2nd Grade: Underwater portraits inspired by David Hockney

Many of the students spent time this summer swimming in the pool or the ocean, so being the beginning of the school, the second graders created underwater portraits. The under water portraits were inspired by this painting, by David Hockney.

The students and I discussed how the sun's light creates the white lines that we see rippling from the pool water.  We also discussed things like what happens to our hair when we are under water, or what type of position we may be swimming.

The students then you crayons and watercolor to create their underwater portraits.