Third graders loved the entertaining book "Why is Blue Dog Blue?". Using inspiration from George Rodrigue, an artist from Louisiana, students had the choice to use the famous shape of Blue Dog or choose another dog to draw with sharpie and then watercolor. I experimented with size: some classes used 9x12 (watercolor paper) and others used 12x18 (sulfite paper). Some classes chose a warm or cool palette for the dog and an opposite color scheme for the background. Other classes had free range with the colors. Sometimes I get bored with the exact same assignment for each grade and change it up a bit! I'm curious how many other art teachers do the same thing!
Posted by Valerie
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