Our Kindergarten artists continue to work with tempera paints. I'v put up a bulletin board display of the first two paintings from this unit of study. Colorful fun!
Kindergarten blue paintings are drying on the art room floor. Our Kindergarten artists have begun a unit of lessons that are designed to introduce them to painting with tempera paints in our art studio space. I encourage independence in set up and clean up procedures because we have so many artists creating at one time! So, these practical procedures are reinforced each week until they become second nature. Meanwhile, the students are introduced to the primary colors, one at a time. I encourgage them to paint lines, shapes, dots, pictures, and whatever makes their heart happy that day! For some artists, covering the entire surface of the paper makes them happy, and this is very developmentally appropriate for these young artists. In a few more weeks we begin mixing primary colors of paint to make secondary colors, and finally a whole rainbow of wonderful colors! Check back often to see what colors we have explored lately!
Radial Quilt Squares
A Whole School Art Project Every young artist in our school created a quilt square in our 2nd Art class of this school year. Individually, they represent each artist’s interpretation of the Art challenge. Together, the quilt squares create a colorful unified pattern. The Art challenge of the lesson was to create a unique radial design that is both similar and different from the designs of classmates, with the intention that the completed pattern, created by a large group of artists, will have both variety and unity in the overall design. Inspiration was found in traditional quilt designs with the Drunkard’s Path pattern, and in radial designs from Islamic tiles. Here are some examples of the images that provided our inspiration. |
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