Inspiring Works?

Hmmmm, which artwork has inspired more art lessons than any other?  

For me, it's Kandinsky's "Farbstudie Quadrate" Concentric Circles.  Closely followed by Van Gogh's Starry Night.  Van Gogh's Sunflowers probably comes in third.  

Which famous artwork do you never get tired of using as a source of inspiration for an art lesson?

The pics here were done by my high school students.  

They used acrylics on heavy paper.  Size 6"x8".

I could look at these all day!!!  Thanks NCCS HS students!

Kandinsky Kinders

Going into Kindergarten classrooms is such a treat.  The walls are ALWAYS covered with color and excitement.  I have to admit that there are times when I ignore the kids a bit while working because I want to relish and admire all that surrounds me in these rooms.....(shhhh, don't tell on me.)

Have you also found that Kandinsky never fails as art inspiration for students of any age?

Here we did the classic cutting and gluing circles.

Steps:

Provide a rectangle and 2 squares for the background.

Model putting smaller circles on top of bigger ones.

Give students colored paper and different size lids to trace and cut circles.

Thanks bunches to San Gabriel Elementary kinders!

Kandinsky time...

I did this Kandinsky lesson yesterday with 5th graders. It's an easy lesson to execute, and appropriate for students of all ages. You can find the lesson info. here.

Big thanks to 5th grade artists at Winifred Pifer Elementary!!!!

Kandinsky Art Lesson

Image via Wikipedia

Wassily Kandinsky 1866-1944

Materials: lids, cd's, etc. for circles & tag board geometric shapes for tracing.

I usually have kids use black crayons for tracing, which provides a black resist line when using watercolor paints. (Black crayons are easier on the budget too in a 25+ classroom.) But this time, with fewer kids, we used sharpie markers. Some painted with watercolors, while others used tempera.



Trace lines and shapes.

Then paint.

Special thanks to Mrs. Smith's summer art students: Joshua, Riley, Haddie, Drew, Julia, Jennifer, Bijou, Sienna, Devin, Paige, Michelle, Lizzy