Abstract Paintings inspired by Joan Miro

Third and fourth grade artists learned about Spanish artist Joan Miro.  We looked at examples of his work and identified the types of shapes, lines, colors and textures he used most frequently in his paintings.




Here are paintings made by third and fourth graders.  They worked in layers over several art classes. These paintings are on large paper. 

I should note that students photographed their own artwork using iPads and edited the photos for the best results.  This ties into our "Presenting" National Core Art Standard.

Paul Klee Castles

Click here to watch my Google Presentation about Swiss artist Paul Klee.

First and second graders are looking at Paul Klee's painting Castle and Sun and creating their own using geometric shapes cut from colored paper.

What is the difference between geometric shapes and organic shapes?