• In the style of Matisse’s collages, Grade Two students created their own mixed media self portraits. The intention was for students to represent themselves as a figure participating in an activity.
• Matisse was the focus of a unit of work, with students exploring the evolution of his artwork throughout his lifetime, focussing on his later period of collage art.
• Students used their colour mixing skills to create a painted background, with texture created by using cardboard instead of a brush to apply the paint.
• On a different piece of paper, students created their figure. This was then positioned on the painted background, with further collage to embellish the work.
• All students were very impressed and proud of their colourful artworks.

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