Color Explorers and Painters · Painting and Color

Painting Moods and Feelings

Using brushwork and color choice to represent abstract concepts like happiness, anger, or calm.

Key Questions

  1. 1What kind of brushstrokes look like a loud, crashing sound?
  2. 2How does this painting make you feel and why do you think the artist used those colors?
  3. 3Can a painting be beautiful even if it doesn't look like a real object?

NCCA Curriculum Specifications

NCCA: Primary - Paint and ColorNCCA: Primary - Critical and Aesthetic Response
Class/Year: 2nd Class
Subject: Creative Journeys: Exploring the Visual World
Unit: Color Explorers and Painters
Period: Painting and Color

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