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
Students will love creating their own still life featuring a vase of flowers that has been inspired by Columbian artist Fernando Botero. In this dynamic lesson, students will be cutting... Learn More
This quick, minimal-supply lesson that has been inspired by the building blocks in Thomas Eakin’s Baby at Play painting will have your students creating their own still life featuring a... Learn More
This lesson is a unique take on the color wheel, featuring a bowl or plate of delicious fruit arranged in color wheel order. Using either a bingo dauber with India... Learn More
This lovely flower bouquet painting inspired by the still lifes of Édouard Manet uses just a few supplies and can be accomplished in only a couple of sessions. We’ve made... Learn More
Bowls and baskets of fruit are quintessential still life subject matter. In this lesson, students will be cutting a symmetrical bowl and then use chalk pastels and colored paper to... 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 can share about themselves in a unique way with the items they choose to create for their paper trinket collection. After creating a self with compartments that has... Learn More
Highlighting artist Wayne Theibaud’s artwork is an easy sell for your students because he loved painting sweets. This project is based on Thiebaud’s artworks that feature lollipops. Students will create... 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
Using a simple pull tab, this winter-themed kinetic art has a candle that looks like it really flickers. Symmetrical balance is featured in this lesson as students will fold and... Learn More
Your fourth-grade students’ mouths will be watering while they work on this French macaron composition with colored pencils. If they haven’t had a French macaron before, this drawing will surely... Learn More
Do you remember when your first learned to draw a cube or shade a sphere so it looked realistic? Give your students that same “aha!” moment with a guided 3D... Learn More
This lesson is based on the Danish concept of hygge, which is the feeling of comfort and joy. Students can either use the provided source images to create a still... Learn More
This colorful project is based on painter Janet Fish’s still life series featuring hyper-realistic, plastic wrapped produce. This lesson looks very complicated, but by breaking it down into simple steps,... Learn More
This simple but punchystill life, inspired by American artist William H. Johnson, offers two versions with different material options, making it a perfect lesson for your second graders regardless of... Learn More
This lesson is equal parts process and product, making it the perfect lesson for first graders who love exploration but also appreciate a finished project. While learning about the groundbreaking... Learn More