Flowers and a Butterfly

This soon to be kindergartner loves nature!  She just raised her own butterflies, so it was no surprise that the painting she chose to do for her room was one full of flowers and a butterfly.  I love the bright colors she chose.  She wanted a "rainbow" garden.   I think her bright and happy painting is a perfect reflection of this little one's personality!

For her first sesson, "T" painted a colorful sky and the green backdrop.   It was a short session for her today!

And a bit messy!

Clouds and grass in!

And complete for the day!  Great job happy girl!

Meeting 2 was a little longer, but so much fun!  "T" loved picking out colors for her flowers and butterfly, and also had some fun ideas at the end for friendly bugs.   I had added a layer of white paint so we didn't have trouble with the background showing through.  Also, it provided a good guideline for this 5 year old.  First, she started with the green stems.  She asked that I do some tracing for her, mostly because this part was a little boring I think!  ha ha!

 Once the greens were complete, we used a wooden circle to stamp in her purple and blue flowers.  Then we moved flower by flower, color by color and slowly built up her painting.  She was certain about a "rainbow garden" and I think her choice was lovely!  Here is the process.....

 Our final details were some painting around the edges of the flowers and the butterfly....

 And then, we added ants!  Such a cute idea!  She painted the bodies and then, when they dried, she used a fine point sharpie to add legs and antennae.

CUTE!  See her curly caterpillar too?  Adorable!

 What a fun adventure to paint with you "T"!  I loved ALL your ideas and creativity!   Enjoy your beautiful garden painting!