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Drawing from Observation

Autumn Still Life 

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Autumn Still Life by Sinthia Cousineau

What is a Still Life?

  • A still life is a work of art depicting mostly inanimate subject matter, typically commonplace objects which are either natural or man-made.

What is Observational Drawing?

  • Observational drawing is drawing what you see. It can be a flower, a person, a still life, a landscape. But it's drawing what you see in front of you as realistically as possible.
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Examples of Still Lives

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Materials

  • Small Pumpkins
  • Leaves
  • Fabric of Different Colours
  • Tiny Pumpkins
  • Squash
  • Apples
  • Pencils
  • Erasers
  • Large Drawing Paper
  • Coloring Pencils
  • Optional: Smudge Sticks

Classroom Set-Up

Set-tip several tables with different still lives.
Note: Older children can set up their own still-lives or add elements to it. Try to have at least 3 tables with different still-lives so students  can rotate between tables if they finish one drawing early.
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Educational Objectives

  • Learn hand-eye coordination, creating shadow and perspective, and noticing fine details.
  • Identify still-life drawing
  • Learn about different types of still-life drawing

Students Working on their Still Lives

Student Artworks

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  • Sinthia Cousineau
    • My Resume
    • Biographie, philosophy et methods
    • My Philosophy of Education
    • Artists that Inspire Me >
      • Claude Monet
      • Leonardo da Vinci
      • Pierre-Auguste Renoir
      • Georgia O’Keeffe
      • Vincent van Gogh
      • Michelangelo
      • Sandro Botticelli
      • Antoni Gaudí
  • Drawings
    • Illustrations >
      • Roman Ruins
    • Ships
    • Self-Portraits
    • Animal Drawings
    • Drawing from Observation
    • Cross Drawings
    • Skulls & Skeleton
    • Fictional Characters
    • Flowers
  • Ceramic Art
    • Functional Ceramics >
      • Bowls
      • Boxes
      • Mugs
      • Vases
      • Containers
    • Molds
    • Animals
    • Figures
    • Decals
    • Violins
    • Abstract & other
  • Paintings
    • Self-Portraits
    • Models
    • Imaginative Worlds
    • Saint-Joseph's Oratory
    • Still Lives & Nature
    • Ruins & Architecture
    • Painters that Inspire Me
  • Photography
    • Cyanotypes
    • Photograms
    • Pin-Hole Photography
    • Photoshop >
      • Photoshop Lesson: Recreation of Famous Artwork
      • Lesson: Double Exposure
    • Digital Photography >
      • Butterflies
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      • Flowers >
        • Dandelion
        • Roses
        • Water Lily
      • Nature
      • Churches & Sanctuaries
      • Objects, Patterns, and other
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    • Other Light-based Media Stuff >
      • Lesson: Scanner Self-Portrait
  • Art Therapy
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      • Psychodynamic Approach >
        • Spontaneous Expression: Scribble Drawing
    • Symbols in Art Therapy >
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      • Heart Map
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      • Lesson: Mandalas
      • Lesson Plan: Zentangle Cards
      • Lesson: Analogous Still Lives
      • Lesson: Eco Collage
      • Lesson: Clay Decorations
      • Other Lesson Ideas
    • Art & Children >
      • Painting Activities with Kids >
        • Pointillism Painting
        • Coffee Art
        • Monochromatic Painting
        • Lesson: The Color Wheel
        • Australian Dot Painting
        • Painting: Birch Tree
        • Pumpkin Painting
        • Acrylic Pouring
        • Painting: Rock Painting
        • Origami Inspired Painting
        • Watercolor Activities >
          • Watercolor Snowflake
          • Illustrated Watercolor Cards
          • Watercolour Winter Tree Cards
      • Drawing Activities with Kids >
        • Introductory Lesson
        • Tim Burton Portraits
        • Drawing from Autumn Still-lives
        • Grid Drawing Technique
        • Reptile Zentangle Drawing
        • Leaf Drawing Collage
        • Collaborative Doodle
        • Drawing: 3D Hands
        • Oil Pastel Dinosaur Landscape
        • Oil Pastel Night Sky
        • Scratch Art Drawing
        • Ancient Egypt Art
        • Lesson Unit: Fables & Stories
        • Lesson: Optical Illusions
        • Lesson Plan: Renaissance Invention Scroll
        • Lesson: La Bande Dessinée
        • Lesson: Alliteration Drawing
        • Lesson: Northwest Aboriginal Art
        • Lesson: Drawing Lines
        • Lesson: Paper Puppets
        • Drawing : Word Art
        • Drawing: Hidden Emotions Behind the Mask
      • Collage & other art Activities >
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        • Lesson: Warm & Cold Motion Figures
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        • Holiday Art
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