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Well the Doodlebugs came they glittered and I guess I'll have to admit they conquered! They finished off their Jaipur Elephants in fine style, using all the embellishments I laid out before them... every. last. scrap. LOL. Take a look and see how they painted their patterns and glittered and bedazzled their masterpieces! Great job Doodlebugs :) Happy Indian Arrival Day everyone! If you want to see the first part of this lesson you can check it out here.
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The Picassos finished off their Jaipur Elephants with great flair! I reminded them about how elaborate the designs were and how colourful they looked, we looked at some more pictures and then I put out some materials. They had access to paints, gems, glitter and pieces of scrap paper and even a type of burlap cloth. They went about decorating all in their own unique style and used the materials in their own creative way! To see the first part of the lesson see here.
This year for Indian Arrival Day we are casting our eyes across the shores to look at one of the traditions of the country that we have to thank for this very special holiday! In India elephants are highly respected and revered because of the Hindu God Ganesh. Every year there is a parade called the Elephant Festival and these animals are pampered and primped in all sorts of gorgeous finery before they are led through the streets for people to admire. The Picassos took a look at some pictures and even a little video clip of this festival and they really focused on the patterns, colours and even materials used to dress up the elephants. Then they got down to drawing the elephant from the angle they chose. Next week they will finish them off with all their finery to look just like they stomped out of Jaipur! To celebrate Indian Arrival Day I thought we could turn our attention to one of the beautiful and colourful traditions of India... the Elephant Festival. The Doodlebugs looked at pictures of these majestically adorned creatures while I explained that in India the elephant is greatly respected and revered because Hinduism is the main religion in India and Hindus believe that the elephant-headed God Ganesh is the most important God of all! Some of them had never seen this before and they were amazed by all the colours and of course they were full of questions. My favourite was "Aunty, how do they get the elephants to sit still long enough to paint them?" Huh? Honestly I must confess this is one of the reasons I love talking to children lol! Their perspective is so fresh and simple that it renews your sense of wonder! Anyway, after checking out the pictures of these beautifully adorned creatures they got down to making our very own interpretation of them! Today we focused on making the elephant and the first layer of the border and in the next class they will decorate them Jaipur style! So today we finished off our collages and wrote a greeting inside our cards and we also worked on a little surprise that I had up my sleeve! The Doodlebugs painted some little clay pots to add to their Mother's Day gift! All I did was put the pots in front of them with the paints and told them to make them pretty for mummy so you each have a unique pot complete with seeds made by the hands of your little darlings. Happy Mother's Day! For the first part of this lesson see here. Last year the Picassos made a great tribute to their own mothers in our little art project which you can find here. This year to celebrate Mother's Day I thought they should look at other artists who have made mothers the subject of their art and so we focused on Klimt. They painted a piece inspired by Gustav Klimt's Mother and Child pictured below, so of course they took a look at a brief little bio of the artist that created so many fascinating works of art!  I drew their attention to the angle of the mother's neck which really serves to exaggerate her affection for the baby in her arms. They also used Klimt's signature flowers and excessive decoration in their work so that you can easily pinpoint the reference by looking at the subject matter, the composition and the style. I really wanted them to focus on his use of patterns so I gave them lots of examples of shapes and patterns found in his art work. I think they did a stellar job! Happy Mother's Day! For Mother's Day this year the Doodlebugs are working hard on making a gorgeous little flower pot collage. We're making all the elements from scratch so this one will take more than one session but I know that you know it will be worth the wait! Today they are mottling the background for our art piece and prepping the parts of the flower... so of course we're also learning as we go. So they're naming the parts, petals, stem, leaf, seeds! We're not showing roots in this art piece but they know they're there :) Take a look at our progress... but Mummies please you're only getting a sneak peek because I don't want to spoil the 'surprise' ;) Follow me on Instagram #artypantsstudiott if you enjoy the overload of cuteness or if you want to keep up to date on what's happening at the studio!
"Creativity takes courage" Henri Matisse This week the Picassos were introduced to artist Henri Matisse! Matisse was a French painter who produced works of art from the early 1900s right up until his death in the mid 50s. This means he was popular during the time of Picasso (their namesake) and they actually had a friendship and rivalry that kept them both on their toes! Matisse is known as a master of colour and his style of painting was actually responsible for creating a whole new movement called Fauvism. When his work was first shown French critics shunned it and likened him to le fauve or wild beast... and well the name not only stuck but Matisse managed to turn that critique that was meant as an insult into something positive that influenced a whole new generation of artists! Now isn't that a great attitude to model! The painting the Picassos recreated today was his Purple Robe and Anemones which you can see below :)  The beauty of this painting is not just his use of vibrant colours but also how he manages to make everything appear flat while at the same time maintaining a separation of each surface and dimension. I got the children to draw using oil pastels instead of pencils today because I really want them to develop making purposeful lines. There is merit in erasing and fixing but when you remove the ability to do that what takes its place is mindfulness about where to go next because you know that it can't be easily changed. Tough love I guess lol... Check out the Picassos' version of this masterpiece! I think they did great especially considering we used the no pencils approach I described above. Follow me on Instagram #artypantsstudiott if you enjoy the overload of cuteness or if you want to keep up to date on what's happening at the studio!
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