Photos: Painting the Tucson desert with water
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Teacher Betsy Robinson uses a grant to help 2nd grade classes study their unique habitat.
Painted Deserts
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Second grade students work on their final water color project paintings of a desert/watershed landscape at Agua Caliente Elementary in Tucson, AZ. on January 16, 2018. Betsey Robinson, a 2nd grade teacher, was awarded a $1,000 artist residency grant from CommunityShare. The money is funding a STEAM project for the three 2nd grade classes that integrates science, art and poetry into the study of watersheds and wetland habitats.
Painted Deserts
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Artist Marty Plevel shows children how to layer colors for their final project painting. They've conducted field research at Agua Caliente Park and are working with Plevel and a poet to create visual and written expression of their experiences.
Painted Deserts
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Brock Payne works on his test painting prior to beginning his final project painting of a desert/watershed landscape at Agua Caliente Elementary in Tucson, AZ. on January 16, 2018.
Painted Deserts
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Students did small test paintings prior to working on their larger final project paintings.
Painted Deserts
- Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star
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Artist Marty Plevel demonstrates some watercolor painting techniques for the kids.
Painted Deserts
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Noemi Celani works on her final project watercolor painting.
Painted Deserts
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Madden Pucci sprinkles salt on wet paint to get some texture.
Painted Deserts
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Izelle Selmer carefully brushes her paint.
Painted Deserts
- Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star
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Noemi Celani , at right, examines her piece as Seren Morris dips her brush.
Painted Deserts
- Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star
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Teacher Betsey Robinson watches her students work on their final water color paintings at Agua Caliente Elementary School in Tucson, AZ. Robinson, a 2nd grade teacher, was awarded a $1,000 artist residency grant from CommunityShare to funding a STEAM project for the three 2nd grade classes that integrates science, art and poetry into the study of watersheds and wetland habitats.
Painted Deserts
- Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star
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Lillian Colgrove places Saran Wrap on her watercolor painting which will leave behind a shimmering effect upon removal after the painting is dry.
Painted Deserts
- Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star
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Salt which was added to this wet watercolor painting adds texture to the paint of the blue river in Gabrielle Craviotto's painting.
Painted Deserts
- Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star
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Finished watercolor paintings dry before students will add collage pieces to finish their final projects.
Painted Deserts
- Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star
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Children cut patterns from previous test paintings to use as collage pieces on their final project painting.
Painted Deserts
- Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star
Second grade students work on their final water color project paintings of a desert/watershed landscape at Agua Caliente Elementary in Tucson, AZ. on January 16, 2018. Betsey Robinson, a 2nd grade teacher, was awarded a $1,000 artist residency grant from CommunityShare. The money is funding a STEAM project for the three 2nd grade classes that integrates science, art and poetry into the study of watersheds and wetland habitats.
Painted Deserts
- Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star
Artist Marty Plevel shows children how to layer colors for their final project painting. They've conducted field research at Agua Caliente Park and are working with Plevel and a poet to create visual and written expression of their experiences.
Painted Deserts
- Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star
Teacher Betsey Robinson watches her students work on their final water color paintings at Agua Caliente Elementary School in Tucson, AZ. Robinson, a 2nd grade teacher, was awarded a $1,000 artist residency grant from CommunityShare to funding a STEAM project for the three 2nd grade classes that integrates science, art and poetry into the study of watersheds and wetland habitats.
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