Lessons for Grade 2!
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Chipmunk
OP Chipmunk copyright Joanne Howard 2023
NEW 2023!

Adorable Chipmunk!

Oil Pastel:
Difficulty **

Gr. K-7

Cat
OP Cat copyright Joanne Howard 2023
NEW 2023!

Marvelous sketchy cat!

Wax Crayon:
Difficulty ***

Gr. K-7

Winter Pup
OP Winter Pup copyright Joanne Howard 2023
NEW 2023!

Cute new Winter lesson!

Oil Pastel:
Difficulty ***

Gr. K-7

Tulip Fields
OP Tulip Fields copyright Joanne Howard 2023
NEW 2023!

Colourful Tulip Fields!


Oil Pastel:
Difficulty **

Gr. K-7

Robin's Nest

Robin mom with eggs!

Oil Pastel:
Difficulty ***

Gr. K-7

Bouquet
Bouquet copyright Joanne Howard 2018

A beautiful bouquet! Maybe for Mom?

Pen & Wash:
Difficulty **

Gr. 1-7

Crowned Crane
OP Crowned Crane copyright Joanne Howard 2020


Fabulous Crowned Crane
!

Oil Pastel:
Difficulty **

Gr. 2-7


Island Reflection
OP Island Reflection copyright Joanne Howard 2020

A serene Island reflected
in a glassy lake
!

Oil Pastel:
Difficulty *

Gr. K-7



Little Chicken
Little Chicken
An excellent beginner lesson!

Watercolour:
Difficulty ***

Oil Pastel:
Difficulty *

Gr. K-3


Peanut Butter Bear

'Sunshine & Shadow' colours, shapes galore and adorable bears!

Oil Pastel:

Difficulty **

Gr. K-3

Chimp
SK Chimp Jr. copyright Joanne Howard 2020

Charming Chimpanzee!

Pencil:
Difficulty ***

Gr. 1-3 (Jr.)

Sunflower

Summer Sunshine!
Oil Pastel:
Difficulty *

Gr. K-3



Peacock
Peacock copyright Joanne Howard 2017
Peacock with colourful plumage!

Oil Pastel:
Difficulty ***

Gr. 2-7



Gecko
OP Gecko Jr. copyright Joanne Howard 2019
 
Colourful Gecko!

Oil Pastel:
Difficulty ***

Gr. K-7

Cactus
P&W Cactus copyright Joanne Howard 2019
Saguaro Cactus & Agave in a simple desert landscape.

Pen & Wash:
Difficulty ***
Pen & Ink:
Difficulty **

Gr. 1-7

Field of Poppies
Field of Poppies copyright Joanne Howard 2017
Breezy, colourful field of poppies!


Pen & Wash:

Difficulty **

Gr. 1-7


Giraffe
OP Giraffe copyright Joanne Howard 2020


Awesome Giraffe
!

Oil Pastel:
Difficulty ***

Gr. 2-7

Rooster
Rooster copyright Joanne Howard 2016
 
Cock-o-doodle-dooo!
Awesome swooshy rooster watercolour!

Watercolour:
Difficulty ***

Gr. 2-7


Great Blue Heron

Great Blue Heron in a wetland paradise!Great Blue Heron in a wetland paradise!Great Blue Heron in a wetland paradise!

Watercolour:
Difficulty ****
HIGH CHALLENGE LEVEL!

 Pencil Crayon:
Difficulty ***

Gr. 2-7


White Rhino
White Rhino copyright Joanne Howard 2015
  Endangered wild White Rhinoceros!

Wax Crayon
or Charcoal
or Oil Pastel:

Difficulty ***

Gr. 2-7

Kite
Kite copyright Joanne Howard 2017
Rainbow kite!

Oil Pastel:
Difficulty **

Gr. K-7

Earth
Earth copyright Joanne Howard 2015
  Our world from space!


Oil Pastel
:

Difficulty ***

Gr. K-7

Mushrooms
OP Mushrooms copyright Joanne Howard 2020


Adorable Mushrooms
!

