For our first painting activity this
school year, I provided the children with paints and some painting tools made
out of foam.
But the reason of my excitement shifted from seeing their artworks to the story and process behind each child’s painting as I observed them create their masterpieces.
Mateo only wanted to use green because that is his favorite color and it looks like the grass.
Dayna was focused on making a purple and green pattern.
Iris
started painting with yellow then added blue in the middle. She noticed that
when the blue and yellow paint mixed, it made a different color- green. Iris
then added blue on the other parts where the yellow paint was. She mixed and
mixed until different shades of green were present.
This activity reminded me on how I should focus more on the process of how these artworks are created rather than the final artwork themselves. It is through this process that the children get to express themselves creatively.
I was eager and excited to see the
different artworks the children will be creating.
But the reason of my excitement shifted from seeing their artworks to the story and process behind each child’s painting as I observed them create their masterpieces.
Aiden started painting with red, blue and
yellow. He then mixed all the colors on his paper and noticed that the colors
were changing to dark green, dark purple and brown. The color brown caught his
eye and he started to mix all the colors in one bowl to make brown. When he was
finally satisfied with the shade of brown that he created, he painted it on top
of his painting as a final touch.
Mateo only wanted to use green because that is his favorite color and it looks like the grass.
Dayna was focused on making a purple and green pattern.
While stamping the foam brush on his paper,
Jerome was saying “boom! boom! boom!”. He enjoyed how the paint splattered on
his paper like an explosion.
Jason was intrigued by the lines that the
foam brush was making. He was turning and twisting the brush in different
directions to see what kind of mark it would make.
This activity reminded me on how I should focus more on the process of how these artworks are created rather than the final artwork themselves. It is through this process that the children get to express themselves creatively.
I am looking forward to see how the
children’s creativity will develop throughout the year!
Until next time,
Patricia
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