An Eye on the Sky

Georgia O'Keeffe's painting, Sky Above Clouds



Inspirational Books



Cirrus Clouds

Cumulus Clouds

Nimbus Clouds

Stratus Clouds



Experimenting with the supplies



Shaping clouds with "wind"

The students in Mrs. Bigby's 2nd grade class are learning about how artists depict the weather.  They learned about types of clouds from Tommie DePaola's book The Cloud Book.  They then used various art-making tools to try and make 4 types of clouds:  Cumulus, Nimbus, Stratus and Cirrus.  They referenced famous artists who have used clouds in their own work including Roy Lichtenstein, Georgia O'Keeffe, Vincent Van Gogh and J.M.W. Turner.  They used straws to create wind to shape some of the clouds, and they tried both dry and wet watercolor techniques and wax resist.  Science and history are part of art, and they are getting to learn all three in this fun lesson!