Oil Pastel:
Difficulty **

Gr. K-7



Farm
Farm copyright Joanne Howard 2019
Farm! Country living!


Oil Pastel:
Difficulty ***

Gr. K-7

Steller's Jay

  BC's provincial bird!
Pencil Crayon:

Difficulty ***

Gr. 2-7

Orca
Orca copyright Joanne Howard 2018

 
A beautiful whale in a peaceful setting!

Watercolour
:
Difficulty ***
Oil Pastel:
Difficulty **

Gr. 2-7


Betta
Betta copyright Joanne Howard 2015
  Betta  AKA Siamese Fighting Fish.
 

Oil Pastel:

Difficulty ***

Gr. 2-7
Pier at Sunset
Pier at Sunset copyright Joanne Howard 2018
Ahhhh. Peaceful landscape.

Pen & Wash:

Difficulty ***

Gr. 2-7
Lady Bug
Lady Bug
I'm ready for my close-up!

Oil Pastel
:

Difficulty *

Gr. K-7
Blossoming Cherry Tree
Cherry Tree copyright Joanne Howard 2018

Learn to paint or draw a cherry tree in full blossom. 

Oil Pastel:
Difficulty **

Watercolour:
Difficulty ***

Gr. K-7

Ewe & Lamb
Ewe & Lamb copyright Joanne Howard 2016
 
Cheerful sheep in a sunny meadow!

Watercolour:
Difficulty ***

Oil Pastel:
Difficulty *

Gr. K-7

Inuksuk

  One of Canada's favorite cultural icons!

Oil Pastel:

Difficulty *

Gr. K-7

Crocodile
OP Crocodile Jr copyright Joanne Howard 2022

Crocodile! Up close exploration of teeth!

Pencil or Black Wax Crayon
Difficulty ***

Gr. 1-4 Jr.

Cow
Cow copyright Joanne Howard 2015
  Pop-art colourful cow! Moooo!
 

Oil Pastel:

Difficulty ***

Gr. 2-7

Tree House
Treehouse copyright Joanne Howard 2007

Simple perspective and a cool treehouse too!

Charcoal:
  Difficulty ***

Gr. 2-7

Fort Langley
Fort Langley
Historic Fort Langley

Charcoal:

Difficulty **

Gr. 2-7

Pumpkin
Pumpkin Copyright Joanne Howard 2001
  Awesome Hallowe'en Pumpkin! This lesson can also be done without the face.


Oil Pastel:
Difficulty **

Gr. K-7


Koi

A flippy fishy!

Pen & Wash:
Difficulty ****


Oil Pastel
:
Difficulty ***

Gr. K-7


Scarecrow
Scarecrow
Harvest Scarecrow!

Oil Pastel
:

Difficulty **

Gr. K-7

Owls

These owls are AMAZING!

Oil Pastel:
Difficulty ***

Gr. K-7



Sledding Snowkid
Whooooosh!

Oil Pastel:
Difficulty ***

Gr. 1-7

Pacific Dogwood
Pacific Dogwood copyright Joanne Howard 2003
B.C.'s Provincial Flower!

Oil Pastel:
Difficulty **

Watercolour:
Difficulty ***

Gr. 1-7


Chinese Dragon

  Chinese New Year's Dragon!

Oil Pastel:
Difficulty **

Gr. 1-7



Tree Frog

Green, orange & white!

Oil Pastel:
Difficulty ****
HIGH CHALLENGE LEVEL!


Gr. 2-7


Sea Turtle

Underwater wildlife!

Oil Pastel:
Difficulty ***

Gr. 2-7

Waterscape
copyright Joanne Howard 2018

Paint a beautiful BC valley! This popular lesson begins with a dot and four lines!

Watercolour:
Difficulty ***

Gr. 1-7

Oil Pastel:
Difficulty ***

Gr. K-7


Autumn Harvest

Create a still-life with pumpkins, apples and pears. Emphasis on using light and shade.

