Friday, September 19, 2008

3rd Grade - Painted Ladies


We read the book "Oh Were They Ever Happy" by Peter Spier. In the book the Noonan children decide to paint their house while their parents are gone for the day. After drawing thier own homes, we looked at examples of 'painted ladies' - Victorian buildings built during Queen Victoria's time, painted in three or more contrasting colors. The colors are used to bring out the decorative ruffles and flourishes.
The students were able to design their own painted ladies for watercolors.







Click to see student examples.

Watch the Nippon commercial from Maylasia and the Sony Bravia commercial made in Scotland. How did they do that? Color your world!






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