A haze on the far horizon,

The infinite, tender sky,

The rich, ripe tint of the cornfields,

And the wild geese sailing high --

And all over upland and lowland

The charm of the goldenrod--

Some of us call it autumn,

And others call it God.

(taken from "Each in His Own Tongue", by William Herbert Carruth)

Today we completed our art project for Autumn using the book Nature's Paintbox, by P. Thomas.  The medium they chose in the book is oil paints, however we chose to use tempera paints instead.  I also tied this lesson in with the above amazing poem.

We first read the Autumn pages from Nature's Paintbox, discussing all the vivid, rich and warm colors the artist used.

Then we read the poem (at the top of the entry) several times, talking about it's meaning.  We then discussed a list of colors that would be used in painting a picture to go with this poem.

Then we set about making our visions of Autumn!

Hannah

Mom

And of course the lesson wouldn't be complete without a little Antonio Vivaldi, The Four Seasons - Autumn, playing in the background!  This lesson also ties in very nicely to those beautiful, crisp Autumn nature walks, full of warm vibrant colors and feelings.  Each time we have been outside for our nature time lately, we have taken notice of these feelings and colors all around us.

Links to the previous Nature's Paintbox lessons we have done:

Nature's Paintbox - Spring

Nature's Paintbox - Summer