This colorful chalk pastel drawing, inspired by Expressionist artist Paul Klee, is a fun departure from a typical portrait. With a focus on line and shape, students will enjoy breaking... Learn More

This mixed media art project highlights the California Chumash Native American’s tradition of rock art. Modern artist Mitchell Robles, who has Chumash ancestry, takes the symbols and rhythm of the... Learn More

Inspired by Cézanne’s still life arrangements, this lesson will have students assembling a collection of paper fruit pieces to make their very own still life collage. They’ll focus on color,... Learn More

Monet’s water lily paintings are ethereal and serene. In this lesson, students will be using watercolor techniques to capture Monet’s magical colors. Making a batch of glitter paper or having... Learn More

Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa is one of the most recognizable paintings in the world and a symbol of the Renaissance. When I started thinking about how to make the... Learn More

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

When you introduce a new process to create art, children are eager learners. Paul Klee’s painting Castle and Sun is composed of thin horizontal, vertical, and asymmetrical lines. These combine... Learn More

In this lesson, children will create a drawing of an elongated animal in the style of surrealist painter Salvador Dalí. Using white paper, markers, and a coloring medium of your... Learn More

This project was inspired by the vibrant, glowing interior of the Sagrada Família Catholic Church in Barcelona, Spain. Light passing through its many colorful stained glass windows creates a lovely... Learn More

It’s interesting to occasionally mix things up and have students create a painting that is not on white paper. This floral still life project that has been inspired by a... Learn More

In this lesson, students will explore the paintings of artist Paul Gauguin while gaining experience with acrylic paint and chalk pastels. Complementary colors and contour lines are reinforced with this... Learn More

Impressionist painter Claude Monet had a large pond and garden at his home in Giverny, France and loved spending time outdoors and painting the colors he saw. In fact, he... Learn More

This portrait of a relaxing woman near a vase of anemones is inspired by Henri Matisse’s painting, Purple Robe & Anemones. This lesson gives students a chance to portrait and... Learn More

The set-up for this project is quite easy because there are few art supplies to deal with. This low prep lesson will wow your students as the see the magic... Learn More

These richly colored still lifes, inspired by French artist Paul Cézanne provide the opportunity for students to begin drawing from observation to draw and paint the shapes and compositions that... Learn More

This lively composition, based on Expressionist artist Wassily Kandinsky, is sure to inspire your students to explore how lines and shapes interact with each other. Students will also explore color... Learn More

The Hall of the Bulls is a large hall inside Lascaux Cave. Massive drawings of bulls, some 18 feet long, stampede along the walls. This lesson showcases the incredible prehistoric... Learn More

In this lesson, children create a Roman bust portrait. Using only white paper, black oil pastel and black chalk, this striking portrait can be as simple or as detailed as... Learn More