The talent of Ravinia students never ceases to amaze me. Third grade students were given the challenge of creating a composition using items in a still life. Since the theme of the year is "Pop Art", I used items that our culture finds common and popular; a teddy bear, piggy bank, Tinkertoys, and Coca-Cola. 
The drawing took over two weeks to complete and another two weeks to color with colored pencils and paint. We discussed the importance of finding curves, corners, and identifying lines to assist us in our drawings. I told my students to "forget what you're drawing and let your eyes tell you what to draw-not your brain".
The final products were colored using colored pencils that were meticulously mixed to create the actual colors of the objects they viewed. We discussed the importance of hatching and cross-hatching and how it works to fill the colored area. They are proudly displayed in the third grade hallway and by the Tree House.
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