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Kandinsky Color Scheme Compositions

The artist Kandinsky was born in Moscow, Russia in 1886. This date is surprising to most 7th graders since so many associate his non-objective style of painting to be modern looking. Also surprising, he studied law and economics. It wasn't until the age of 30 that he began to paint. He dedicated much of his time painting artworks that drew parallels between visual art and music.

One of Kandinsky's paintings

Kandinsky himself - 7th graders were surprised to find that this suit and tie wearing man was the painter of such abstract art

7th graders really took time to make these paintings a success. Not only did we discuss the great artist Kandinsky but we also explored color, balance and ultimately how to arrange the elements of art to create an interesting composition. Since music was a focus for Kandinsky we figured out how to show rhythm and movement in designing these beautiful kaleidoscope-like paintings as well.

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Peter Loose Animals

Peter Loose is a folk artist here in Georgia. He was not always an artist. He once worked at a nature center ... come to think of it ... he may still, because he has a passion and love for nature. None-the-less, he is inspired by animals. Second graders surely noticed this as they viewed his paintings.

I happened to notice how Peter Looses' art had a lot in common with traditional Aboriginal art. So, we compared and contrasted these two distinct artists.

What do you you notice?

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We "pair shared" with each other after we thought we were finished. I asked that each pair share one thing they really liked about each other's art and offer one suggestion on how to make it even better. The results were terrific. They had such wonderful ideas.

Sweet Treats

In 2nd grade we learned from one of my very favorite artists, Wayne Thiebaud. He paints things to look so delicious and REAL. How did he get his yummy looking pastries and treats to look so ... yummy? Well, this is how we began our adventure ... wondering this very thing.

French Pastries - Wayne Thiebaud

As a class we came to some insightful conclusions. 1. He drew 3-D shapes (forms). 2. He added cast shadows and showed value. 3. He made the paint and decorations look like icing.

After sketching some forms we were able to draw all sorts of things from cupcakes to brownies to ice cream cones. Knowing how to draw forms gave use the skills to draw many things. We took it to the next step and designed our own layer cake for a special celebration. We painted them with value and added decorations, a cast shadow, and a space. I looooooooooooooooove these!

Kindergarten Landscapes

These simplistic horizons, I just love! Prior to this project we made imaginary creatures that highlighted the idea of texture. Sorry I meant to post them around Halloween - they were awesome and still are. It seems I am very backed up with featuring amazing art and artists on here. Bare with me. This time of year gets crazy busy. It is the best time of year even so, and just because I haven't posted much, it doesn't mean we haven't be making wonderful things. Back to the topic of texture. Kindergartners were so smart. They noticed that Monet showed texture in his painting while O'Keeffe has a simple and smooth style of painting. After all, people can make the same exact thing and it can be completely different. In this case, both artists make Landscapes in very different ways. Take a look at my slide show. Kindergartner's enjoyed it and had great conversations about it too!

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