Drawing on Nature

A sense of wonder is sparked when art and nature meet. Nature provides the stage and art provides the script to help you awaken a love of learning in your students complimented by a lifelong bond with their natural world.

·         Spend a class just drawing patterns in nature.

·         Students can spend a class drawing lines they see tree branches making.

·         Students can create texture rubbings of various textures they find in nature.

·         Students can spend a day just drawing leaves on various plants.

Reading Connections

Martin, L. C., and D. Cain. 2003. Nature's Art Box. Storey Books.

Ryall, J. 2012. Nature Art. Rosen Publishing Group, Inc.
Thomas, P., and C. Orback. 2007. Nature's Paintbox: A Seasonal Gallery of Art and Verse. Lerner Publishing Group.