Visiting Grandma

This painting, by Grandma Moses, shows her Folk Art style and is an example of the detailed landscapes for which she is famous.

Christina's Painting

Wendy's Paining

Adrian's Painting

Giana's Painting

The second and third graders finished some wintery landscapes inspired by Grandma Moses.  They learned that she lived to be 101, that she had 9 brothers and sisters, and that she lived in a part of NY that was full of farms rather than the city.  They began with horizon lines and did some scumbling to create snowy hills.  They used perspective to add details that were smaller near the horizon and larger in the foreground.  They remembered their art show theme of trees last year, and they made some nice winter trees on their snowy hills.  Some of their paintings had skiers, dog walkers, maple syrup makers, sleds, skaters and snowball fighters.  I put them up in the hall at school because they look nice for the holidays.