Roses Roses Roses!!!
The past two weeks we have been learning about the life of the artist, Frida Kahlo. In honor of Frida we made a composition using oil pastels and a color gradient background with tempera paint. First we looked at different colors of roses and practiced drawing them with this step by step Then they chose 2 colors of oil pastels. They colored a thick dark line on the top and the bottom of every petal, then used their finger to "smoosh" the color down and up making a nice soft blend from dark to light. Kids learned about the art elements color and value. We looked at the color wheel and tried to use analogus colors for our roses These were my girl's rose clad Frida and Day of the Dead pumpkins for our school contest. kinder artist!! 1st grade artist!! When we finished the roses, we painted the background using one color and a gradient from light to dark. First everyone started with a plate with white paint and a tiny squirt of black. The table group mixes the colors to mak...