![]() ![]() In the next class, they painted their drawings using liquid watercolors creating a crayon wax-resist. If they didn’t answer them all, that was okay- I suggested to answer their favorites first, then at least answer 6. They then filled out a short questionaire with 10 or so questions asking about their favorite things and things about themselves. They started in pencil on 12×18″ tagboard and then went over all the lines with crayons being sure to press super hard as they traced over their lines (later on we would do a crayon wax-resist). ![]() Then I demonstrated on how they could draw an abstract drawing using different lines and shapes using rulers, various circle tracers as well as by hand. They noticed that the drawings were basically lines and shapes! We discussed how abstract art focuses mainly on lines, shapes, and colors and didn’t show a “picture” of anything (a person, a dog, a tree etc.) I then showed them a slideshow of artwork by various abstract painters (Wassily Kandinsky, Paul Klee, Joan Miro, Jackson Pollock and William de Cooning) and talked a little bit about their background. ![]() I asked students what they thought abstract artwork might be while looking at my examples. On the first day of the lesson, I showed students my example paintings as well as just the abstract drawings before the paint was applied. It is DEFINITELY one of my favorite lessons for 2nd grade!! This fun self-portrait lesson combines art exploration in abstract art and color theory. These photos/lessons are not posted in any particular order regarding the flow of my curriculum. Please Note: All images seen below are of my students artwork only. The “What Should I Draw?” Jar list of ideas!. ![]()
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