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| Jasper Johns Colored Alphabet, 1959 Oil and Collage on panel |
Third grade students used the above painting, Colored Alphabet by, Jasper Johns to draw inspiration for their own artwork. Students initially saw this painting as an "easy project" because they already knew how to write their letters. However, once students got started, they began to appreciate how complicated and difficult it is to fit all the letters of the alphabet in their paper and use the right size letters which aren't too big or too small. We brainstormed tools that we could use to help with the drafting process and decided a ruler would help to section off their paper. We placed 5 horizontal lines across the paper and did some math to decide how many letters should be placed on each row.
Once the students had their alphabet laid out in pencil, they began work on making a patchwork of color for the background layer. Students used tempera cakes for this process and were allowed the freedom to color their paper in any pattern they desired.
Painting the letters in different colors. Students were directed to use red tempera paint for 5 letters of their choice in their alphabet before switch colors to blue, green, yellow, then white.
The next class, students used oil pastels to make expressive lines and textures to jazz up their artwork and camouflage the alphabet into the canvas.
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE how this class rocked Jasper John's!!!
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