Third graders did an amazing job with their first project of the year! We began by talking about Georgia O’keeffe and looking at some of her most famous artwork.

They were amazed to learn that she painted more than 2000 paintings in her lifetime and was fascinated by flowers and skulls. 3rd graders were inspired to create their own O’Keeffe-style paintings. We began by sketching out an idea by looking at flowers, skulls, and bones. Students were encouraged to come up with an original composition that fills up the space, goes off the page, and is based on realistic designs.

Students chose their favorite sketch and made their “final draft” on big paper. They traced over their design with sharpies. Intermediate Colors were used to fill in the designs with beautiful colors. The kids loved using liquid water colors to get a tie-dye effect and create vibrant, bold artwork.