Sometimes a student will randomly say that they are in the mood to paint. We don't do it a lot in class because it's more work (clean up, dry time ect.). I get it though. Sometimes you just need to paint. It is a satisfying feeling to put paint to paper. It can also be scary to some. They feel the pressure to get it just right and you don't get to erase it. I try to make it stress free in the classroom and make the projects more about experimenting and learning how to use the tools.
The past two weeks the 6th grade worked on these outdoor night scenes. They used their brushes to produce a textural night sky and silhouettes of trees.