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Students learned about the painters Wassily Kandinsky, and Paul Klee, and viewed examples of their abstract paintings.
Students reviewed how abstract artwork focuses mainly on lines, shapes, and colors with very little, if any, recognizable shapes (e.g, a bird, a moon, a house, a person etc.).
On day 1 of the lesson, students used rulers, various shaped tracers as well as freeform drawing to create their own abstract drawing on grey paper, overlapping some of their lines and shapes. Once drawn to their liking, students traced over all their lines with a thick black sharpie to create definition.
On days 2 and 3, students learned what a tint was and how to create tints with paint. Students chose 2 colors plus white for their paper plate paint palette.
Students painted in some shapes with their 2 tints, some shapes using the 2 colors without tinting, and some shapes white to create visual interest. Students had the choice of leaving some shapes without paint, revealing just the grey paper or to paint in all of their shapes.
On day 4 of the lesson, students carefully went over all their black lines once again, using a black crayon, to define and clean up the edges. They then filled out a reflection worksheet listing 2 things they like about their artwork, and 1 thing they would change or do differently. It also had information about what they learned throughout the lesson: Wassily Kandinsky, abstract art, and how to create tints. They then taped the reflection sheet to the back of their work.
The thing I love so much about this lesson is that it allows so much creative freedom. I love how each one is so unique! A big thank you to Thomas Elementary Art (http://thomaselementaryart.blogspot.com/) for such a fun lesson idea!!
Learning Goals:
– Students can describe what a tint is and create tints within their artwork
– Can describe what abstract artwork is and create their own abstract drawing
– Learn about the artists Wassily Kandinsky and Paul Klee and their artwork
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