If you haven’t hear of Rex Ray, do a quick Google search. You will see a ton of beautiful paintings and collages. For the past two weeks, we have been working on a project based on his amazing work. The first week, we focused on creating painted papers to use in our collages. The big […]
I forgot to post these last week. My apologies! Last week, we learned about Paul Klee and his painting, Senecio (1922). We first painted our backgrounds with tempera paint, using a mat board scrap to apply the paint. While those were drying, we drew “Senecio” on yellow-gold paper using oil pastel and added color with […]
This week, students learned about Wassily Kandinsky, Russian artist known for his vibrant abstract paintings. We read the book The Noisy Paint Box by Barb Rosenstock. This book tells about Kandisnsky’s childhood and explains synesthesia. Kandisnky was thought to have synesthesia. He heard sounds when he saw colors and saw colors when he heard sounds. […]
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