Student Impressionism Show

3rd, 4th and 5th Impressionism- Japanese Bridges

After Abstract Impressionism we moved onto Impressionism and Monet. For this lesson we talked about color mixing. Students learned that Monet could have made each painting using only red, blue, and yellow. So we decided to take the challenge with our own paintings and mix each color ourselves. For our backgrounds we used tissue paper to create our water. Our lilies were made using blue and yellow chalk pastels blended to make green. We talked about how our water would reflect the trees above, sky, and flowers in the water. Because of this we included several colors in our water. By the end of the lesson we all knew how mix any color we could think of!

1st and 2nd Grade Impressionism- Water Lilies

After Abstract Impressionism we moved onto Impressionism and Monet. For this lesson we talked about the primary and secondary colors. Students learned that Monet could have made each painting using only red, blue, and yellow. So we decided to take the challenge with our own paintings and mix each color ourselves. For our backgrounds we used tissue paper to create our water. Our lilies were made using blue and yellow chalk pastels blended to make green. The lilies were mini coffee filters with which we colored with markers. By the end of the lesson we all knew how to mix secondary colors!

1st- 5th Grade Abstract Expressionism- Drawing to Music

Last year we studied art from around the world and this year we are learning about artistic styles. For our first project we learned about Jackson Pollock and Abstract Expressionism. We practiced drawing to slow music and fast music, then compared the differences between our color and line choices. We noticed that our slow drawings had less lines and they were curvier, also our colors were softer and duller. Our fast drawings had many more bright colors, sharper edges, and a larger amount of lines all together. Next, we added our paint layer and kept the things we learned in mind. Lastly, we looked again at Pollocks work and wondered what kind of music he might have been listening to while painting.

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