First and Second Grade Mondrians

This colorful painting was painted by Wendy M.  in Ms. Estin's second grade class.  The first and second grade classes had fun with their first painting project of the year.  After learning about lines and shapes during the first weeks of school, they tried out the tempera paint on this colorful project.  They looked at artwork by the famous artist Piet Mondrian, and they found lines and shapes in his work.  Using the primary colors, they began to use horizontal and vertical lines to create squares and rectangles.  After painting some shapes, they covered their lines with black construction paper strips to make them stand out.  I can't wait to see what they can do when we begin mixing colors!