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American Landscape Paintings–3rd/4th Grade

By Marcia Beckett | February 8, 2012 - 4:13 pm |January 15, 2013 American art, art history, fourth grade, third grade, watercolor

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American Landscapes The 3/4s learned about Colonial times and Westward Expansion. The students watched a video about American landscape artists during the 19th century and they painted their own landscapes. One of the goals was to use inspiration from the environment to create a painting. The students chose a landscape scene from pictures of America. Painting lessons include how to add texture with a fan brush, how to mix colors and how to add shadows on a mountain. I showed … Read more… →

Clouds in Art

By Marcia Beckett | January 6, 2012 - 5:51 pm |January 15, 2013 science, watercolor

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The fifth/sixth grade class painted watercolor clouds. I have blogged about this project before here.

Frogs on a Lilypad with Monet– 1st grade

By Marcia Beckett | November 17, 2011 - 2:27 am |January 25, 2013 drawing, science, watercolor

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In Art class, the 1st graders looked at Claude Monet’s artwork, especially his paintings of ponds. Using a variety of painting techniques the 1st graders painted a pond with watercolors. Frogs were drawn with crayons and markers. Lilypads were added with construction paper and tissue paper. The children were studying frogs and toads in their Science class and read about them in LA/SS/D.

Paintings from my watercolor class

By Marcia Beckett | August 17, 2011 - 6:45 pm |January 15, 2013 personal artwork, watercolor

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I’ve been taking a watercolor class this summer, which has been very useful in learning new techniques and basically how to approach painting. Here are a few paintings that I made this summer: I think it will be useful especially when I teach the lesson about American Landscapes.

Clouds Watercolor Painting

By Marcia Beckett | July 14, 2011 - 1:48 am |January 15, 2013 science, watercolor

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I am taking a watercolor class this summer at the local recreation and parks department. Our first real painting assignment was to paint a picture of clouds. No, it couldn’t be just a white cloud on white paper. This was a great assignment, because it is actually one that I do with my 5th and 6th grade students. Now I will know some new tips and techniques to share with them. You can see their beautiful pictures at this … Read more… →

Third/Fourth grade Landscapes

By Marcia Beckett | April 19, 2011 - 3:15 pm |January 15, 2013 fourth grade, third grade, watercolor

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American Landscapes The 3/4s learned about Colonial times and Westward Expansion. The students watched a video about American landscape artists during the 19th century and they painted their own landscapes. One of the goals was to use inspiration from the environment to create a painting. The students chose a landscape scene from Wisconsin or a state they have visited. Painting lessons include how to add texture with a fan brush, how to mix colors and how to add shadows … Read more… →