Fourth Graders explored Abstract Expressionism painting by studying the works of Mark Rothko. Ideas for this lesson came from the book Great American Artists for Kids by MaryAnn F. Kohl and Kim Solga. We used color bleeding tissue paper for the first part of lesson. The students decided on a mood or feeling for their painting and chose colors they believed would represent that. We let the tissue paper dry and saturate the paper. In part two of the lesson, students used water soluble oil pastels and water blend and add layers. I was able to let a couple of classes add more tissue paper layers with diluted glue too. I love the results of this lesson! It created a very powerful display.
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