Kevin Red Star is one of my favorite artists to talk about.
He visited our school district several years ago and really inspired the kids
with his art and life story. He is a Montana artist (another reason I love to
share his art). Intensely brilliant colors and an almost mystical use of light
bring a special joy to his canvases. He draws from his Crow culture for his
subjects-historical and modern. I have done several art lessons on him from
portraits to tepees, horses, and shields. I just finished a lesson with my 3rd-6th
graders on his shields.
We did these on white poster board, and they used sponges to
add texture and color for a realistic look. I had templates for bison and
horses and told them that they could used any Native American symbols they wanted,
as well as trace their hands, (like he did in one of his paintings). We used
acrylic paint and Sharpies to outline and add details. They all did some kind
of border to finish them off. We made feathers out of card stock and attached
beads with rawhide.
Below are some of his paintings and a few of the shields my
students did.
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