Oil Pastel Poinsettia Drawing

 Merry Christmas from the Artrageous Art Studio.  The latest lesson /video I posted on my youtube channel turned out AWESOME!!!  I've done this project a lot in the past with my students during the month of December.   I found the lesson from the Masterpiece art lesson website - which recommended using chalk pastels which I love but they can be pretty messy and a lot of students may not have access to them - so this time I used oil pastels and it turned out AMAZING!!! Here is the video and info: 

Poinsettias are such a beautiful symbol of Christmas and the legend of the Poinsettia is a wonderful story and message for everyone regardless of your religious beliefs. It is the legend of a young girl who wanted to give baby Jesus a gift, but had no money to buy a present. So she gathered some plants and weeds to lay next to his bed. She was nervous, embarrassed and ashamed that people would think her gift was not enough but as she got closer, the weeds turned into beautiful red 'flor de Nochebuena, meaning Christmas Eve flower." Which is what we know the poinsettia as today! I think that is something that we should all remember especially this Christmas that it is the thought that counts- not how fancy the gift is or how much it costs. The way this flower is drawn is also inspired by the beautiful flower paintings of Georgia O'Keeffe. The composition is zoomed in to just the center of the flower- so much that it almost becomes abstract, which also looking very realistic. This project covers so many great elements of art, from line , shape, texture, color (complementary colors)and value . It turned out beautiful and I can't wait to hang it up and share it with others! Merry Christmas all my art friends! I also added a bonus- Jib Jab video I made of my family and I getting our house decorated for the season. (LOL) Have an ART FILLED safe and fun Christmas ! Love, The Artrageous Art teacher.

Here is the Lesson on google slides and the Bitmoji Classroom that you can copy and edit if you like! https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1MtgI2mrY60yY0FUHlOjpi-FnyKuJ2K-0IWD7fVmzYAw/copy?slide=id.gb23067ea59_0_232 https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1MtgI2mrY60yY0FUHlOjpi-FnyKuJ2K-0IWD7fVmzYAw/present#slide=id.gb23067ea59_0_0