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Inspired by Henri Matisse- Kindergarten

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Abstract art with various geometric shapes and colors like pink, purple, green, and yellow on a pink background. The vibrant palette brings to mind the playful creativity often found in kindergarten classrooms.

Henri Matisse is a popular artist to teach about in the elementary art classroom.  I’ve seen a lot of Matisse-inspired artwork from other art teachers.  His artwork is bright and colorful and lends itself well to teaching about shapes.  We read the book Oooh! Matisse and watched the video Dropping in on Matisse

The students learned about organic shapes and geometric shapes.

They also used their fine motor skills to use shape punchers.
 

Colorful abstract art collage featuring geometric and organic shapes on a pink background, evoking a playful, kindergarten-like creativity akin to Henri Matisse.

Abstract collage with colorful shapes and cut-outs on a green background. Inspired by Henri Matisse, it includes the word "MOM" on a pink shape.

Inspired by Henri Matisse, this abstract art piece features colorful geometric shapes scattered on a red background, including rectangles, triangles, and stars.

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About Marcia Beckett

Marcia is an elementary art teacher and loves painting, drawing, sculpture, art journaling and clay. Her blog, Art is Basic, features many exciting art projects for kids.

2 Responses to Inspired by Henri Matisse- Kindergarten

  1. Bea says:
    January 31, 2012 at 12:06 am

    So glad I found you!!! I teach 5 kindergarten classes and four preK classes (as well as 1st-5th grades) and my weakest area is the preK and Kinders. I have them for 30 minutes, each class comes to me once a week. I'm hoping I can find some ideas and perhaps a colleague to share with. I blog here at blogspot as well. Come by and visit anytime. Your blog is inspiring!

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  2. Marcia says:
    February 1, 2012 at 1:54 am

    Thank you! I hope you get lots of ideas. Also check out pinterest.com if you haven't already!

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