Kindergarten Heart Paintings

Kindergarten students brainstormed what they thought of when they saw a picture of a heart.  Students listed things like love, Valentines Day, family, and candy.  One student even said "My mom and dad hug me and my heart grows bigger".... How sweet!!  Then we looked at the work of Picasso and discussed how artists expressed their feelings by using color in their work- children looked at Picasso's blue period and rose period.  Children were given a palette of warm colors, plus white, and mixed tints to paint giant heart designs.  The results were as varied and lovely as their artists!!  Thanks to http://paintedpaperintheartroom.blogspot.com/2011/01/picassos-rose-period-hearts.html for the inspiration.