one of my favorite assignments of the year is the candy paintings i do with my 10th graders. we look at wayne thiebaud and will cotton and practice doing a lot of color mixing. i see the inner child come out in these not-quite-kids playing with the candies like blocks. and of course we eat the extras.
they love all the freedom it feels like they have picking out the candy, picking the background color, and arranging the candies how they want. they are very focused when we do this. i feel like the candies are just the right level for them. simple shapes, complicated colors. and the more advanced students have the opportunity to make set-ups that are more challenging while the more beginner students can make simpler ones.
stay tuned for the finished paintings.
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