Diorama- Glacier

This is my diorama about a social issue in the world. I watched a very interesting documentary about the melting glaciers not too long ago. The thing I remember most about it was when the scientist kayaked in the runoff water from the glacier. The program said the glaciers are melting. They hinted that it was due to global warming, but had other explanations also. It was a very interesting show. I decided to do the diorama about the glaciers, because I am very concerned about out Earth and how we are treating it. I try my best to do what I can to help the environment, including recycling and leaving a place clearner than I found it. I am teaching my children to respect nature and to value it for what it is.

Mad Man Painting Technique

This is my attempt at finding a new painting technique. I took some shampoo, dish soap and mixed it with tempura paint. I then added some water and mixed it up. I took the bubbles and spooned them onto the paper. When it was dry it looked like a 2 year old had done it! My husband said it looked better on the back. So I turned it over and found an image and outlined it. I was trying for a "find an image in the clouds" type of picture, but as with all experiments, they don't always turn out the way you want.

Mixed Media Landscape

The painting on the top is my interpretation of the picture taken in the Great Smokey Mountains. My family loves to be outside in the mountains, hiking. It is a place of calm serenity for me. I painted the picture with watercolors and enhanced the lines with crayon, markers, and oil pastels. It is not the best, but then I am not a painter, just a teacher wanna-be.

MY WORLD

This is a picture of MY WORLD. These are my honest emotions depicted in warm (hot for me) and cool colors. My classmates made the comment that it is self explanetory, so that's all I'll say.