Tree Silhouettes

Second grade students created a silhouette of a tree for our Kids Art Fair show December 13th.  Students painted an abstract background of shapes, swirls and bulls eyes.  Ink was added to the paper and then blown with a straw to create a silhouette of a tree.  Inspired by the black silhouettes of trees at sunset, ink was blown out to create the smallest of branches.   

Abstract Texture Designs

First grade students created abstract textural designs.  Students created a variety of overlapping shapes.  The shapes were filled with textural crayon rubbings.  A watercolor wash was painted over the crayon shapes and background.