Wassily Kandinsky

This project was based on the artist Wassily Kandinsky. He mainly focused on creating landscapes using many colors. To begin this project we start with the three main primary colors: Red, Blue, and Yellow. Next, we dealt with secondary colors: Orange, Green, and Purple. We than got paint and had to mix the colors together to get all the colors of the rainbow. We did this by having a paper plate with the primary colors on it, and then mixed two together to get the secondary colors. (Example- Mixing red and blue to get purple. Mixing Yellow and Blue to get green). Once we had all the colors, we used a small sponge and created the layers of a rainbow. When the rainbow was complete, we set it off to the side to dry. We than took another sheet of paper and created a background. For my background I just created a landscape with the sun and an airplane flying by. When I was done with my background, I cut out my rainbow and glued it to my background.

An extension activity for first graders could be mixing colors with water cups and paper towels. This would be another way for students to see how different colors are created. Also, its a neat thing for young students to see how it works. The only materials needed would be: food dye, clear cups, and paper towels.