INSTRUCTORS’ INSIGHT: ROBIN BOTT (Pastel Sunset Seascapes)

Pastel Sunset Seascapes/ Ages 5 and up

Seascapes depict views of the sea. Seascapes became popular between 1790 and 1800, but works of art depicting the sea stretch back to antiquity. 

The materials needed for this project include paper and chalk pastels.

Step 1 Draw horizon line

Step 2 Draw the sun, sky, and blend

Step 3 Create the water

Students will learn about line, shape, color, and blending.

For over a decade, Robin Bott has focused on creating and teaching others the art of producing mosaic murals. Recently, Robin worked as a teaching artist through PVAC’s Artist in Residence Program in the Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District. Second graders helped Robin design and tile a total of twenty-eight 3’ x 5’ glass tile mosaic murals in Palos Verdes schools. Robin also has designed projects for the Art At Your Fingertips program, which reaches over 7,000 Peninsula students.

Below,  a mosaic mural made with 2nd graders at Montemalaga Elementary School.