The Colors of Fall by Pre-K

I love these simple, abstract paintings of a tree branch I did with my pre-K students! Some of these remind me of the work of Clyfford Still or the work of Japanese sumi-e ink painters.

Procedure:

1. Students painted a horizontal straight black line and then added straight lines at various angles to it. I told the students that sometimes "sneaky letters" are hiding in tree branches (like Y, X, T, A). It's a way to help them overlap lines and make more natural looking twigs in trees.

2. I showed them how to paint leaves by making a circle and adding a pointy tip. I encouraged them to use as many fall colors as possible to make their leaves.