4th Grade patterned Leaves

 4th Grade Patterned Leaves

4th graders learned how important it was to consider both positive and negative spaces in art. We viewed the art of Georgia O'Keeffe, especially studying her leave paintings. Students made a large leaf of their choice on a 6" x 4 1/2" piece of scrap paper for their pattern. They cut the pattern out and then traced it four times on their divided 12" x 9" piece of multi-media paper. 

The next step was to add patterns on the positive and negative spaces with oil pastels. Lastly, they painted over them with liquid watercolors. They are perfect for a Fall lesson! Thanks to Art With Trista's blog for the idea! 

1st grade Robert Indiana Love paintings

Robert Indiana Love Paintings

Here is another idea I found on Pinterest. It wasn't linked to any blog so if you know where the original idea came from send me a message so I can give them credit. 

I started the lesson reviewing warm and cool colors as well as positive and negative spaces in art. 

I provided 12" x 9" multi-media paper with the words "LOVE" already printed on them. 

Students were instructed to draw various lines with black and white oil pastels on the letters. 

Students  painted the positive space (letters) using only the warm colors. We used crayola watercolor paints.

The last step was to paint the negative space with cool colors. 

Aren't they lovely?!