Monet's Gardens

This term we have been learning about painting skills during Art.  We have been focussing on painting in the style of Claude Monet, the famous impressionist artist.  Thanks to the fabulous art blog, Mrs Picasso's Classroom, we have been able to create some amazing art using a similar style.

We had to learn a number of different techniques to create these pieces.  The first step involved masking off the fence so we could later peel it off and leave a negative outline.

To create the grass, bushes and path we used a sponge to apply the paint.  We had to be careful not to use too much paint and to hop the sponge across the page.

The sky was created using the drag technique.  We loaded a piece of cardboard with a mixture of dark blue, light blue and white paint and then slowly dragged it across the page, letting the colours mix as it happened.

The wildflowers were created using the wooden end of the brush, while the pond and waterlillies were brushed on.  Again, instead of pre-mixing the paint, we picked up a little of each colour and let the colours mix as they were brushed on.

The most exciting part was of course peeling off the masking tape.  Unfortunately some of the rolls of tape we had used were a little old so they tore some parts of the paper - but that just created some extra texture on the fence.  Bonus!

This was a fabulous art project and we are so proud of the end results.  What do you think?