KINDERGARTEN . . . Painting a Blue Horse

Kindergarten artists read the book, "The Artist Who Painted a Blue Horse," written and illustrated by Eric Carle. To create the illustrations in his beloved books, Eric Carle paints large papers with many colors of paint and allows his brush strokes to show us texture and interest in the painted areas. We did the same thing in our art class, selecting two colors close to each other on the color wheel and painting them with a large brush.

Once the paint dried, we traced a silhouette of an animal on the paper and cut out our shapes. On another sheet, we painted a simple scene for the background, using very creative choices for our scenes, just like Eric Carle would choose.

These completed paintings are featured in the video below. Kindergarten artists are learning that art tells a story, and in this video we share the stories we created through our paintings.

Enjoy!