Art History, Color, Color Mixing, Elements of Art, high school, Homeschool, Impressionist Art, middle school, Primary Colors, Uncategorized

Pointillism Paintings

Pointillism is an art style from the Impressionist art movement from the late 1800's. Created by George Seurat, the painting is created with only dots where the artist aims for the viewers eyes to mix the colors rather than mixing themselves. The most famous piece in this style is George Seurat's A Sunday Afternoon on… Continue reading Pointillism Paintings

Art History, Color, Construction Paper, Elementary School, Homeschool, Kindergarten, Markers, Primary Colors, Printmaking, Uncategorized

Primary Colors and Piet Mondrian

This project is one of the first lessons I do with my kindergarten classes. Color is an important element of art and one of the easiest for the students to feel successful with. Introduction Primary Colors A great way to intro this lesson is to first ask if anyone knows what the primary colors are.… Continue reading Primary Colors and Piet Mondrian

Color, Color Mixing, Elementary School, Finished Early, Games, Primary Colors, Uncategorized

Game: Color “Corners”

One of my favorite games in elementary school was 4 corners. This is where each corner in the classroom was designated a number and whoever was it would close their eyes and shout out one numbered corner. Whatever number was called, anyone in that corner would be out. This continued until one person was left… Continue reading Game: Color “Corners”