Action Painting!

The painting materials have arrived and we completed our “practice” canvas together today!  Each child had a turn to try splattering paint onto the canvas in order to develop a feel for the technique before painting their individual works!  The kids were beyond excited!

They gathered around the canvas as we prepared the paint cups and brushes:

Some of the kids in action:

A red admiral butterfly landed on one of the children while he was painting and then fluttered down to the canvas!

 

Here is our completed Jackson Pollock canvas.  It measures 4’x3’ and will hang in our classroom.  Each child will now get to paint their own cnavas to take home!!

Last Pollock project before the BIG paint

Today we completed our last project in the Jackson Pollock series before our final canvas painting.  We used puff paint and foam core posters for this work.  Each child chose the colors they wanted to use, and made abstract designs.  Some children with less hand strength/coordination could not squeeze and wiggle the bottle at the same time, which was interesting.  Some children loved watching the paint ooze from the bottle so much, that they become transfixed and ended up with large piles of paint on their posters.  This project will give the children a feel for the abstract squiggles that we will use on the larger canvas later.

 

 

 

A selection of posters that showcase very different styles:

More abstract art!

Today we completed our second to last project in our abstract expressionism unit!  We created paintings using enamel paint floating on water.  This technique creates an amazing marbleized pattern that had the kids gasping in delight!  Each child created a unique print and we were all thrilled to see the finished prints!

 

  

YS selected his paints and used an old pencil to stir them together in different ways.  The finished print is amazing!

 

  

AL was very thoughtful as she carefully stirred the paint.  We were all silent as we watched the paint flow around the pan!

 

WOW!