  Oil Pastel:
Difficulty ***

Gr. 2-7



Cliffs
Cliffs copyright Joanne Howard 2019
Shading creates the illusion of distance!

Oil Pastel:
Difficulty **

Gr. 2-7

Chilly Penguin
Chilly Penguin copyright Joanne Howard 2004
Create some of these popular penguins!

Oil Pastel:
Difficulty **

Gr. K-7

Rudolph
Santa's famous helper!

Oil Pastel:
Difficulty **

Gr. K-7

Snowman

A whole glacier of snowmen! 

Oil Pastel:
Difficulty **

Gr. K-7

Rabbit
Hippity hop!

Oil Pastel:
Difficulty **

Gr. K-7

Windswept Coastline

A beautiful British Columbian seascape!

Watercolour:
Difficulty ***

Gr. 2-7

Gingerbread House

  Yummy winter artwork!

Oil Pastel:

Difficulty ***

Gr. 2-7

Beachscape
Beachscape copyright Joanne Howard 2001
Can’t wait to get to the beach?

Oil Pastel:
Difficulty **

Watercolour:
Difficulty ***

Gr. 2-7

Mountain Lion

Native wild cat!

Oil Pastel:
Difficulty ****
HIGH CHALLENGE LEVEL!

Gr. 2-7

Autumn Maple Tree

Autumn leaves, shaded tree trunk and a beautiful background scene!


Oil Pastel:

Difficulty **

Gr. K-7

Toucan

A terrific Toucan!

Oil Pastel:
Difficulty **

Gr. K-7

Little Brown Bat

  Canadian wildlife series!

Oil Pastel:

Difficulty **

Gr. K-7

Garry Point Lighthouse

Garry Point park in Richmond!

Oil Pastel:
Difficulty **

Watercolour:
Difficulty ***

Gr. 1-7

Poinsettia
OP Poinsettia Copyright Joanne Howard 2005
'Tis the season! 

Oil Pastel:
Difficulty ***

Gr. 2-7


Tree with Raven

  The spooky tree with landing Raven!

Charcoal:

Difficulty **

Gr. 2-7








Clay Sculpture

Only available when all classes do clay that day!

Clay tools are in their own enormous & heavy suitcase. I can't bring drawing or painting equipment on the same day as clay tools. Please arrange your days so that ALL clay is on the same day, other media on other days. Thanks!

 

Sculpture
Pinch Pot Fish

It can also be a fancy fish or a pretty fish or whatever kind of fish you can imagine! 
Can be done in potter's clay or air-dry clay.

RECOMMENDED WORKSHOP LENGTH
1hr - 1.5hrs

Difficulty **

Gr. K-4

Sculpture
Animals

Animals are a great introduction to sculpture. Works well with potter's clay or air-dry clay. Only a small amount needed per student.

RECOMMENDED WORKSHOP LENGTH
1hr - 1.5hrs

Difficulty ***

Gr. K-7

Sculpture
Animal Masks

Woof! or possibly meow! Grrrrrr? :-) 
Can be done in potter's clay or air-dry clay.

RECOMMENDED WORKSHOP LENGTH
1.25hrs - 1.5hrs

Difficulty ***

Gr. 1-7

Sculpture
Clay First Nations Masks

A variety of west coast first nations masks!
Can be done in potter's clay or air-dry clay.

RECOMMENDED WORKSHOP LENGTH
1.25hrs - 1.5hrs

Difficulty ***

Gr. 3-7

 

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Difficulty rating
shows how many difficult concepts & techniques are explored.


* 1 STAR
is very easy.


** 2 STARS
is average to easy.


*** 3 STARS
is challenging but not too hard.

.
**** 4 STARS
is really challenging!

***** 5 STARS is VERY, VERY, VERY difficult... almost impossible. Not for the faint of heart. (advanced art students only)
A full 1.5 hours of working time will be needed!