We will be looking at various artists and recreating some masterpieces through hands on activities. A book about the artist or their work and a little information on the artist will also be included. This is more to get their feet wet with art and different styles of art, plus learning about different techniques, and learning through each piece of art. I have several activities for each artist, and how many activities we end up doing will probably be dependent on class size and student engagement, ie if they'd rather spend a lot of time on one piece or do several different pieces per class. Next to each artist are possible activities but final activities might not be decided until closer to class time. I would encourage kids to wear old clothes, possibly an old shirt from mom or dad, or a painters smock, depending on parent's prerogative. 

 

Class 1: We with start with mixing it up. Mixing colors, primary colors, etc. Some of this may be a review, but it should still be fun! Also mixing various mediums, crayons, colored pencils, paint, etc.

 

Class 2: Artist Andy Warhol: soup can label, flower print art, self-portrait with hand, foam art tray

 

Class 3: Georgia O'Keeffe: watercolor flower, landscape mountains, ladder to the moon, tissue flower

 

Class 4: Sonia Delaunay: Artist study with geometric shapes, abstract collage, felt circles, Delaunay circles, Pop up book, sponge painting with shapes

 

Class 5: Jackson Pollock: splatter art, squirt bottle art, Pollock weaving, cookie art

 

Class 6: Pablo Picasso: face ornaments, a bouquet of piece, blue period, self-portrait using magazines, chalk art

 

Class 7: Michelangelo: fresco painting, soap carving (no knives), architecture, paint the Sistine Chapel

 

Class 8: Paul Klee: Castle collage, head of man oil pastel art, cat and the bird, tissue paper self portrait, diagram, geometric fish

 

 

Class 9: Henri Matisse: painting with scissor cut outs, Matisse egg, Matisse mobile, scissor style art, slotted vase sculpture, paper plate snail

 

Class 10: Vincent Van Gogh: sunflower collage, starry nights ornament, oil pastel art, starry nigh book, field of poppies

 

Class 11: Joan Miro: singing fish watercolor, tissue paper painting, three dimension Miro, Miro sculpture, Miro in ink

 

Class 12: Design your own masterpiece using different styles learned in class.