More Autumn Art Ideas - This Time Leaves!

Last week we worked on our pumpkin art which was fun from start to finish. It started with our trip to take photos of pumpkins, continued as we purchased a few of the interesting colored gourds, decided which one to use as the subject of our artwork, and then the actual time spent together making our pieces.

Learning to give the opportunity for projects like this is a key to keeping your high school age students balanced AND it gives you time to spend together doing something of interest to both of you. I can't tell you how much it delights me to have time with my son as he is growing in age and in skill as an artist.



This week we are going to again spend time with some art projects and this time we will focus on art that features fall leaves. We are beginning to see more and more color each day as we work our way through the month of October. What a perfect way to bring our nature study time inside to follow up with really getting to note and record the colors of our leaves.

Here are some links to get you started:

Georgia O'Keeffe Leaves on Artsonia. This one doesn't have instructions but it looks simple enough to figure our on our own. Looks like construction paper, black marker, and crayons or you could use pastel paper and soft pastels too if you wanted.

That Artist Woman: Plaster Leaf Prints - Love this for my high school age students since it will seem like a "grown up" project.

Martha Stewart to the rescue with her Hanging Leaves dipped in wax project. This is definitely going to be an easy project for my son and I to do together.



Here's a project children of all ages can do and it will be uniquely theirs: Fall Leaf Contour Project.
We did this a few years ago and it is still a favorite.


You might not know about my YouTube Channel where I share tips and tricks for using different art supplies. You can subscribe to my YouTube Channel so you won't miss any of the upcoming videos I have planned to share in the near future. I made a short video showing how to use watercolor crayons to make a beautiful fall leaf. You can see the video on YouTube.com: Watercolor Crayon Demonstration. The idea works well with watercolor pencils as well.

I love to see your artwork so leave me a comment and a link and I will pop over and take a look!