Multiple layer cactus paintings. I have an extensive plant collection including Cacti and Succulents. The first day of this lesson I brought in some cacti and living stones for the students to look at and touch. Students practiced drawing cacti from pictures and real life.
Students painted green paper one day by mixing blue and yellow directly on their paper. They also painted a background paper with a red to yellow sunset.
On the back of their green painted paper they drew a cactus then cut it on. After gluing it to their sunset page, they stamped black "needles" onto their cactus with a small pieces of cardboard dipped into black paint.
I showed the students how cacti grow flowers that bloom for a short amount of time and some of the girls wanted to add flowers to their pictures. I love how these turned out!
