Tuesday, February 7, 2017

January 2017 - Cat & Bird by Paul Klee

Kindergarten and 1st Grade

Project Title: Cat and Bird by Paul Klee


Paul Klee's painting that inspired the project:

Cat and Bird (1928)

















Description:
  • Paul Klee was a Swiss artist who enjoyed nature.  He incorporated light and color in his work.  Dreams and his imagination inspired many of his ideas.  K-1 artists were introduced to Klee's Cat and Bird (1928) painting.  What resulted are these fun watercolor cats on diffusion paper.

Vocabulary: 
  • Paul Klee
  • diffusion paper
  • imagination

Resources:
  • Cat and Bird by Paul Klee
Materials:
  • diffusion paper
  • black Sharpies
  • watercolor markers
  • spray bottles

Examples of Student Artwork: