Creating the Final Painting

This is just one example of the many fascinating paintings created by the children at Langevin School.

The final paintings were created over two visits with each of the 16 classes. Judging by the speed to paint in their sketchbooks, I thought most of the paintings would be completed within 15 minutes. I was wrong, many of the students barely finished after two classes. The children were really engaged in the painting exercise and they cared to create meaningful work.

This student was careful to create textured grass and her tree has a few fall leaves. This careful placement of the leaves at the end of the branches creates an 'iconic' image of a tree. The strong colour of lines in compared to the lighter colour of the background make for a very interesting painting.

This picture was taken in the stage before collage was applied. I can't wait to see where and if, the student decided to take the work any further.

This is a picture of a completed painting. The student has combined the use of paint, conte and collage. The duck is a picture taken when his class went to visit Centenary Park. This student also included a photo of the sign that is in place at the park.