Spring Art

Hello to All! It is almost the beginning of summer. May we make the most of it despite the constraints!
I have missed painting with my spring students. My plan was to do the following:
-shadow painting (I made a post about this at the beginning of the shutdown)
-monochromatic painting
-landscape inspired by Wolf Khan
-water color resist
-extreme painting

Now that Playtime is open if you don't have paint at home and are keen to do some outdoor painting that's the place to go.

Here's the extreme painting tradition in the spring at A Room for Art.

Marble Painting
What you will need:
- a shallow box or deep tray. I use the plexiglass from those box frames
-tempera paint
-marbles

Line your box with paper to fit. Start small, go slow. Squeeze quarter size globs of paint, 1or 2 to start. Place one marble anywhere in the box. Tilt and watch the marble do the painting! Add another color or two. Stop when you like what is happening on the page and before that page is so soggy you can't get it out of the box.

Splatter Painting
What you will need:
-tempera paint in an open container (I use tofu boxes) diluted a bit to thin it
-big sturdy paper or cardstock (poster board size)
-mid size paint brushes

Get low! Squatting is good. Make your paint fly onto the page by flicking, rotating, loading the brush and letting the paint drip. Paint where it is ok if some paint gets on the ground. staying low contains it.

Body Painting
What you will need:
-tempera paint (maybe with a  tiny squirt of dish soap for easier cleaning)
-a variety of small brushes
-a bathing suit or shorts
-a hose
-space for cleanup where paint laden water can be
-warm weather

Become another color temporarily. Some painters use brushes, others their fingers. Painters paint each other sometimes. Being another color can inspire a dance, or taking on a character. We take pictures and then the fun chilly part! Wash up with the hose, a few buckets and sponges!

Next time: watercolor resist