There are shapes and colors all around us. Take a look around you. What shapes and colors do you see? Can you find the colors red, blue and yellow? Can you find circles, squares and triangles?
Take a closer look at this painting. What shapes and colors did the artist use to make it? Do any of the shapes remind you of something? Can you strike a pose like any of the shapes? Some of the shapes might look like they are dancing. Maybe one of the shapes looks like a knife or a penguin.
Now it is your turn to make a work of art with shapes and colors.
Charles Biederman (American, 1906 – 2004), untitled (New York), 1936. Oil on canvas, Lent by the Biederman Archive, Weisman Art Museum (@weismanartmuseum), Gift of Charles J. Biederman. 2015.28.15.
You will need:
- cardboard
- scissors
- paper
- paint
- paintbrush
- glue
- kraft paper or newspaper
To make your work of art with shapes and colors:
- Cover your work surface with paper for easy clean-up.
- Cut out circles, squares and triangles for your little one.
- Help your little one glue the shapes onto paper.
- Use paint to add color to the shapes.
- When the work is finished, let the paint dry and admire the art.