Elementary I  (1st, 2nd and 3rd Grade)

I presented a new project this week to the Elementary I students. The project is a continuation of the color theory process that we have been working on and ties into the line exploration work we studied at the beginning of the year. Each student had a series of prompts to complete on their work. They had to begin with 5 lines, each line being different, 3 circles, one being concentric, one geometric shape, one organic shape and one complex shape if needed in the composition. After the drawing process was complete, they began painting the individual areas created using only the primary colors. The following class, secondary and tertiary colors were mixed and added to the composition. The project involves a higher level of material control, attention to the relationship of colors and the ability to slow down the creative process and follow a set of instructions and specific guidelines.