Iris' dad, Geoff Maturen, brought in some of his paintings to show the 1/2 grade students when he heard that we are exploring color. He has studied the work of Paul Klee and shared his observations with the students. He pointed out that the paintings made up of squares of color allow the eye to follow paths and patterns, and that sometimes Klee actually reversed the color arrangements top and bottom. The students were curious and inspired with Geoff's paintings and had many questions and comments. They noticed that a yellow next to black looks lighter than when the same color is next to white. Geoff pointed out that he placed it there because he wanted the yellow to stand out.
Thank you, Geoff, for sharing your beautiful work and inspiring the students!
Afterwards the children began to work on their Klee inspired paintings employing squares of color. I suggested they pick two colors, paint squares with them, then mix them together and paint another. They will continue to mix and arrange color squares to create a painting with opaque tempera paint.
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