This week in art, we talked about the famous artist Titian. In honor of Our Lady of Sorrows, we looked at numerous works painted of Mary by Titian.
The Gypsy Madonna
The Assumption of the Virgin Mary
The Presentation of the Virgin Mary
Titian was well known for his use of color. He used color to draw the eye to focal point of the painting. He loved to paint Mary in a bright red gown covered with a bright blue mantle. His use of light often made the paint appear shiny, like silk. The children immediately picked up on this.
Color plays a very important part in creating a masterpiece. It can set the mood and feel of a painting.
We talked about the primary colors.
Red, Yellow, and Blue
We talked about how to create the secondary colors.
Red and Yellow = Orange
Yellow and Blue = Green
Blue and Red = Purple
After learning about how to create colors and why color is important, the children sketched their own masterpiece of Mary.
Once their sketches were done, they mixed together their own colors and started painting their works of art.
A finished masterpiece!
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