Mosaic Aztec Mask Project
This is another project I did with one of my 5th and 6th grade classes this year. I tied it in with their study of the Aztec and Mayan cultures and the early explorers This took two 2 hour class...
View ArticleLaurel Burch Cats
I did this project for one of my summer classes and have also done it at the K-6 school I work at. It is a fun one to do as kids like to do animal projects and this one is doable for any age. There...
View ArticlePicasso Heads
I have done this project with many different ages over the years. With the younger kids I pre draw some Picasso style faces on the styrofoam heads. Older kids I let design their own. The only rules...
View ArticleGustav Klimt Mural
I've been looking through some old pictures and came across this mural that was a special project with a school I used to work at. (K-1) (The idea for this came from an article in SchoolArts magazine...
View ArticlePicasso Rooster
I love doing Picasso for my art classes because kids are always fascinated with his crazy faces and the variety of art that he created over his lifetime.Recently while searching for a fun animal...
View ArticleMatisse Goldfish
Matisse is one of my favorite artists and so I am always looking for new projects to share him with my students. This is a class I did this summer for kids ages 9 and up. I bought some new watercolor...
View ArticleKevin Red Star
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...
View ArticleKevin Red Star Tepee painting
This is another Kevin RedStar project I did recently with preschool thru 6th grade. This is based on the painting below titled "First snowfall on Rock Creek". One of Kevin RedStar's trademarks in many...
View ArticleKevin Red Star Painted Ponies
Yet another Kevin Red Star project that I just finished with several classes. I love how these turned out with the bright liquid watercolors. As in the tepee project I did this in several different...
View ArticlePicasso Guitar Collage
I recently finished a project on Picasso with my 3rd -6th graders. I love using the guitar for subject matter, because it is something that every child can relate to and it is fairly easy to draw....
View ArticleMore Picasso Guitar collages
I thought I would post the rest of the Picasso guitar collages. These were from the Kindergarten thru 2nd grade students. I had them trace around templates for the guitar pieces instead of them just...
View ArticleUnderwater Self Portrait
Since I am feeling the need for a summer "fix", I decided to post some lessons from my summer classes that I never got around to doing before. I got this idea from another blog (I think), but can't...
View ArticleTropical Still Life
Here is another class I did last summer. This was for a 9 and up class. I arranged a still life of some tropical type items which the kids drew and painted with acrylics on canvas. We used some nu...
View ArticleCharlie Russell art lesson
I just finished doing several art lessons at the K-6 grade school that I teach at on the great western artist Charlie Russell. If you aren't familiar with him, he is a wonderful artist from Montana. In...
View ArticleCharlie Russell horse lesson
The next Charlie Russell project I did with my K-2 class was a horse head. We practiced a step by step drawing of this with pencil on a scratch sheet then they did a final one on a sheet of watercolor...
View ArticleCharlie Russell Painting Lesson
This is another Charlie Russell project I just finished with my 3-6 grade class. These kids really enjoyed learning more about this artist. I showed a couple of youtube videos on him and several of his...
View ArticleCharlie Russell Illustrated Letters
This is the third project I did with my 3rd-6th grade class on Charlie Russell. After watching some youtube videos on Charlie Russell and talking about his life and art, I had the kids illustrate a...
View ArticlePaul Klee Art Lesson
This art project is based on one of Paul Klee's most recognized paintings called Cat and Bird-This is an easy cat a bird to model drawing for all ages. We practiced drawing the picture on a scratch...
View ArticleKeith Haring Mural Art Project
This was a really fun art project that every single child enjoyed. I always forget how much kids like working together on a big project. I did this in both a K-2 class and a 3rd-6th grade class with...
View ArticleColorful Paul Gauguin Art Lesson
Paul Gauguin used bright flat colors in his tropical artwork and is a favorite artist of mine to teach about. I got the idea for this project from a picture I saw on the art blog Painting With a...
View ArticleJim Dine Valentine's Day project
I love this print of Jim Dine's titled The Handkerchief. I have done several Jim Dine projects over the years, but have never come across this particular print. I decided to experiment with bleeding...
View ArticleAnother Jim Dine Project
This is another Jim Dine project I did this year that was a fun one for the kids and with a very successful outcome too! I brought in several different sizes and shapes of paint brushes and had them do...
View ArticlePink Elephants and Blue Horses-Franz Marc for Preschoolers
During the month of March my preschool class did two lessons based on the artist Franz Marc. The vivid use of color to express emotions and ideas is a trademark of this German born artist. He is most...
View ArticleHundertwasser Art Project
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