colored paper drawing
this one began as a simple request by my little artist in residence: “last night i was thinking about drawing a ballerina using white and peach crayons, but those colors never show up!” so i suggested that we get out different colors of paper and she could draw with any and all of the drawing tools she has.
i brought out many colors and sizes of paper i have stashed. some construction paper, some were those little packs of card stock scraps you can buy cheaply. i put her crayons, colored pencils, and oil pastels out on the table.
then she got to draw the ballerina she had imagined… and said, ”you know, if i think hard enough, i can see what i want to draw in the air before i draw it.”
another dancer came after that (which she said is an image of herself)
then she changed themes and drew a very cool picture on black paper that she titled, “night surfing”
and made an image of a chocolate ice cream cone as a gift for our friends.
so as simple as this blog entry is, it is merely a reminder that it’s fun to switch it up sometimes and bust out all sorts of papers to draw on… it inspires kids’ imaginations in different ways and new images arise. try it out and see what emerges…
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Really nice pics and a good idea. Jem always seems to pick white and we have the same issue. Check out our pipe cleaner animal.
one of my amazing art therapy mentors shared an idea on the paintcutpaste.com facebook page that i wanted to post here as well. here is her tip: “It’s also fun to draw with white crayon on white paper and then paint over with water color, which will resist the wax…and WaLa! Ballerina appears!”
What a lovely ballerina and I love the words, “you know, if i think hard enough, i can see what i want to draw in the air before i draw it.” Precious.