Oh how I love these glorious Koi paintings by my fourth grade artists!
They learned that the Japanese Koi, or carp, is a much loved fish in Japan and is a symbol of strength and perseverance in the Japanese culture. After a quick painting demonstration, they painted their koi with India ink on large sheets of paper. The room was absolutely silent as everyone concentrated on their paintings.
Can’t wait to see the finished pieces after we add color!
fantastic! Have you completed the next lesson yet? I am also doing an Asian theme this yr, so are loving all your projects!
Hi Jane – thanks! I will post pics of the finished koi paintings soon – they are finally done! In the meantime, you can see them on our Artsonia site at this link: http://www.artsonia.com/museum/gallery.asp?project=1096014. There are so many more Asian inspired projects I want to do…but I’m running out of time! Another year…!