Some more fabulous art

Last week we studied Piet Mondrian.  We noticed how his painting style evolved from impressionism to a very pure form of cubism.  He used only the primary colors: blue, red, and yellow.  We practiced using our rulers and painting very carefully.  We made a variety of rectangles and squares only!

Abstract with brilliants and Sharpie on white construction paper.

We also spent a session learning about mosaic.  To practice, we made a template from our initials.  Using two colors, we cut a variety of geometric shapes and laid them carefully within our template.  This was a fabulous lesson in visual planning and learning that balance between cutting too small, or too large.  The results, as is typical with this amazing class, were stunning!