This was by far the most beautiful art class this term. Each child had a glass jar or vase of sorts with a flower in it. They had to draw the jar and the flower. Then they could use coloured pencils to work in the petals or the stem.
These are the exquisite results.
Notice the carefully observed details of the leaf and the lip of the jar.
I just love this Protea!! so real and every little detail accounted for.
Stalitzia heaven!! what a beautiful representation of this flower.
Some of these children have been with me for a long time now and are staring to draw shadows on their own, as part of the artwork. Glorious. Shadows are great fun to include in the art work and give weight.
Some more shadow!!
Some children who drew these pictures are only 8 and 9 years old. One is 5. The hand co-ordination and fine motor skills for some might still be a bit shakey BUT this does not hamper the process of looking and drawing. In the end the results are simple and beautiful.
Some children who come to me have spacial awerness issues. They might struggle to draw things as if they had thickness and draw the thickness of something as one line. HOWEVER during art I help them to really look and feel the object. They experience it as haveing one side and another and then I help them to represent this on their paper. Art can be instumental in helping children develop in the area of spacial awareness.
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