Today I got my 7-10 class to create drawings and paintings while listening to Vivaldi's "Five Seasons." At the start of the lesson I got the kids to listen to "Fur Elise" with their eyes closed and think about the different colours, shapes, objects and/or images that come to mind. We then brainstormed as a class our different ideas. My favourite suggestion came from an eight year old girl who said she imagined a mouse running up and down a piano with a cat chasing it. It was really interesting to see some of the ideas they came up with!
Four Seasons: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRxofEmo3HA
Last week we looked at Picasso and abstract portraits. I instructed the children to first create a portrait of themselves by looking at mirrors. We went through each step of portrait drawing together as a class. I walked around the room and listed the steps needed for each facial part as the children drew. The steps included considerations about proportion and how the actual shape of our facial features often differed to what our brains try and tell us about these shapes. We then talked about the difference between representational art and abstract art as well as primary colours. The students were instructed to use two sets of primary colours.
Picasso's Portraits
Kid's Portraits
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