Student work

These paintings were just finished by my 5th grade students. We spent three art classes drawing outside. They were thinking about close and far, and trying to create the illusion of depth on a 2D surface. They also used oil pastels on their sketches to identify the shades of green, brown and surprising pops red, orange, pink and purple that make the greens look greener. The sketches were then translated into these 18 x 24 tempera paintings. I just hung these today on a bulletin board in my classroom and they are putting me in such a good mood.