Last week we began peer teaching. Each group of three students drew a topic for their lesson. With their topic they got to choose what they would like to do and for what grade level they prefer.
The first group to present, Hilary, Maggie, and Laurie, had the topic of drawing and their main focus was blind contour drawing for first grade students. The group made us "shields" with holes in the center so we could not see what we were drawing. After practicing our blind contour drawing of random items, we used some of Georgia O'Keeffe's famous artworks to guide our flower drawing for out project.
With a white crayon, I drew my flowers with the blind contour technique and then used watercolors to create the resist effect. We were to be sure to use both warm and cool colors.
An extension for this activity could include using the project to make cards for Mother's Day. The students could make the images and then write a short letter to a woman that has influenced their life.
Have a creative day!
Marissa
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