GUSTAV KLIMT

AUSTRIAN PAINTER 1862-1918

Known for his mosaics and murals as well as paintings

FLOWER GARDEN PAINTINGS BY

GUSTAV KLIMT

BAUERNGARTEN

• LOOK FOR:• Complementary

colors• Repetition• Variety of size• Kind of texture (does

the visual texture appear rough or smooth?)

LIFE TREE BY GUSTAV KLIMT

SWIRLS, TRIANGLES, RECTANGLES

GUSTAV KLIMTSWIRLS/BLACK AND WHITE

RECTANGLES

LIFE TREE Detail

• LOOK FOR:• Spiral lines• Black & white

rectangles• Geometric shapes

(circles, squares, rectangles)

• Repeat patterns

THE KISS BLACK AND WHITE RECTANGLES &

SIMPLE ABSTRACT FLOWERS

THE KISS

• LOOK FOR:• Black and white

rectangles• Squares• Spiral lines• Simple abstract

flowers• Repeat patterns

MY KLIMT FLOWER GARDEN

• Create a flower garden drawing using some of the elements and principles used by Gustav Klimt

• Spiral lines• Simple colorful flowers• Black & white rectangles• Repeat patterns• Geometric shapes (circles,

triangles, squares, rectangles)

FLOWER GARDEN INSTRUCTIONS

• PAPER: Use a darker paper like a paper sack color to draw your garden on.

• MEDIUM: Use colored pencils to draw your flower garden.

• METHOD: Be sure to repeat spiral lines throughout your garden.

• Use complementary colors (opposites) if you want to make your drawing vibrant.

• Cut out black & white squares, rectangles, or triangles and glue them down the left side of your garden. Be sure and overlap your shapes.

ELEMENTARY STUDENT EXAMPLES

AN ELEMENTRY KLIMT GARDEN

AN ELEMENTRY KLIMT GARDEN