He often quoted poets and myths in his paintings too.
I personally love his style and wanted to replicate his "Rose" series.
First we constructed a poem together as a group. I did it "mad lib style" where the kids filled in the blanks to create a more personalized poem.
Materials needed:
-Black construction paper, cut into long rectangles
-White pencils
-Colored construction paper for flowers
-Scissors
-Glue
-Red paint
Directions:
1. Start by having the students write the poem on one side of the black paper in white pencil.
2. Next have them cut out 3 flower shapes out of a colored construction paper. You may choose to create a template that they trace for a more uniform flowers
3. Glue the flowers in a row on the black paper
4. Apply red paint over the flowers. I demonstrated how to do this to create the illusion of flower petals.
