FARM & LANDSCAPE PERSPECTIVE PAINTINGS
Artist Connection: Monet’s “Tulips”
Grades: 2–8
Time Required: 1–2 class periods
Project Type: Individual
Materials
- Watercolor paper
- Watercolor
- Brushes
- Resist tape
Avoid Identical Artwork
Provide photographs from different seasons, landscapes, farms, mountains, deserts, rivers, and forests, while maintaining similar elements.
Instructions
- Draw a horizon line.
- Create roads, fields, rivers, or pathways using perspective and resist tape.
- Add barns, trees, mountains, or buildings, outlined in tape.
- Add texture in the individual sections with watercolor.
- Let dry, then peel off tape to reveal white outlines.
Display Tip
Display in rows to create a panoramic regional landscape gallery.
Project video: https://www.instagram.com/reels/C5YdWlWOg7s/