Canvas Hot Air Balloon Class

Eleven children took my summer class for painting balloons on canvas.  This is how we did it...
Day One - Paint the sky
Day Two - Paint the clouds and the landscape
Day Three - Landscape details and start Balloon
Day Four - Balloon and basket details
Day Five - Finish up, and letter around edges

Each day they practiced first on a 20"X72" mural before working on their individual canvas. We then displayed our finished artwork for everyone to admire.

Artsonia has a gallery of all their results.

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20 Minute Guided Drawings

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 Teaching a drawing class during VBS in Deland Florida added the challenge of helpings kids, ages 5 to 12, complete a sketch in 20 minutes.  I had about 60 kids during the week, and they were divided into groups by age.  I also had to think up a sketch that was related to the Bible lesson for the day, and had a sea-creature theme.  So... "Friendly Dolphins" represented the idea that God is your friend, "Comforting Octopus", with all those arms to give hugs, reminds us that God can comfort us.  "Surprising Butterfly Fish" opened our eyes to the surprises of God's creation, "Seagulls" carrying a sprig of life illustrated the promise of new life.  Last, "Family of Sea Turtles" represented the generations through which our faith has been passed down.  You can view all the galleries at Artsonia .com.  The kids and parents were amazed at how these quick sketches turned out.

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