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Colorful paper shapes, including stars, circles, and triangles, are arranged on a green background, with a hand holding a pair of scissors visible in the frame.

Transforming Geometric Shapes Into Art

Cumberland

Feb 6 2026 8:00 AM

Third grade Cumberland Elementary School students in Ms. Molly Cohlmia's art class started working on a new geometric and colorful project inspired by artist Paul Klee.

The image shows a woman standing in front of a projected image of an abstract painting titled "Paul Klee, Red Bridge" on a classroom wall, with students seated in the foreground.

A young person wearing a red sweater is sitting at a desk in a classroom setting, with various items and decorations visible in the background.

A projection screen displays abstract geometric shapes in various shades of blue, pink, and white, with a group of people sitting in the foreground observing the display.

The class began with Ms. Cohlmia showing the students several popular examples of Swiss-born Klee's work such as "Castle and Sun" and "Red Bridge."

A person's hands holding a pair of scissors and cutting an orange paper shape against a vibrant green background.

A young girl in a pink sweater is intently focused on a task, with various objects and a brick wall visible in the background.

A young child, wearing a black jacket, is sitting at a table and holding a blue folder or notebook in their hands, with a colorful storage container on the table in front of them.

The students discussed how he used simple geometric shapes to make larger structures by stacking the shapes on top of one another.

A young girl wearing a bright pink shirt with a graphic design stands in a classroom setting, surrounded by other students.

A young person with dark hair is intently focused on a tablet or electronic device in a classroom or educational setting.

The image features various geometric shapes in vibrant colors, including a yellow rectangle, an orange semicircle, and blue rectangular forms, all set against a black background and a green surface.

The class was challenged with the task of using different colored geometric shapes to make buildings.

A young boy in a beige jacket is intently focused on a tablet device, surrounded by other students in a classroom setting with colorful posters and supplies visible in the background.

A young person with long, dark hair wearing a pink shirt is intently focused on playing with colorful toys on a table in what appears to be a classroom or educational setting.

The image depicts a geometric composition featuring various shapes and colors, including a blue triangle, pink rectangles, and a dark background.

The students started their project with a simple black piece of construction paper for their background and then began cutting shapes out of different pieces of colored paper.

Two young girls, one wearing a black jacket with colorful designs and the other wearing a pink shirt, are sitting at a table and engaged in an activity, with the background showing a classroom setting with various decorations and displays.

The image shows a colorful collage of various geometric shapes, including rectangles, squares, and triangles, arranged on a green background.

A young boy in a white shirt is holding up a green card in a classroom setting, with other students visible in the background.

Once they had a few sets of different colored shapes, the students planned how they were going to construct their buildings.

Vibrant geometric shapes in various colors, including yellow, green, and purple, are arranged in a dynamic composition against a dark background.

A young girl with long dark hair is sitting at a table, intently focused on a craft project in front of her, surrounded by various art supplies and materials.

A young girl in a pink shirt is sitting at a table, engaged in an activity with another person in the background.

They were instructed to glue their larger shapes down first and then add the smaller shapes to provide more details to their piece.

A young boy with curly hair is intently focused on a task, working with his hands on a green surface in a classroom setting.

A young child wearing an orange hoodie is sitting at a desk, intently focused on a task involving colorful shapes and objects.

A black background with various colorful geometric shapes, including a yellow rectangle, blue squares, and orange and blue circles.

Students added such details as windows, stars, the sun and grass to their artwork.

A young boy wearing a black t-shirt with a graphic design is standing at a table, interacting with two other children in a classroom setting.

A young boy in a blue sweatshirt is intently focused on a task at a table in a colorful classroom setting.

A young girl with dark hair and glasses, wearing a pink sweater, is intently focused on something she is holding in her hands.

They enjoyed creating their own Klee-inspired colorful masterpieces!

A vibrant, abstract composition featuring various geometric shapes and forms in a range of bright, contrasting colors against a green background.

Colorful geometric shapes and patterns on a green background, with a hand visible in the foreground.

Colorful geometric shapes and patterns create an abstract representation of buildings and a night sky in the image.

A colorful abstract landscape with geometric shapes, including buildings, mountains, and a sun or moon in the night sky.

Cumberland