Mrs. Waters introduced us to the artist Norval Morrisseau this week! He is an Anishinaabe (Ojibway) artist from Ontario who paints some really interesting pieces. His art is usually done around animals that you'd see normally in Canada's wilderness, and he also paints pictures of Anishinaabe stories or legends. Here are a few shots of his work, when we searched him on the computer:
Our class noticed some things that are common in all of his pieces: they are colourful, the animals all have over-sized yellow eyes, there are large shapes within his creatures, they are all lined with black, and there are spirit circles connecting in many of them. So, we thought it might be fun to create our own pieces, following Morrisseau's style. We planned it out on blank paper first, and then we transferred our different sketches and designs onto canvas! We just started painting this afternoon. Hopefully we can finish tomorrow! Here are some photos of our 'works in progress'!
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| A bear! |
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| A deer! |
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| We are using acrylic paints |
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A turtle
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Stay tuned for the finished products!
Those are looking fantastic room 23! Can't wait to see them finished!!
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