Lesson One "Spring into Drawing"

This was a drawing lesson about drawing with a shield and focusing on the object or picture.  I used a oil pastel to draw a spring picture.  We were directed to use either a white oil pastel or a white crayon.  After my spring scene was drawn, I then used a brush and water to wet down my paper.  After the paper was damp, I used watercolor paints to paint the spring scene.  The oil pastel crayon didn't absorb the paint so you were still able to see the drawing of the spring picture after you painted over it.

Extension
The students could write a story about spring time and what they enjoy doing in the spring.  The picture they draw would tell their story about spring.