This is a Eric Karle inspired painting. His paintings are very unique and many different strokes and colors are used. I painted many different papers a couple days before. I cut the shapes out of the painted papers. This created a variety of textures and colors. 

 In the classroom, I would let the students make their own stories  and use their own colors. To integrate a subject, I would use it is reading. The students could read a story and create a collage from what they see in their head. It would be very cool to see what each child comes up with!