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Painting pollinators in mixed media

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Spring: Pollinator Project: Lesson 7
Painting pollinators in mixed media
Warm-up: 10-15 mins
- Introduce drawings and paintings by contemporary artists, with a focus on experimentation of line and texture:
- Nigel Peake
- Fuchsia Macaree  
- Maurice Sendak: Where the wild things are  
- Michael Craig Martin  
- Tania Kovats  
- Simryn Gill  
- Ask students to discuss the details of the school’s various pollinator plants and flowers, focusing on colour and shape.

Introduction: 10 mins
- Encourage children to use oil pastels to add details and colour-blending to their painting.

Development: 40 mins
- Urge students to choose a selection of coloured tissues and papers to add to their painting.
- Ask them to cut and tear the papers and glue to their work, as in a collage.   

Conclusion
- Invite children to share their experiences in combining various materials in their paintings.   
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