To celebrate the National Gallery of Victoria’s Monet’s Garden exhibition, students in
Prep learned about the famous French painter, Claude Monet.
Students learned who Monet was and why his
paintings are so famous. We looked at several examples of Monet’s best known work,
his water lily series, and discussed the colours in the paintings.
Students began this project by creating a Monet
inspired background for their water lily pond. Students were shown how to use
paint and water to blend colours together. Students were also shown how the way
we use a brush influences how our painting will look. Students were encouraged
to use gentle brush strokes from side to side. They then added water lilies to
their pond using tissue paper. Students cut shapes for lily pads and were shown
a special technique for gluing the flowers on so that they would look
three-dimensional.
It was wonderful to see the Preps so enthusiastic
about Claude Monet!
