Sketching

Sketching is becoming a favorite at our house.  Both boys love to spend time sketching something mommy displays for them.  Bo is doing a great job.  He remembers all we learned from Drawing with Children.  I can see big improvements in his ability  to draw since I began allowing him to sketch actual objects, instead of showing him step-by-step how to draw something.



Boo wants to do school every time Bo and I do.  We have almost completed his alphabet book.  I think I will begin Drawing with Children with Boo this fall.  He is very eager to sketch, he usually requires a little guidance.

Here is Bo sketching a few school supplies.  I also let him sketch a pepper and a turtle they found in the garden.  The center of his picture is the turtle and he learned a lesson about using your finger to paint over the watercolor crayons rather than a brush.

Here is Boo's sketches of the same things.

Here is Bo sketching something with words on it.

 

I am following Harmony Art Mom's recommendations for Sketch Tuesday.  I am so glad I am getting back into the swing of schooling with art and nature study first.  We have so much fun with these and I don't want to let them slip through the cracks.