Kinder Fruit and Parrot

Kinder: Kahlo Parrot and Fruit

Kinder students studied Frida Kahlo's work as well as work of Jan Van Os. We focused on fruit still life paintings. We looked for fruit we easily recognized (apples, watermelon, oranges) and some tropical fruit that was not so easily recognizable (mango, papaya). We also realized that Kahlo placed a parrot in some of her paintings. She had a pet parrot and loved to represent him in her paintings. 

I had done a similar project 2 years ago with kinder. However, this was the first time we put the parrot in the picture. I think it adds a nice touch! 

Students watercolored the background using red and blue to make violet (secondary color intro for these 2 colors). Students designed a tablecloth with pastels. I did a step by step of this, realizing after one class that the tablecloth would be too busy had I let students choose a free design. We focused on creating a line design that pointed to the focal point of the picture. On subsequent days, students drew the fruit and parrot (step-by-steps for these). They added color with oil pastel, cut them out and glued them to background. Overall, I think these are quite lovely!