects.
We see patterns in our lives everyday and can make up some lovely ones too.
So, check these delicate drawings by 5-6 year olds - maybe you'll want to pick up a pen and draw some!
by Shefali
by Sejal
by Prisha
by Adrita
by Simone
by Anjali
by Tanvi
I met a whole new bunch of sweet young girls yesterday. What joy it is to work with little artists. These girls are 5-6 years young.
We did a still-life - for most of them its the first time they are looking at something to draw it. Bright colors and simple shapes make this a great exercise. Checkout all the nice details about cup shape, cup placement, flower details, and tablecloth colors.
Pictures are in no particular order.
by Tanvi
by Simone
by Anjali
by Prisha
by Sejey
by Adrita
