I was so excited about our art projects this summer and I have to admit after the bird camp (which I still need to post about) we kind of fizzled out. Or maybe I did. Or maybe we just were so busy with other things there just didn't seem time. So overall, we didn't get as many projects completed this summer as I hoped. But the girls have consistently used the art room on their own and created some of their own projects. I sort of went with it and just let them be creative too. I didn't want to always direct them in a certain way.
With all that being said, one of our organized projects was inspired by 80's pop artist
Keith Haring. We looked at several pieces of his artwork:
After showing the girls some of Haring's art, I asked them what common elements they saw in his work. They said things like bright colors, people, designs. Here is what we wrote on our chalkboard as we talked about his work:
I also showed them how to draw the figures in his style. We started with the head, then neck, arms, torso, legs. There are MANY Haring art projects for kids out there in the blogosphere. I showed the girls a few different projects. And they were most inspired by
this image on Artsonia.
My 8 year old LOVED this project! My six year old I think was a bit overwhelmed at the thought of all the lines she might have to draw so she just filled hers in with shapes. :-)
First, they drew three figures with pencil, then started outlining with marker.
My 8 year old decided to use warm colors for the people and cool colors for their motion lines.
My six year old just colored however she wanted. ;-)
And here are their finished Keith Haring projects:
I LOVE how they turned out!
They turned out great! I love Keith Haring's work, it always makes me feel like dancing :)
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