Fall feels and folk art

Fall foliage and festivities provide so much inspiration in the art room. I make sure to pack in as many Halloween activities as I can because it’s fun to channel our inner spookiness and it helps build the excitement for the big day. Because there are only so many jack-o-lanterns you can draw or paint, we’ve also been exploring the simplicity and complexity of folk art. Folk art is characterized by cultural traditions and values of the artist. Most folk artists are not formally trained in art techniques and use the objects and scenes around them as the subject matter in their artwork. Folk art is more decorative and often symmetrical. We’ve created landscapes, flowers and dinosaurs in folk art fashion.