Kristin Taylor

Mini watercolour paintings that follow specific prompts

July watercolour challenge, complete!
#watercolour #artprompts

A collection of photos of students working on various art projects

What a beautifully creative year it’s been with these artists...see you in September!
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Watercolour/mixed media popsicle artworks

Gr. 1s are continuing our sweet frozen treats theme on this sweltering day ☀️🥵 4 days left! #EduSky

Brightly coloured multi-scoop ice cream paintings

🍦❤️✨

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Tree silhouettes with colourful patterned backgrounds

…more trees inspired by ‘Sometimes I Feel like an Oak’ 🌳🍃✨
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Tiny drawings in picture frames

…in progress 🖼️
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Hand drawn fish in plastic bags/water

Pet store fish in Gr. 1 🐠❤️
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Black and white cat artwork using positive & negative space

Exploring contrast, positive/negative space & reading ‘Black Cat, White Cat’ in Gr. 1 🐈‍⬛✨ #EduSky #arteducation

Mixed media robin’s nests, using collage materials and modelling clay

Robin’s nests in Kindergarten 🪺✨
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Colourful student artwork of their hands with designs and watercolour backgrounds

Learning about author & illustrator Lois Ehlert’s childhood dream of becoming an artist and discussing our own future dreams…✨
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Student drawn self-portraits inside colourful mirror templates

Mirror reflection self-portraits in Kindergarten, inspired by the book ‘Smile So Big’ ✨#EduSky

Mixed media student works of spring flowers in clay pots

Spring flower pots in Gr. 1 🌸🌼🌺
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They were two separate activities. First, students worked in pairs to draw each others portraits using clear plastic plates & dry erase markers. The mirror activity was connected to the book ‘Smile So Big’ about a magic mirror & then they had their own mirrors to draw self-portraits :)

A variety of student drawn portraits & book covers of read alouds

Portrait inquiry in Kindergarten
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Paper quilled earths in shades of blue and green

Earth Day art continues..this time trying out paper quilling in Grade 3 🌎✨
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Not The Tin Forest, I’ll check it out, thanks:)

Student artwork: watercolour & collage earths, inspired by the book ‘Love Our Earth’

🌎 ❤️

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Process art created using paint sticks, dot markers and watercolours

Beautiful collaborative layers in Kindergarten, inspired by Herve Tullet’s book ‘Dot! Scribble! Go!’ #EduSky #kindergarten

Painted paper flowers, made using black crayons & watercolours

Grade 1s are learning about artist Ruth Asawa & creating some watercolour resist painted flowers inspired by her work #EduSky

Student landscape drawings with winding roads and patterned fields in bright colours

Hockney-inspired landscapes this week
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Hand drawn Greek-inspired vases, focusing on patterning & symmetry, with tissue paper flowers

Greek vases in Gr. 3 as we close out #greekheritagemonth 🇬🇷🏺✨
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Student display depicting places in nature, made using pencil, marker and watercolours

Land acknowledgement

Information about the author

Our Land Acknowledgement display has now been updated, as students responded to the book ‘Sometimes I Feel like a River’ by Danielle Daniel & depicted places of significance to them in nature
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Kindergarten self-portraits made with water and scraped chalk

Happy Holi!
#EduSky #arteducation #holi

Happy International Women’s Day…these inspiring women artists & storytellers have a permanent place in the art room from top left: Lois Ehlert, Jackie Traverse, Jessi Raulet, Alma Thomas, Barbara Reid, Julie Mehretu, Gee’s Bend Quilters, Georgia O’Keeffe & Helen Frankenthaler #EduSky #WomensDay

Kente cloth designs with bright colours & patterns made with tempera paint sticks and acrylic paint markers

Kente-inspired collaborative display, complete!
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Dinosaur silhouettes with brightly painted backgrounds & wearing crowns

Basquiat-inspired dinosaurs in Gr. 2 👑
#EduSky #blackhistorymonth #arted

Brightly coloured watercolour paintings, divided into quarters, painted in the mosaic style of Alma Thomas

Collaborative Alma Thomas-inspired watercolours in Gr. 3 this week #EduSky

When you’re stuck on a stopped subway train for 2 HOURS on the way home (with no shuttle buses in sight)…you make a neurographic sketch…it actually did help me remain calm & focused #ttc

Brightly coloured paper beads rolled from painted papers

Learning about the history of Ugandan paper beads & rolling some of our own from the painted papers we made last week #EduSky #arteducation

Brightly painted watercolour hearts depicting things inside that make us happy, such as family, pets, food, etc.

Kindergarten Heart Maps in progress…what fills your heart with happiness? #EduSky #kindergarten