From a photo of a simple
landscape, I tried to inspire my paintings in the style of Kandinsky. He
painted many landscapes, where it is recognizable the style that characterizes
his abstract painting. We can see the lines which surround the stylized shapes
of the landscape, and the colors that are not realistic. You could do this lesson with students year 8 and 9, but also with younger pupils! The most difficult step for children is to stylize the landscape.
I started by choosing the details of some landscapes,
very simple, without many details.
Then I copied the landscapes with lines and
stylized shapes, drawn with oil pastels black and blue.
Subsequently I colored shapes
with acrylic colors, with a large paintbrush, without copying any colors in the
photos, but observing the light and dark areas. I filled the areas with acrylic colors, without cover the oil pastels lines.
I also mixed colors in the style of Kandinsky.
Here some landscapes of Kandinsky:
Wow! They're amazing Miriam : )
ReplyDeleteYour students are so lucky to have a practicing artist as their teacher.
Hi Joe! I think the most difficult step for children is to stylize the shapes of the landscape, the process of abstraction is not so simple and automatic! But I think also that they can do everything! I always follow your blog and I propose your blog as my favorite in the competition “blog of the year”!!!
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Miriam - thank you again for sharing. Your posts and projects are always beautiful and inspiring.
ReplyDeleteThank you Jen! Try to do it with your students!
DeleteMiriam - Thank you again for sharing. Your posts are always beautiful and inspiring.
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ReplyDeleteThese are wonderful! What kind of paper did you use?
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