Gustav Klimt Tree of Life

We have been studying Gustav Klimt

For this project we used Crayola Gold tempera paint, oil pastels, paper scraps

We have done it before, but I just did it a little differently this time. You can see my last post with directions here --->HERE 

Here is the original Tree of Life" by Gustav Klimt  that was our inspiration

3rd Grade Pharaoh Masks

Students are creating pharaoh masks, with their own style and personal design.

We learned ALL about King Tut and his completely intact tomb discovered by archeologists.

Students get REALLY hyped when they find out we are learning about mummies!

-first they draw with Oil Pastels

-then use metallic tempera to paint

I REALLY like to emphasize the parts of the eye with EVERY project

1. Iris

2. Pupil

3. Reflection of light

I do it with kinder through fifth. They all look around at their neighbor to see the shiny dot on their eyes from the light.

We also talk about how the bottom lip is always lighter because it sticks out and catches light.

When the painting is finished, the next class period we use oil pastels to add details and shading.

Each students picks their favorite animal to put at the top.

One 4th grade class started their Pharaoh masks with Papier mache’

And I am quickly reminded of why I haven't done this in so long….34 kids….10 buckets of glue….all over their hands….and MY clothes…and then making space to store them all!

Fun Times!

I will let you know how that works out!

Finished Big Big Cats

2nd, 3rd, and 4th grade finsihed working on their Big Big Cats last week. Here are a few of the finished products. Students outlined and added details with oil pastels when finsihed. Some students drew girraffes and zebras in the background along with the Acatia trees. We used gold and copper tempra for the grass. I am sort of obsessed with metallic tempra paint. It's different, the kids like it, and it just adds an element of surprise and interest to a painting!

Gustav Klimt Trees

We made the Gustav Klimt Tree of Life last year. We first painted a paper with gold tempra. Then used brown tempra to make the tree(as seen in steps below). Then students decorated patterns and shapes (concentric circles, triangle leaves on swirly vines, black and white shapes on the tree trunk, and tiny dots using the bak end of a cuetip and silver and gold paint) Students learned about the artist, but can't veiw many smaples since most are nudes. They learned about gold engraving and like to pretend the paint is liquid gold.