MODERN ART DAY

We celebrated the Twentieth Century Modern Artists one day at Summer Arts Camp during week two.  Inspired by the simplicity of Joan MirÒ and Paul Klee, the Camper Kids sketched their whimsical figures and painted away!

Using just one black Sharpie marker and only the three primary colors of paint ~ red, yellow, and blue ~ the children got creative with their own versions of Joan MirÒ illustrations and paintings.  Take a look at these fabulous works of art...

 

 

While these adorable paintings were drying, the Camper Kids channeled Paul Klee and drew cityscapes on vintage book pages {from old Reader's Digest books donated from the Friends of the Library}, and then painted their drawings with watercolors.

Villages, castles, and faraway places were created on these printed pages.

I'm just showing you a few, but each child drew and painted three and they all were very imaginative.

Watercolor is the easiest way to have instant gratification when painting because it moves so easily on the paper and dries so quickly.

The Camper Kids did awesome work during Modern Art Day!

As the momentum of summer slows down, Summer Arts Camp is becoming a memory, but there are still some creations the Camper Kids made that I will share with you all before I sign off for the season.

See you soon.

PRIMARY COLORS

Look who is joining us at Summer Arts Camp!

 A little stick figure, primary colored, modern art family...

 ...descendants of Joan Miró?

 This is one example of some modern art we will be experiementing with during Summer Arts Camp this year.

 One of our theme days is "Modern Art Day" and Joan Miró is just one of the icons we will be channeling.

So get out of your shell, be bold, grab your markers, primary colors, and join us with some modern art masters.