Fall is in full force in the Kindergarten art room! These few weeks we have been working on being observers as the seasons changed. We looked closer at the trees and how the the leaves are changing into beautiful warm rich colors before they fall off the trees. We studied pictures of trees as the leaves change and fall and noticed how we can start to see the shapes of the tree branches as they become more visible. The students notices that the branches twist and turn as the reach to the sky and ground.
We worked on a paper bag sculpture of trees to capture the new changes of the season. The students were able to use their fingers, hands and whole arms to squeeze, bend and twist their paper trees into shape...all beautiful. Tissue paper leaves were added to complete their designs.
Next we traced and drew many leaves after studying several different varieties of real leaves. Students noticed the shapes, colors and even details like the veins of the leaves. They used realistic colored crayons to add color inside their leaves, some solid and some changing colors. They then used a "magic" technique of adding wiggly white circles of white crayon around their leaves. The magic happens when added the blue watercolor wash over the entire paper and the crayons resist the paint. We talked about imagining the leaves had fallen into a pond and were creating ripples in the water - they were all excited to see the magic white rings appear when adding the blue! They are beautiful. Warm colored leaves in contrast with the cool blues of the water!
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