Whale Watching!

It’s the end of winter here in sunny Queensland (Australia), and the humpback whales are on their annual migration north along the Queensland coastline. If you’re very lucky you can occasionally catch a far-off glimpse of what might possibly be a whale spout on the horizon from my balcony, but it’s a much better idea to hop on a whale-watching day cruise where the ‘friendlies’ will often come up close and personal. It’s truly quite a memorable experience!

I thought it was an appropriate time of the year to do a whale picture, so we looked at photographic examples before drawing a breaching humpback (guided lesson) which we then outlined with black marker and finished with black watercolor. We made a collage of torn painted paper for the background.

Of course some kids decided they’d rather do sharks (which are also common in our waters), octopuses and even mermaids – hey I’m happy they are so creative! Great job everyone!

Humpback Whale Collage

Ava C (Year 3)

Ethan B (Year 2)

Faith H (Year 1)

Ivy Y (Year 1)

James A (Year 6)

James R-S (Year 5)

Kanan P (Year 4)

Maddy W (Year 4)

Matilda B (Year 2)

Mayah K (Year 5)

Molly B (Prep)

Sage B (Year 2)

Lilly H (Year 4)