We have been talking about dogs a lot and like I said Little S wants a dog even if he is slightly terrified of them. So we are doing some little drawing projects like I mentioned. Here are our respective dog drawings, mine is on top. There were actually several this week but this is what got closest to looking like an actual dog and the one where I felt like he was really processing things and putting shapes and forms together.
We have been working on observational drawing and there was a bit of this as we used photos of huskies from a book I have on Alaska, studying furry tails and masked faces. We also watched some videos on the internet then we let our imagination take flight.
Little S has only started to learn to make people shapes so we discussed what the body shape and the tail might be (rectangles) and the head (square or circle), and adding legs and fur (lines--hash marks). It´s obvious that he copied my drawing very closely but I felt like he was finding the tools for stretching his creative wings and I could sense his excitement in his new skills and observations. I´m sure there will be a moment where he will start looking closer at the thing he is observing and less at my pictures. He´s getting his sea legs!
Drawing is an important tool for learning to observe everything in life. It forces you to stop and take notice and understand what is in front of you. All of us should travel with a sketchbook and a field bag. Our children really benefit from these exercises, creating their own images, slowing down and not having something presented to them but participating in what they are seeing.
Did you draw anything this week? What will you draw next week? I don´t want to continue to dole out themes because I think that defeats the purpose. I was just throwing out an idea. But please share your family drawings and paintings with us this week or next week. It´s fun to share.
We have been working on observational drawing and there was a bit of this as we used photos of huskies from a book I have on Alaska, studying furry tails and masked faces. We also watched some videos on the internet then we let our imagination take flight.
Little S has only started to learn to make people shapes so we discussed what the body shape and the tail might be (rectangles) and the head (square or circle), and adding legs and fur (lines--hash marks). It´s obvious that he copied my drawing very closely but I felt like he was finding the tools for stretching his creative wings and I could sense his excitement in his new skills and observations. I´m sure there will be a moment where he will start looking closer at the thing he is observing and less at my pictures. He´s getting his sea legs!
Drawing is an important tool for learning to observe everything in life. It forces you to stop and take notice and understand what is in front of you. All of us should travel with a sketchbook and a field bag. Our children really benefit from these exercises, creating their own images, slowing down and not having something presented to them but participating in what they are seeing.
Did you draw anything this week? What will you draw next week? I don´t want to continue to dole out themes because I think that defeats the purpose. I was just throwing out an idea. But please share your family drawings and paintings with us this week or next week. It´s fun to share.
*yes my dog has wings which is a hybrid between observation and imagination...oh well!
5 comments:
I totally see little S's dog!!! I love it!! I think he did very well. I know he is proud!
He was very proud, thanks !
I had hoped we could participate in your art club this week, but we never got around to it. Sophia has been keen to draw whales lately, maybe we can send you a photo of that soon!
Your dogs look great!
We draw cars. Lots and lots of cars. And monsters. And animal families. You have inspired me to come up with actual goal-oriented projects though. So thank you. I will work on that.
I´m going to post something each week, or at least try to. Just add a link to your blog in the comments. We´d love to see what other families are drawing!
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