Arty-ness

Since we started home educating 18 months ago, we have been getting ideas for visual art activites from Artistic Pursuits, the K-3 books.  The books cover different mediums and techniques, and each activity is inspired by an artist or style, so we have covered some art history also.


 

These artworks are inspired by Kandinsky and use oil pastels and watercolours.  

Even though the children used the same colour palette, each art work turned out a little different from the others.  Amy used strong colours in hers, above.  Pretty good for a not-quite-five-year-old, don't you think?

Lili used the colours she likes best in hers, right.

Nathan concentrated on trying to use complementary colours in his, left.

Previously, the children created some sculptures from foil.  Amy and Lili aimed for giraffe-like animals.

 Nathan went for something a little quirkier.

 The 'herd' together...