Stained Glass Poppy Art Project

We all know the poem “In Flanders Fields” written by John McRae in 1918 during the First World War. This project is a celebration of the symbolism of poppies and is a beautiful display for Remembrance Day.

Timeline: 45-60 minutes

Materials:

• Cardstock

• Pencil

• Black, red and green oil pastel

• Watercolour (we use tempera paint pucks)

Procedure:

• Orient the page vertically. We will sketch out the scene in pencil first.

• Draw 3-4 poppies. An easy way to draw them is four squished heart shapes. Add a stem that goes all the way down.

• Draw a hill behind the poppies with a few lines through.

• Draw the sky with curved lines as if different pieces of glass were put together.

• Use the red oil pastel to colour in the poppies.

• Use the black oil pastel for the poppy centre and all pencil lines. Make sure they are dark, this will also help keep your paint in place.

• Use the green oil pastel for the poppy stems.

• Paint the background using water based paint. If you have different blue paints, it looks nice to have the different colours in the sky.