and... we have a snowstorm happening here today. So we decided to PAINT spring and maybe the weather will follow.
Our favorite "springy" subject is a hungry rabbit happily chomping on wild flowers in a sunny green meadow.
These wild bunnies were painted with tempera on 14" x 20" sheets of white poster board. We first sketched in the basic shape of our rabbit (no ears yet). Then we painted the background in a variety of spring-like colors, impressionist-style!
Next, we painted in the bunnies, adding the ears right over the background, leaving the whiskers and facial details until later.
Now it was time to add the grass, wildflowers, and dandelion seedpods floating through the air!
When the paint was dry, we added the whiskers and facial details with paint or Sharpies.
For more dandelion bunnies, take a look at these Wild Rabbits and these Wild Rabbits and Wildflowers. Also, check out these Dandelion Bunnies to find a special poem about our adorable wild rabbits.
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