In 2nd Grade art, we explored Cubist portraiture, noticing the bright contrasting colors and playful geometric shapes. Then, we drew and outlined our own portraits, BIG! Finally, we learned about warm and cool color families and used both warm and cool colors to make our portraits POP! Wonderful work!
In first grade art, we read the story “Henri’s Scissors” and learned about how Henri Matisse, especially in his older age, had assistants paint paper for him that he could then cut into shapes and “paint” with in a new way. Using the primary colors, we painted a sheet of paper and discovered new secondary colors. After the paint dried, we explored organic and geometric shapes and cut our painted paper to build interesting new pictures!
