(Ask any child. They'll tell you.)
And did you know that January 21 is Squirrel Appreciation Day?
So, of course, we had no choice but to create these Little Squirrel Portraits in celebration of our cute little squirrel friends.
We started by creating a background that shows the squirrel's tree home - from his point of view at the base of the tree. This was a great way to learn about perspective!
We also had to decide what kind of tree our squirrel lives in - is it an evergreen or a deciduous tree? The tree was drawn and completed with oil pastel.
Next, we needed to decide the season so that we could complete the sky and the background. Would we use warm summer colors or golden fall colors, or would the background be wintery and cold? The chosen colors were painted over the entire background with liquid watercolor. If a snowy background was chosen, we also splattered it with thinned white tempera paint using a toothbrush.
We drew our little squirrel on a 1/2 sheet of brown construction paper (or sulfite paper). The furry details and a cute little squirrel face were added with oil pastels, and the squirrel was cut out.
The tail was drawn on another 1/2 sheet of brown paper and lots of fur was added. It was cut out as well.
Then the squirrel was glued into the scene right over the tree, tail first. Note: As a fun option, you can glue a piece of foam (packing material?) between the squirrel's head and the background for 3D look!
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| "Tree Squirrel," by a teen artist Acrylics on Canvas |
These talented wildlife artists ranged in age from 6 to 13 years.
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