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| Mini Monets was the first summer art camp of the 2009 season! This camp gave students the opportunity to try different mediums and learn a touch of art history along the way. The theme of this year's Mini Monets was ANIMALS! Please enjoy the results. |
| Students took a look at Grant Wood's rural landscape paintings. The rolling fields, trees and crops were pointed out. They created a rural landscape of their own using Prismacolor pencils. Next, students sculpted a farm animal for the foreground. I always encourage students to use their imaginations and this age group really does do that! Can you spot the alligator with the orange snowman riding on its back? |
| PIG-CASSO! This lesson invited students to draw their favorite animals using simple geometric shapes. The animal was then divided into planes, along with the background. Next we traced our lines with oil pastels. We discussed color temperature and using watercolors, students painted their animals and their backgrounds in opposite temperatures. |
| After examining the folk art of the Oaxacan Valley of Mexico, the young campers constructed animals using wooden pieces. These are fantasy animals. Note that the sculptures are recog- nizable as animals simply by the inclusion of certain animal characteristics such as two eyes, a snout, ears and horns. |
| Mexican Folk Art Animals |
| To round out the week, campers drew an animal, fantasy or real, that they would like to ride. If you look closely you can find a student riding on the backs of the animals! Please click on the image for a larger view. |
| We all had a great time at Mini Monets Summer Art Camp! |
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