Henri Matisse Dahlias

I'm so proud of the first graders in Cole's class, and the artwork they create.  Here is my art docent lesson for the month.

Henri Matisse's dahlias



My dahlias

First graders' dahlias



Cole's dahlias



I asked the kids to fold paper in half and cut along the fold to make a vase and flowers with symmetrical sides.  We completed the decoration of our vases with gel pens...gel pens are very, very exciting to these little people.  Sometimes the projects that I think are too simple end up being their favorites, and this one was a big hit! (I love how Cole's flowers are so big that they don't fit on his canvas.  Way to be unrestrained, Cole!)