Today I thought I would teach the kids about one of my favourite artists, Basquiat. When searching on pinterest for Basquiat inspired lessons, I found this amazing image by artist Matt Sesow.
I decided to stick with Basquiat for the history lesson component anyway because there is an obvious influence in Sesow's work and he is after all one of my faves. The kids just could not understand why I liked him! I guess kids are told not to scribble from a young age so they would see this as the wrongest, silliest art ever.
We started the project by drawing expressive birds on A3 paper with pencil. They then chose three colours to paint their birds and backgrounds. Once the paint dried we got some white and black oil pastels and haphazardly drew around the shapes of the birds. We then added areas of colour with soft pastels and named our birds. I wrote the names next to birds in the most Basquiat-esque fashion I could conjure.
I love this drawing below by the youngest in the class who has just turned six. He is the happiest, funniest little boy and I love teaching him and seeing the work he produces!
Love this birdy paint. Thanks Ashley.
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