It’s raining, it’s drawing…

We’ve been exploring all the wonderful shapes and colours of the rainforest over the past couple of weeks in The Art Room with some of its wild inhabitants taking centre stage in our tropical creations.

Last week, an exotic flock of toucans came together across all our sessions displaying their vibrant plumage and striking, colourful beaks.  Our younger artists decorated paper flora and fauna with an array of multi-coloured materials and our older artists used the grid transfer method to draw their own versions of this beautiful tropical bird.  What a dazzling kaleidoscope of colour they displayed!

This week we all explored the sights or sounds of the rainforest by zooming in on different tiny details. Our preschool artists assembled butterfly ‘rain-shaker’ models using colourful collage to create their uniquely patterned wings. Grains of rice filled their tube-like bodies to mimic the pitter patter of rain as they swooped and fluttered around the room at the end of a fun-filled session.

After school we used our observation skills to study the minute details of three different creatures found within the rainforest habitat: the iridescent Blue Morpho butterfly, the vibrant Red-Eyed Tree Frog and the splendid, spotted Jaguar. Using bold reference photos and cardboard viewfinders to really focus the eye, the children slowed their activity down and carefully described the intricate patterns, hues and markings of their chosen creature by drawing with coloured pencils on a modest scale. We were so impressed by the attention to detail and the care taken to patiently sketch and blend shape and colour to capture the detail that held their interest and sparked their creativity. Well done everyone, what jewels you all created!