The first day of spring was March 20. These "Petunia" paintings were quick, fun pieces to get us in the mood for spring! Now all we need is the warm spring weather to stay:)
After a quick chat about seasons and the first day of spring, we read "Petunia" by Roger Duvoisin. This book is about a silly goose named Petunia who thinks that she is wise because she carries around a book. She provides poor advice to the other animals on the farm and is humbled when many of the farm animals, including her, get hurt in an accident provoked by her advice. She realizes that one does not obtain wisdom simply by possessing a book; one must READ the book in order to be wise!
After a quick chat about seasons and the first day of spring, we read "Petunia" by Roger Duvoisin. This book is about a silly goose named Petunia who thinks that she is wise because she carries around a book. She provides poor advice to the other animals on the farm and is humbled when many of the farm animals, including her, get hurt in an accident provoked by her advice. She realizes that one does not obtain wisdom simply by possessing a book; one must READ the book in order to be wise!
Listen to "Petunia" here.
To begin our artwork, we looked at photographs of a real goose and identified the kinds of shapes and lines that make up the goose. I demonstrated place 3 dots on the paper to map our the drawing: one dot for the head placement, 2 dots for the placement of the feet. Students practiced drawing a goose in their sketchbooks and then drew on a larger piece of sulphite paper once they were ready. Bees, butterflies, flowers, books, and other details were added around Petunia.
Once the artists decided their pencil drawing was complete, they used red paint to paint their background. Tints (color + white) of blue, yellow, and green were used for details. The last step was to use watered down black paint to outline.
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