Wishing For Spring

So much snow, snow, snow… 

we are definitely ready for it to go!

To bring some color into these winter days, we’ve been looking at photographs of the flower fields in the Netherlands. From high above the land and down on the ground, Dutch flower farmers grow some of the most breathtaking fields of flowers in the world.

We viewed an online slideshow created by the farmers, showing their beautifully patterned fields. The flower fields are so bright and vibrant they almost don’t look real. Students noticed:

• Repeating patterns

• Stripes and blocks of bright color

• Different types of flowers arranged in rows

The pictures in this post are just a small sample of what we explored together, but they give you a sense of the color, pattern, and beauty we’re bringing into the art room while the world outside is still covered in snow.

Flower Garden Park

From high above

With all this inspiration and despite the snow falling outside our classroom window, the students in grades 2-4th began their flower pot drawings, first in pencil, then in the most vibrant oil pastels they could dig up in their bins. 

Here are some examples of our colorful oil pastel flowers.  

Working Hard

TADA! Spring at last