February 2016 art blog
Transitional Kindergarten Modern Art, Abstract Art Inspired by Mondrian Piet Mondrian (1872-1944) wanted to create pictures to express thoughts and feelings entirely created with straight lines and simple,flat colors. He created designs that felt just right, with the perfect harmony between the lines and colors. Students observed Mondrina's works. Using a ruler and a black marker students practiced drawing vertical and horizontal straight lines. Students crossed some of their vertical and horizontal lines to divide the picture plain into rectangles and squares. Students used primary colors plus a few "sneakky" colors (colors that are not primary), to color in areas of choice. Kindergarten Paper Making To complement the Kindergarten science unit “Wood and Paper”, students got to make their own handmade paper from paper scraps. Students got to experience, that from recycled paper new, beautiful, hand made pap...