Sunny Sunflowers

This week, as we approach the end of summer, we painted these cheerful sunny sunflowers!

First we examined photos of sunflowers from our resource files, which just so happens to include a sunflower-themed calendar!

The next step was to paint a bulls-eye shape, starting with a dot near (but not directly in) the center of the paper, and another near a corner. The rings could be any color at all, which was a great opportunity for mixing new colors!

After the rings were dry, we painted patterns over them in black or white, such as dots, zigzags, and wavy lines, with a fine detail brush.  We also painted the negative space around the petals - the background - which better defined the positive space.

Then we added a few more details (leaves?) to the background, outlined more areas as needed,  and added some little critters!

The results are so bright and cheery, don't you think?

Take a look at our previous Sunflower post to learn more 

about this cheerful painting project.