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2/17 K-2 Art

Hello Artists, 

In celebration of Black History Month we will be spending the next two weeks learning about and being inspired by the amazing artist, Clementine Hunter.

Clementine Hunter was born in late 1886 and lived until she was over 100 years old. She lived on the Melrose Plantation in Louisiana.

Clementine worked as a farm laborer in her early life. When she was around 50 years old, she began painting, after finding art materials left behind by an artist who visited the plantation. Her paintings use bright colors and show the everyday life of the black community, living and working on the plantation. They are a celebration of the lives of everyone in the community.

Listen to the read aloud Art From Her Heart by  Kathy Whitehead and Shane W. Evans to learn more about Clementine Hunter. 

Art From Her Heart (SafeShare link)


Clementine enjoyed painting flowers called zinnias. This week we will be inspired by her zinnia paintings to create our own work of art.

Drawing Zinnias (SafeShare link)

Supplies:

-heavy painting paper

-black oil pastel

Instructions:

Follow along with my video above to start our Clementine Hunter inspired artwork. We will start with our drawing today and finish with paint next week. 

I can't wait to see what you create!

💜

Melissa









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