Eric Carle was the perfect artist/author/illustrator to explore while the Foundation students were learning about Minibeasts and the Grade 1/2s were learning about zoo/rainforest animals.
Our Grade 1/2 students also learned about the artist Franz Marc, who inspired Eric Carle's fabulous book called 'The Artist Who Painted a Blue Horse'. Franz Marc painted animals in bright and unusual colours and his modern, expressionistic art was banned in his country. Eric Carle hopes this book shows his young readers that in art, there is no wrong colour.
So we made lots of bright painted papers (just like Eric Carle) and created our very own unusually colourful animals (just like Franz Marc). Aren't they amazing!!!
Foundation students spent time looking at the wonderful artwork of Eric Carle in his classic book 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar'. They then experimented with balloon printing to make the circle shapes of their caterpillar's body. Their background was decorated with coloured crayons and a mixture of collaged images from the book.
They also enjoyed reading The Very Busy Spider as well as the Bad Tempered Ladybird. Students made painted papers to create their own spiders, with a white oil pastel web background. To create their ladybirds, students painted and cut a paper plate, added a split pin and some eyes and pipecleaner antennae. They look fantastic! Well done everyone. I hope Eric Carle and Franz Marc have inspired you with your art making.
