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A colorful abstract design featuring a central yellow star, various dots, floral patterns, and smudges.

I am teaching an after school art class for two sessions. We are painting abstract paintings on canvas with acrylic paints! We are also experimenting with spray inks and stencils! Next session, we are going to finish our abstract paintings and then add designs to our sprayed pictures to tie them together.

Miro Squiggle Drawings– 1st Grade

By Marcia Beckett | December 27, 2011 - 6:42 pm |July 5, 2024 abstract, drawing, first days of school

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A child’s colorful drawing of smiling, abstract figures and a yellow duck.

Juan Miro is one of my favorite artists. I used artwork by Miro to help the kids learn the difference between abstract and realistic art. The kids analyzed his artwork and we categorized prints. Then, they drew a squiggly line with their eyes closed. Then they turned their paper around to view it from many angles. The kids tried to find different things in their picture.. faces, hands, animals, etc. They could add details to their drawing. Some added … Read more… →

Pointillist Trees- third/fourth grade

By Marcia Beckett | November 18, 2011 - 11:08 pm |July 5, 2024 abstract, fourth grade, painting, third grade

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A Pointillism painting of a river, tree, green landscape, and a small boat under a clouded blue sky.

We learned about the artist Georges Seurat by reading Scholastic Art magazine. Students identified and described Pointillist paintings. They created a Pointillist painting of trees showing dimension and form by color mixing. Step 1: Introduce the work of Georges Seurat.Step 2: Choose a smaller sized piece of paper. We used 9 x 12″. Lightly sketch a landscape with pencil. Step 3: Using a paintbrush, Q-tip or pencil eraser, dip the end into paint and dab dots of color on your picture. … Read more… →