This project allows students the opportunity to paint a still life from observation in the style of Post-Impressionist painter, Paul Cézanne, while focusing on space, color and form. Students will... Learn More
Taking a still life project and turning it into a mixed-media, three-dimensional exploration is a fun and engaging way to introduce students to Paul Cézanne. Model Magic is a wonderful... Learn More
These three-dimensional flowers are inspired by Mexican artist Diego Rivera and his series of paintings that feature flower vendors as well as his more larger murals. Students can create these... Learn More
Students will love making these little flowers carrying figures inspired by the Diego Rivera’s Vendedora de Flores painting, which translates to “flower vendor”. First, they’ll create the body of the... Learn More
Your students will love sculpting mini flowers with Model Magic to use in this lesson that can be adapted with the included ideas to suit many grade levels. The finished... Learn More
Students will love creating this beautiful layered mixed media still life using painted paper, Model Magic, oil pastels and tempera paint. First, they will create a vibrant background with value,... Learn More
In this quick lesson that focuses on value, students will learn about the still lifes of Italian painter and printmaker Giorgio Morandi as they use liquid tempera paints and chalk... Learn More
Artists have turned to commonplace objects like fruit for still life subject matter again and again. Artist Maya Kopitseva, who inspired this project, frequently used fruit and vegetables in her... Learn More
Your students are going to love this mixed media lesson starring a bright, colorful gumball machine. What child hasn’t begged for a coin to pop into one of these machines,... Learn More
These larger-than-life three-dimensional paper flowers, inspired by Georgia O’Keeffe, will have your students blooming with excitement. With the use of a paper bag as the basis for the flower petals,... Learn More
Focus on form, texture and color with these fun flower bowls that have been inspired by the amazing glass work of contemporary artist Dale Chihuly. In this lesson, students will... Learn More
Artist Wayne Thiebaud’s iconic cake paintings are sure to spark your students’ interests. Watch as your art room becomes transformed into a bakery as students draw a cake that looks... Learn More
Your students will love creating and naming their very own pocket-sized dragon in this lesson that has been inspired by the book 100 Mighty Dragons All Names Broccoli by David... Learn More
This multi-media creature garden is a great project for using up bits and pieces of materials that you have in your art room, like cardboard, toilet paper rolls, scrap paper,... Learn More
This lesson gives students an opportunity to think about product design as they create both the packaging and a three-dimensional sweet treat to display inside their custom box. Your students... Learn More
Students will love getting their hands messy with this sparkly spin on a quintessential papier-mâché (paper mache) hanging jellyfish. In this lesson, a combination of tissue paper squares and an... Learn More
Students will love getting their hands messy while making their very own 3D nesting birds in this lesson that focuses on creating form with papier-mâché (paper mache). Basic materials like... Learn More
While this lesson may seem a bit aspirational at first, the extra prep involved is totally worth it when you see your students’ faces light up once they realize they... Learn More