Art in The Park Info for July!
Plus, see you this Wednesday 6/25 at Erie Community Park (the "train playground" closest to the tennis courts)
At our last Art in the Park meetup, we had a great time learning about abstract art and contour drawing, and we had so much fun making silly (but heartfelt) portraits— and some of us even painted using our feet!
We can’t wait to see you this Wednesday to learn about printmaking using styrofoam carvings. For this Wednesday, June 25th, bring a pencil, a paintbrush, a few pieces of thick art paper, and 1 piece of flat Styrofoam, the bigger in size, the better. (Take-out containers or egg containers work great!) If you don’t have styrofoam on hand, I’ll have PLENTY of extra foam sheets, don’t worry!
Here are the locations and supply lists for July:
July 2 | Grandview Ninja Park | 9:30am
![Everybody in the Red Brick Building [Book]](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!tB3o!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe67690c1-5444-43e9-8b51-a247646a1a86_1945x1600.jpeg "Everybody in the Red Brick Building [Book]")
Book: Everyone in the Red Brick Building by Oge Mora
Lesson: Students will learn how to make self-portraits using the elements of collage
Materials needed:
4 sheets of different colored paper (magazine pages or pre-painted papers with cool textures work great!)
1 sheet of thick art paper (the base of the collage)
1 pair of kids scissors
Elmer's glue
Colored pencils, crayons, and/or pastels
July 9 | Coal Creek Park/Splash Pad | 9:30am
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Book: Our Pool by Lucy Ruth Cummins
Lesson: Students will learn how to draw from different photographic angles (eye level, bird’s eye, low angle, zoomed- in, macro, wide angle/long shot)
Materials needed:
Have your littles wear their bathing suits, and bring a towel
Thick art paper (thick enough for watercolor paint!)
Small paint brush (for details) & large paint brush
Crayons, colored pencils, and/or pastels
2 small containers of water (or a toy bucket to grab water from the splash pad fountains)
July 16 | Waneka Lake Playground in Lafayette | 9:30am
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Book: I Talk Like a River by Jordan Scott & Sydney Smith
Lesson: Students will learn different techniques involved with plein air painting, including color mixing and basic perspective concepts
Materials needed:
Watercolor paper or mixed media paper
Watercolor paints
White palette with large mixing area (disposable plates work great)
Paintbrush
2 small containers of water
July 23 | Arapahoe Ridge Park | 9:30am
![Miss Rumphius [Book]](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Z9ay!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fef96a5e6-d8d3-4188-9556-a7f2a0008cb5_1471x1194.jpeg "Miss Rumphius [Book]")
Book: Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney
Lesson: Students will learn how to create sculptures of flowers
Materials needed:
Air dry clay — you can make your own or buy it for $5 at Target or Walmart! Salt dough clay or playdough will also work in a pinch!
Popsicle stick
Paintbrush
A cutting board (to sculpt and paint on)
Paint provided by Catmint Creative
July 30 | Star Meadows Park | 9:30am
Book: Carson Ellis’s Du Iz Tak
Lesson: Students will learn how to create a visual narrative by making “zines” with static landscape backgrounds, dynamic characters, made-up language —or no language at all!
Materials needed:
3-4 pieces of printer paper
Pencil & erasure
Colored pencils