Art Camp Gallery (part 1 of 4)

This is one of my favorite times of the summer...art camp.  Last week was Anna Grace and Dean's turn.  We are bringing the gallery to you along with interviews from the artists regarding their masterpieces.  So without further ado (in birth order) artist #1.

Anna Grace's Artwork

Day 1

The Begging Dog

First I did the blue.  I painted the outline of his ears, the sides of his face, body and tail leaving a little white at the tip of the tail.  Then I used Sharpie to color to the nose and mouth and then outline it all.  I left a little white spot on his nose then I painted the eyes black with a little yellow under each.  After the yellow I added a little white twinkle in each eye.  Next I painted the background.  I started with yellow then added in a pink color.  It made the background a beautiful orange.  After it dried some we went back and Mrs. Belinda painted a little around the eyes black.  My favorite part about the picture is that begging dogs are cute and this one is just adorable.

Day 2

The Sunset and the Tree

First I painted the very center of the painting white even though it was already white.  Then I painted a very, very light yellow around the white.  Next I added the pail pink around the yellow then pink, and finally purple.  After that I painted the sky dark blue.  Then I painted a very tall tree and a little tree beside it.  Finally I added light blue with some green on top for the ground.  My favorite part about this picture is the sunset.

Day 3

The Flower Vase

This picture is a pastel.  First I colored the whole vase brown.  Second I took white and made a tornado in the middle of the vase.  Then added a line of white on the bottom.  I shaded the line of white into the brown on the bottom and did the same thing in the middle.  At the top of the vase I smeared in the brown.  Next I used my white to color the background then used my brown to color in the bottom.  After that I put in the white around the hole of the vase.  The opening of the vase, I colored brown.  My favorite part of the vase is that in the middle where the white and brown come together it makes the vase look more round.

Final Day

The Bird 

This painting is a canvas.  On Monday I picked the bird.  Tuesday I painted a light blue background.   Wednesday I painted a hot pink, a yellow, an orange and a hot pink-orange flower.  Each flower has an orange center.  I also painted the bird except the wing.  The top is plain yellow, the bottom is hot pink and between is a mix of the two colors.  Next I painted a black, curled tail feather.  It was then time to do the wing.  On the edge of the wing I did the same thing as the tail feather but brown and smaller and traced the wing in the same color brown.   Next I painted the light green inside the wing.  Thursday I began by painting the bird's legs.   Next I painted the light green stems on the flowers.  Then I painted the beak light orange.  After that I painted the eye with the black line under placing a white twinkle in the eye.   Next I used a sponge to paint the green grass.  One side of the sponge was white and the other was green.  I turned the sponge over layering both colors so I could get the best light green color for the grass.  Finally I painted white plaid on the wing.  My favorite part about this picture is the shading on the bird.

My favorite part about art camp is that I pick my picture for the end of the week and get to spend time with my friends.  And Mrs. Belinda is a really smart art teacher.