Fifth Graders are finishing up their study of Surrealist artist Salvadore Dali. We read “Dali and the Path of Dreams” by Obiolis and Subirana – the pictures in the book are gorgeous and really helped my students understand Surrealism.
My 5th Graders were intrigued by the long-legged elephant images in the book – and so we had to draw them!
We drew the elephants together, one step at a time – and after a demonstration about value and shading, my students used oil pastel to blend and shade the elephant bodies. Watercolor for the ground and sky completed their fabulous surreal landscapes.
I am also a new fan of the liquid watercolors that we used on the background – squirt a little of the concentrated watercolor in a dish, add water – viola! Lots of watercolor for this big painting project!
Pretty cool that the kids are learning about Dali’s stork legged elephants.
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Thanks! My 5th Graders really enjoyed the project, and really did a nice job using their shading skills with oil pastels.