Sunday, November 22, 2009

The Rose Period

Picasso entered the Rose period when he met someone he loved. His experiences introduced him back into all the different light/warm colors. He began painting people in the circus and other things that made him happy. Your child drew using oil pastels something that makes them happy or made them happy using appropriate colors to help share their mood.


Saturday, November 21, 2009

The Blue Period

As we continue to learn about Pablo Picasso. We learned that he had two periods, the Blue Period and the Rose Period. He started painting in blue to help convey his sadness over his friend passing away. Your child made a picture using dark/cool colors to help them draw a time when they were sad. They used oil pastels!


Sunday, November 8, 2009

Picasso inspired Self-Portraits

This week in art your child learned about self-portraits. After making a realistic torn paper self-portrait collage your child made a torn paper abstract self-portrait collage. We are learning about Pablo Picasso and how he explored with different mediums and explored with many different styles of art.