Volcano Art

Sometimes I draw pictures for my daughter to color because she is interested in a particular subject.

Volcanoes has been her interest lately.  I am not sure how that came about but it has been a very interesting subject.

Here are some interesting facts about volcanoes:

1. A volcano is a mountain that opens downward to a pool of molten rock below the surface of the earth. 

2. An erupting volcano can trigger tsunamis, flash floods, earthquakes, mudflows and rockfalls.

When pressure builds up, eruptions occur. 

3. In an eruption, gases and rock shoot up through the opening and spill over or fill the air with lava fragments. 

4. Eruptions can cause lava flows, hot ash flows, mudslides, avalanches, falling ash and floods. 

5. Fresh volcanic ash, made of pulverized rock, can be harsh, acidic, gritty, glassy and smelly. 

6. The ash can cause damage to the lungs of older people, babies and people with respiratory problems. 

7. Active volcanoes in the U.S. are found mainly in Hawaii, Alaska, California, Oregon and Washington, but the greatest chance of eruptions near areas where many people live is in Hawaii and Alaska.

You can find more interesting facts about Volcanoes here.

The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge. -Proverbs 18:15

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Coloring Challenge 03

A few years ago, I bought a book on "How to draw Sharks".

I bought it from Barnes and Noble.  It was on clearance.  I actually bought three "How to Draw" books.

While my daughter finished up her writing assignment for today, I followed the directions on how to draw a shark.

Since the pastels were still out, I used those to color in an ocean scene.

Do you have any "How to Draw Something" books?  I would love to know!
Let me know in the comment section.

Genesis 1:21 And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

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Coloring Challenge 02

So here we are at Day 2 of the Coloring Everyday Challenge that I entered.

I wanted to teach my daughter to draw the hummingbird  but she had other drawing ideas.
So I let her create her own little masterpiece and I drew the hummingbird.

I drew two of them so that she could color one.  When she does color it, I will post it here.

UPDATE: She colored her hummingbird this morning with the soft pastels! I love it!

I used Soft Pastels to color this picture.

One of the things that I learned today about using Soft Pastels is to leave out the soft pastels that you use in your artwork.  You can either stick them up a little in their place in the box or leave them out on paper as I did in the photo.

Doing this helps you to remember the colors that you have already used in your artwork.

Soft pastels look so much alike in the box.  It may be hard trying to distinguish whats what while using them.

The second coloring tip is use the lightest color first then outline with the darker color (in the same color family).

If you look at the purple flower, you can see the darker purple outline highlighting the lighter purple. Then you just kinda blend the two colors using the lighter one as the blending tool.

Do you use Soft Pastels?
Let me know in the comment section below.

Psalm 19:1 The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.

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You can find the Coloring Challenge on Instagram at #thedailymarker30day here.
You can find the "How to draw a Hummingbird" video here.

Just Go with It - Using Soft Pastels

Today my daughter experimented with using soft pastels.   I probably should have googled how to use them, but someone on Instagram said "just go with it!"  And since my computer is sometimes slower than molasses, I decided to "just go with it!"

Here are a few highlight from our "Just going with it!"

Have you ever used soft pastels?

We will use them again.

But today, we decided to "just go with it!"

Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest. -Ecclesiastes 9:10
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