Clouds in Art

The fifth/sixth grade class painted watercolor clouds.  I have blogged about this project before here.

 

 

Clouds Watercolor Painting

 

I am taking a watercolor class this summer at the local recreation and parks department.  Our first real painting assignment was to paint a picture of clouds.  No, it couldn't be just a white cloud on white paper.  This was a great assignment, because it is actually one that I do with my 5th and 6th grade students.  Now I will know some new tips and techniques to share with them. 

You can see their beautiful pictures at this blog post.

I'm pleased with how the clouds turned out, but I might go back in and define the tree/grass area.

Clouds in Art

In Science class, the 5/6s studied various types of clouds.  In art class, we learned about clouds in art.  This website has an amazing selection of famous artworks with clouds.  Scientists have identified the types of clouds that are in these paintings.  Check it out!  The 5/6s made small watercolor paintings of a specific type of cloud.  They had to identify the type of cloud they were painting.

Clouds in art