Thursday, March 14, 2013

Winter Trees Right Before Spring

The first and second grade students created some beautiful winter trees this week.  They reviewed the connections between cool colors and emotions.  They discussed how wintertime can be cold and grey, and they chose blues and lavender to set a chilly tone in their work.  They reviewed the types of paintings, and they decided these would be considered landscapes.  Because many students thought the winter trees looked lonely, some of them added red cardinals to create contrast and to break the mood.  Next, we will paint spring pictures to celebrate the end of the long winter season!


Maya, Grade 1
Noah, Grade 2
Paloma, Grade 1
Rejhan, Grade 1
Sean, Grade 2
Isaac, Grade 2

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