We decided to take a break from our Nature Journaling endeavors to hit the beach (so to speak) and create these "thievin" seagulls! (Okay we don't have an actual beach here in landlocked Idaho, but Blackfoot has a river-fed lake and it is frequented by seagulls.)
If you've ever tried to have a picnic at the beach, you know that the neighborhood seagulls will try to steal your lunch. Do not walk away, or your meal will walk, hop, or fly away.
Besides working on our cartooning skills and adding bit of humor to our artwork, this project invited experimentation with a number of different art media and techniques:
Soft pastels on construction paper
Wet on wet watercolor
Torn paper techniques
Collage using a variety of materials
Oil pastel techniques
Drawing skills
If you would like to make your own Thievin' Seagull art, take a look at our earlier Seagull posts for detailed directions: Sneaky Seagulls and Seagulls!
Seagulls can be very crafty, and they are not afraid of humans. If they want it, they take it, even from a convenience store (oops-sorry-forgot my wallet).
So, feel free to give your seagulls a few appropriate 'accessories.' We decided a pirate theme would be very appropriate - such as pirate hats, eye patches, and/or a peg leg!
Or... add some warning signs on the beach! True story - this actually happened in Maine. The culprit: Cecil the Seagull.
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