Do you love warm tropical breezes and the smell coconut oil sunscreen? Why not create your own tropical paradise with Tahitian Palm Tree Projects inspired by Paul Gauguin. Introduce your students to the beautiful artwork of Gauguin, create colorful backgrounds with oil pastels, tempera paint palm trees, with special attention to the lovely textures ofRead More
Monet’s Garden Flowers
Hey, if you’re like me you’re itching to get out and work in the garden. During the summer my art palette is my garden. I love working with beautiful flowers that display the same bright colors commonly found in the tempera paint in my classroom. Here is a quick and fun project that your students will love doing:Read More
Crazy Hearts Club
Art club students created these wild and crazy patterned hearts collages. We meet every other Wednesday morning before school. This group is comprised of 4th and 5th graders, boys and girls at the end of the class they always surprise me with such unique and fun projects! What you will need: Craft Sticks GlueRead More
Rex Ray Collages
Rex Ray 1956 – Feb 9, 2015 I am sure by now, all of you out there know I just love painted paper. There is a depth and texture that painted paper contains, the colors are so rich and exciting. While I was creating some fun projects for my current unit on Space: Cosmic CreationsRead More
The Great Wave
Claude Monet was taken with the beauty of Japanese Art especially woodcuts. In addition to painting and gardening Claude collected Japanese Art. His home in Giverny, France had 231 woodblocks and Hokusai’s art was one of them. Many of Hokusai’s paintings were primarily landscapes. This inspired Monet to paint landscapes and eventually his waterlilies series.KeepingRead More
Irises by Monet
Irises were among Monet’s favorite flowers. They lined the pathways leading up to the house and Japanese bridge on the artist’s property at Giverny. Monet applied thick purples, blues and green paint using bold strokes. The effect was possibly induced by his poor vision. If you needRead More
Monet’s Fields of Poppies
Argenteuil, a region just outside of Paris, was where Monet lived for 7 years. It was a wonderful place for Monet to find inspiration for his Plein-Air art style. He loved venturing out to the fields to explore and would enjoy painting poppies which he was fond of. My creative, delightful, 2nd graders enjoyed lookingRead More
Cups of Hot Cocoa and Snow Day Children
Living in Ohio we see all different types of weather. I know my students love snow days why, who wouldn’t? A free day off of school, playing in the snow, drinking hot cocoa! Here are a couple of projects my students createdto welcome the winter season. Snow Day Children Step 1. Create Background On aRead More
Georgia O’Keeffe’s Fall Leaves
Georgia and her husband, Alfred, vacationed during the 1920’s at his family’s summer home in Lake George, New York. She would explore and hike daily. On those hikes she would find natural objects such as leaves, stones and branches. She adored all living things and their symbols of the changing seasons. She would often take such itemsRead More