4th Grade- Sea-scapes

After discussing the many types of landscapes, we focused on seascapes. We looked at images on Monet's work to see the brush strokes, his use of space, and ideas to incorporate into our seascapes such as sunsets, land, houses, and even people.

Each student then received a 12 x 9 inch water color paper. we drew a light sketch of our seascape with pencil and had to include water, the sky, and land. Many students included other items. Next once we knew our drawing was exactly how we wanted it, we went over our lines with crayons. We made sure to match our crayon color to the paint color we wanted to use in the future.

The next class we discussed wet-on-wet painting techniques and discussed that if the sun is setting, the water will be lighter in color closer to the sun. Students then got to work. Here are some of the results.