Drawing (Especially for you Nonna Beth)

We Started some drawing lessons based on Mona  Brookes  book Drawing with Children in September 2012 I really like her "warm ups" especially the abstract design warm up in which someone calls out shapes and types of line and everyone makes an abstract image using the elements I also like the beginning exercises on p 44. There is a grid with a design to copy and a space below for copying. I made a bunch of my own for my girls. I think these two things gave them a good foundation. Then we moved on to representational drawing.  We drew lions, hippos, horses, flowers, airplanes.

Abstract warm ups

Warm up grid

Other drawings we did step by step

Nature Study

Nature Study Samples
Each week we try to take time to observe something from nature and paint it.
These are our efforts from today.

I'm interested in reading anf trying some of the things from here: http://www.cminthebluegrass.com/nature-study-workshop.html#.VAZs8WOGdrs