Second graders recently studied the work of Marc Chagall. His paintings often included farm animals like cows, goats, and roosters, as well as memories of life in his village. We began by mixing tints and shades of blue for the background, drew many houses, and added silly goats playing violins with painted paper. Students really enjoyed the dream-like paintings of Chagall!
I love this take on Chagall!
ReplyDeleteYour second graders did a great job interpreting
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Chagall is not an easy artist to teach, due to the rich symbolism found in his work.
Thanks for sharing
These are adorable! My students love Chagall and I've always wanted to do a project on him. Thanks for this idea!
ReplyDeleteThanks for all of the nice compliments! I think the project could be even more successful with older kids (4-5th graders!).
ReplyDeleteI just chased down this post from Mary's blog, and I think the work is terrific! Like I said to Mary, I am planning to teach Chagall next year and am always challenged how to teach him. Both of you have now given me terrific ideas! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteHi! Love these! Question....did you do the background first? and then add painted figures on top? Great way to get it to pop! I'm trying to decide if i should start with white or blue paper?
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