Showing posts with label flowers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label flowers. Show all posts
Friday, November 8, 2019
Monday, September 23, 2019
Tuesday, October 30, 2018
Tuesday, May 29, 2018
Botanical Paintings inspired by Barbara Gilhooly
Inspired by the Botanical Art of
Barbara Gilhooly
Grades 1 & 2
Kwik Stix Tempera Sticks
Tuesday, October 3, 2017
Monday, April 24, 2017
Kindergarten Collaborative Flower Collages
These collaborative collages by the Kindergarten class give us hope that April Showers Bring May Flowers!
Friday, March 31, 2017
Tuesday, December 6, 2016
Inspired by Picasso's "Bouquet of Peace"
Picasso's print is variously titled "Bouquet of Peace,"
"Hands with Flowers," "Hands with Bouquet," "Flowers and Hands," or any
other variation on those words. Originally a watercolor drawing, Picasso
subsequently printed the picture as a color lithograph. He created it
for a peace demonstration in Stockholm, Sweden in 1958.
"Bouquet of Peace" shows his desire for people to join together in love and harmony. The brightly colored flowers convey a sense of hope and rebirth, and the bouquet forms a bond between two individuals symbolized by the two hands displayed within the piece. The simplicity of the forms not only represents Picasso's desire for childlike innocence in his art, but also symbolizes the purity and openness needed to get along with others in peace. (Read more at http://artprep.weebly.com/picasso-bouquet-of-peace.html)
Kindergarten artists looked at Picasso's famous painting noticed that the two hands belong to different people. This means that the flowers are being passed from one person to another.
"Bouquet of Peace" shows his desire for people to join together in love and harmony. The brightly colored flowers convey a sense of hope and rebirth, and the bouquet forms a bond between two individuals symbolized by the two hands displayed within the piece. The simplicity of the forms not only represents Picasso's desire for childlike innocence in his art, but also symbolizes the purity and openness needed to get along with others in peace. (Read more at http://artprep.weebly.com/picasso-bouquet-of-peace.html)
Kindergarten artists looked at Picasso's famous painting noticed that the two hands belong to different people. This means that the flowers are being passed from one person to another.
Tuesday, March 29, 2016
Club Creativity!
Katie Babic and I worked with a small group of students who were interested in having more art and creativity opportunities. We met once a week after school to explore a variety of arts media and creative processes. After attending such an inspiring Learning and the Brain Conference, this group became our test case for some of the ideas we learned about fostering creativity and curiosity and supporting kids' passions.
A new session of Club Creativity will start after spring break! Sign up to join us!
Here are some of the activities we explored:
Egg carton flower wreath
Clay creatures
Collage inspired by Van Gogh's Sunflowers
Tuesday, December 15, 2015
Poinsettia Paintings
If we can't have snow, at least we can have color!
This class's interpretation of Poinsettias reminds me that there is never one right way to approach an art lesson. I love how each student's painting is completely unique and that no one's painting looks anything like the (mediocre) example that I (reluctantly) created. (I usually don't like to create a teacher example because it often shapes students' views about what the final product "should" look like.)
This lesson allowed us practice in color mixing and color theory.
Students' paintings remind me of a classic Marimekko floral pattern:
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