Strawberry Nature Study and Pastel Art

 

We incorporate a pastels art lesson with observing real strawberries and completing a nature study of them. We have done a nature study of the strawberry plant before, but not the berry itself.

Notice the strawberry's color, shape, size, seeds, hull, and stem.
Smell the strawberry.
Take the stem in your right hand and the berry in your left hand and pull. What happens?
Look at the seeds on the outside of the berry. What are their size and shape? (use a magnifying glass)
Cut the berry vertically and notice the colored layers. (some red, pink, white, or green)
Are there seeds on the inside of the berry?
Cut a cross section and describe the inside of the berry.

After the strawberry observations, we began drawing strawberries with our pastels.

I think it was easier for them to sketch the strawberry once they had spent some time observing them closely.



artists ages 7-adult

And here are the results of our efforts!
I like the way they are all unique.

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