After completing their large charcoal drawings, students starting prepping their canvases for their last painting project. They were allowed to use my letters and numbers stencils to create an abstract composition. The letters and numbers they chose were supposed to have some personal meaning like initials, birthdate etc.
We are using techniques like famous artists Jasper Johns(top 2 images) and Jim Dine (bottom 2 images).
We are using techniques like famous artists Jasper Johns(top 2 images) and Jim Dine (bottom 2 images).
I tried to push the students to think outside the box a bit when choosing where to put their stenciled letters and numbers. I let them know that creating full words or writing out their name was unnecessary and would even take away a bit of the abstraction from the piece. Even those students who still chose to write full words etc. were able to overlap and change the angles of the letters enough to keep an abstract element to their composition.
Today we started painting the first layer, the background. We talked about choosing about 3 colors that worked well together and would still create other interesting colors when mixed.
Today we started painting the first layer, the background. We talked about choosing about 3 colors that worked well together and would still create other interesting colors when mixed.