Apple Still Life

This project took us quite a long time to do. We worked on it for over a month!  We started out by looking at artworks by Cezanne and discussed how he did his art. We talked about what the word "medium" means in art. Many thought it had to do with size. We learned medium meant what tool you use to create the art.  We worked in 4 mediums. 

   We also talked about how creating a still life meant we were looking at it in real life and drawing what we saw.  Four apples were drawn this week. 

The following week, the first medium used was tempera paints. Only primary colors, brown and white were used. Students had to work on mixing correct colors. 

The next week, the medium used was colored pencils. We talked about overlapping and layering colors. The apples were glued onto black paper. 

The next week, crayons and water colors were used. We began by coloring, then water coloring over the crayons. 

The last week was very busy! We worked in the last medium of oil pastels and glued on the final apple. Students used a sheet to interview each other about the entire project. We then got in a circle and the kids shared the answers to the questions they asked their partner.  

These artworks turned out amazing! I'm so proud of how hard they worked on these. They are definitely proud of them.