We studied Picasso’s Blue Period in February and painted the whole school blue…basically! Luckily, our custodian is super awesome and said “I’m just glad the kids are enjoying it!” You know how it is, specks of blue end up in the darnedest places!
We looked at Picasso’s work across the years and what led him to the “blues.” We revisited our warm/cool color discussion and went to town with our drawings. They were instructed to draw something simple that they could use as a rough outline for their tints and shades of blue. Many of them had never mixed paints but did well exploring the various shades they could create. I was proud of their end results, because they were so unique and looked gorgeous hanging in the hallway. I’m hoping the kids will be inspired and proud to take their work home to their families!
Stephanie Hardin 