We had some friends over and did an art lesson. The medium was Chalk Pastels and the subject was A Marsh. We were going to visit our local marsh for a Mud Raking exercise-we didn't end up making it there because I was to "swamped" (haha!) getting ready for Zay's 18th birthday party but we did get to experience the creating of a marsh with our friends. It turned out lovely!
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| the Marsh crew |
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| finished shots |
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| they turned out really awesome! |
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| even for the less artistic folks (j/k) |
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| we used step by step instructions from a tutorial blog. If you are interested in doing this (or many more) here is the site that we used and plan on using it for upcoming lessons: http://www.hodgepodge.me/2012/09/easy-art-projects-for-fall/marsh-chalk-pastel-tutorial/ |
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| I love that one of our students added a little camp fire and tent to his marsh picture! |
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| skumble is the artistic word for layering colors |
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| chalk pastels |
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| I LOVE their messy goodness |
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| they wanted to do more abstract work after their marsh pics were completed |
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| he wanted to build with the pieces afterwards |