Abstract Fun - Sargent Art

Purpose: Students will look at examples of works of art by artist Wassily Kandinsky and Sonia
Delaunay. Students will apply their knowledge and create an original abstract painting using
repeated shapes, lines, and colors. Students will visually demonstrate knowledge of elements of
art in their original choices of shapes, lines, and colors to complete the composition. Students
will identify and use types of lines and shapes. (Math Integration)
New Vocabulary: abstract, color, line, shape, dot, circle, dotted line, spiral, angled line, kidneyshaped,
primary colors, secondary colors, tertiary colors, Kandinsky, Sonia Delaunay
Materials:
White or manila drawing paper (example is 9”x 12”), Sargent Art Crayons 24 count (#22-0534),
Sargent Art “Rainbow” brush set (#56-6012), Sargent Art Watercolor 16 ct. paint set (#66-8824),
and the following Sargent Art supplies:
#56-6012 #22-0534 #22-8426
Rainbow Brush Set Sargent Crayons Sargent Watercolors
16-color set with brush
Time: approximately 1-2 class periods
Instruction and Motivation (Set):
1. Have students name the basic lines and shapes (straight, curved, zigzag, dotted, rectangle,
circle, triangle, etc.) and find them in Kandinsky’s or Delaunay’s artwork. Students will
be guided to discover the colors, lines, and shapes in Kandinsky’s artwork. The teacher
will define the primary colors, secondary, and tertiary colors using a color wheel chart.
2. Teacher will show examples of student completed abstract paintings.
3. Students will view a chart with the circle, dot, and line families delineated.
4. The teacher will demonstrate how to mix colors to make new ones. (Mixing primaries
and secondaries to obtain tertiaries.)