This project used a crayon resist technique using crayons and watercolors. Students were asked to recreate Monet's Bridge Over a Pond of Water Lilies painting. We started with white construction paper and used bright colored crayons to draw our bridge, vines, clouds, water lilies, and flowers. We then used blue and purple water colors with water to paint over the drawing and create a colorful background.
I chose a to draw a pink bridge with multiple greens in my vines with red and bright blue flowers. The brighter the crayon color, the more it will stand out after you paint. I then added white crayon lines to create movement in the scene. I used a lot of water with my paints so they would easily blend together.
For an extension activity, students could use crayon to draw a picture of any type of outdoor scene the would like. They could then again use the watercolors to paint over their scene and be able to try other colors such as orange, red, yellow, and green. It would be neat to see all the different colors and combinations the students came up with. We could then discuss colors that worked well together, and maybe some that did not.
After having the whole class create this project, we made a bulletin board to display everyone's work.
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