What are college students doing playing with shaving cream and paint, you may ask...Well - we are exploring the features of famous works of art! We began class by examining Vincent van Gogh's famous painting "The Starry Night." We made observations and discussed the painting at length. One of the most important things that we discussed was that it is unimportant that students in an elementary classroom try to re-create such famous works of art, but that it
is worthwhile that they engage in discussions surrounding the great works of art, and then explore some of the techniques and qualities captured within those works.
Our assignment for the evening was to capture a moment, emotion, thought, or feeling. The elements required were that we incorporate movement, texture, and color - as we had discussed with van Gogh's works.
Then we went to work. First we spread the thick paper with a layer of shaving cream (when it dries it has a really cool impact on the texture of the art). Next we chose from a variety of paints, and using brushes, combs, fingertips, and craft sticks we worked the bold colors of paint into the shaving cream.
To finish, we added texture and movement, again using combs, brushes and fingertips. As we were finishing up, our instructor gave us black sheets of construction paper Earlier in the evening Lauren had noted that she really loved the silhouette at the forefront of "The Starry Night." To expand on this student observation, we were to each use the paper to create a silhouette for our impressionistic work.
What are college students doing playing with shaving cream and paint, you may ask...Well - we are exploring the features of famous works of art! We began class by examining Vincent van Gogh's famous painting "The Starry Night." We made observations and discussed the painting at length. One of the most important things that we discussed was that it is unimportant that students in an elementary classroom try to re-create such famous works of art, but that it is worthwhile that they engage in discussions surrounding the great works of art, and then explore some of the techniques and qualities captured within those works. 
Our assignment for the evening was to capture a moment, emotion, thought, or feeling. The elements required were that we incorporate movement, texture, and color - as we had discussed with van Gogh's works. 
Then we went to work. First we spread the thick paper with a layer of shaving cream (when it dries it has a really cool impact on the texture of the art). Next we chose from a variety of paints, and using brushes, combs, fingertips, and craft sticks we worked the bold colors of paint into the shaving cream. 
To finish, we added texture and movement, again using combs, brushes and fingertips. As we were finishing up, our instructor gave us black sheets of construction paper Earlier in the evening Lauren had noted that she really loved the silhouette at the forefront of "The Starry Night." To expand on this student observation, we were to each use the paper to create a silhouette for our impressionistic work. 
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