As a project to get to know my new group of girls from grade
5 & 6 I decided it would be fun and great team building to do a mural
together. Thanks to my wonderful father-in-law I have access to great big pieces
of paper!
We looked at both photos and pictures of flowers .I told
them we would paint a field together! The idea was to fill the entire paper.
They drew the outlines, some preferred to start painting without pencil.
Each girl found a space and got started .It took longer for
some to feel confident and comfortable but at the end of the class they were
all into it! We used a mix of tempera and gouache paints.
For the first lesson we painted the flowers, leaves,
butterflies and even some ants & then the following week we painted the background.
The background really brought the girls together as a group because they were
all doing the same thing and they were feeling more confident.
I suggested they
outline everything in black but the girls decided as a group against it.
Looking at the photos I think they made a great choice! It is delicate and
beautiful just like my group of girls!
It now adorns the wall in our studio and everybody admires
it!! I am so proud of my girls!!
It was a great way to start the year !!!
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| Starting to take shape |
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| Each girl finding her space |
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| Working together with lovely ideas and beautiful colours! |
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| Adding some grass |
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| Connecting the flowers with stalks |
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| Working so nicely together |
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| Background almost finished |
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| Wow! |
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| Simply magnificent !!!Well done girls!!! |
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