We looked at the stunning work of Dutch painter Ton Schulten. We noted how he used horizontal and vertical lines to break up his landscapes into squares of color. Schulten paints his landscapes using tints, tones and shades of colors, starting darker at the outer edge and moving into a vibrant tunnel of light at the center. The kids were tasked with the difficult job of approaching each square with careful color choices, so as to achieve similar results. This required color mixing, and thinking of a balanced placement of color. This was a tough project, but I'd say we had success!
These were done by 6-11 year olds.
