After school group paints on texture surface

This is probably a stretch for 4-6th grade students but they were equal to it! First we prepped our boards with a texture that is similar to plaster which had to dry for a week. We painted the first part of the painting (pear and cherries) with texture and pallete knives then switched to brushes to complete the design. The students drew in their own branches and leaves then brush mixed the green for the leaves.  The vase and the background were done in a watercolor style letting the color flood along the lines of the water.
The backgrounds were anything but dull as each student did her own thing. I continue to be impressed by their artistic abilities.