My main aim with the art group is to encourage exploration and experimentation. With this in mind I kept with the 'elemental' theme and we looked at clouds, sunsets, moody stormy skies using charcoal, compressed charcoal, soft pastel, watercolour, graphite stick and pencil. I had printed off some vector images as well as some more … Continue reading Wilderness Wood Home Ed Art Group: Sky
Landscapes
I wanted to give the children at the Thursday home-ed art class the chance to take advantage of the good weather and autumn colour at Wilderness Wood, and draw some of the surrounding landscape. We had a go at drawing trees, and noting foreground detail, the horizon, and aerial perspective. Back in the hut we … Continue reading Landscapes
Wilderness Wood Home-ed Art Class: Fire
For this week, our first back after the half term break, we had a look at the new art materials I'd purchased for the group and then focussed on the afternoon's topic: drawing a campfire with pastels. I had some Canford paper in case the children wanted to try a coloured background, but we started … Continue reading Wilderness Wood Home-ed Art Class: Fire
New book plans, and more drawings
I have had a list from David at South Downs Wildlife with the suggested birds for the South Downs logbook, and I've 5 new ones to paint. Here is the list, and a few of the paintings I have already: The new ones to paint are Whinchat, Marsh Tit, Common Sandpiper, Common Gull, Corn Bunting … Continue reading New book plans, and more drawings
Birds of Wilderness Wood
My logbooks are on sale at a fabulous working woodland in Hadlow Down near me, and I was chatting to one of the owners about the possibility of making a Birds of Wilderness Wood logbook to raise money, as they have 60 acres of stunning coppice, Christmas trees, and woodland to walk through and enjoy … Continue reading Birds of Wilderness Wood
Jennifer Moore Artist 