Irises were among Monet's favorite flowers. They lined the pathways leading up to the house and Japanese bridge on the artist's property at Giverny.
Monet applied thick purples, blues and green paint using bold strokes. The effect was possibly induced by his poor vision.
If you need a one day project, this is a masterpiece!
1st grade students created these charming paintings with oil pastels and tempera paints. After viewing images of his home and garden, students selected a piece of construction paper, then dragged and rubbed 2-3 oil pastels across their paper.
Next, students "tapped" their brushes into various shades of green paint and painted the iris stems. We chose to paint 5-7 stems.
Lastly, students painted the flower blooms with shades of purples and used just a bit of yellow to represent the center part of the flower.
Materials:
Tempera Paint
Oil pastels
brushes
Keep on creating!
Laura :)
I might have to try this out with my Kindergarten classes! What grade did you do this with? They look so nice!
ReplyDeleteThanks Abby! I did this projects with 1st grade. :)
DeleteI really like the textured background against the painted Irises! I am always inspired by your themed art lessons.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous - you do such a good job teaching them painting techniques - they all feel very fresh
ReplyDeleteThese are adorable and beautiful color images.
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