This Scream art project combines Edvard Munch’s “The Scream” face with some blow paint fun for all kinds of expressionist possibilities. I wish it was my brilliant idea to mix blow painting with a “Scream” self portrait, but I actually … Read More
How do you make an art-inspired Halloween costume that shows everyone how clever you are? Try this DIY Cubism Paper Bag Mask. It’s so easy to have a love / hate relationship with Halloween costumes when you are the ART … Read More
A Sonia Delaunay art project could cover about a dozen different things, but this tutorial focuses just on her love of fashion design. Textile and fashion design gave Sonia Delaunay the freedom of experimentation and spontaneity that she later transposed into her paintings. She … Read More
Learn how to draw like Modigliani and make an elegant and elongated self portrait. The exaggeration is half the fun! Amedeo Modigliani was an Italian Jewish painter who lived in France in the early 1900s. He is perhaps best known … Read More
Here’s a fun Picasso art project that is all about drawing two views of a face at the same time. He spent his life experimenting with different art ideas. Pablo Picasso was a Spanish born painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, and … Read More
Learn how to draw like Edward Hopper with this easy step by step tutorial. His landscape paintings were admired for the feelings they evoked. Edward Hopper, an American painter, was famous for his realistic landscapes and cityscapes that always seemed … Read More
Learn how to draw like Giacometti with this easy step by step tutorial. His elongated figures had a certain look that is fun to imitate. OK, so Alberto Giacometti was most famously a sculptor back in the early 1900s, not … Read More
It’s easy to draw like Matisse when you follow this easy step by step tutorial. Imitate his colorful paintings with some fun patterns and lots of bright colors. Henri Matisse is famous for his use of color and patterns in … Read More
Learn how to draw a sunflower with this easy step by step tutorial. Their bright yellow colors always look amazing against a bright blue sky. Learning how to draw a flower doesn’t mean that you have to have just one … Read More
Learn how to draw like Miro, a Spanish artist who loved to create art with childlike qualities. He ended up playing a big role in the Surrealism movement. Joan Miro’s work is filled with simple lines and organic shapes and … Read More
Loïs Mailou Jones, an influential artist and teacher, paved a path for black artists who had been shut out of the world of fine art. Loïs Mailou Jones decided early in her career that she would become a recognized artist, … Read More
Now your studies about Pop Art can include a Keith Haring drawing project. This step by step tutorial will show students of all ages just how it’s done. Growing up, Keith Haring wasn’t interested in the kind of formal art … Read More
Learn how to draw the tree of life by breaking it down into steps. Large curly branches first, then smaller ones, and finally all the fun decorative shapes. Gustav Klimt, an Austrian artist, created his “Tree of Life” painting in … Read More
This Paul Klee drawing project guides students to make a continuous line drawing that resembles one of his famous paintings, “Arrival of the Bridegroom”. Make an easy Paul Klee drawing project by following lots of “up” and “down” and “over” … Read More
There’s more than one way to draw a cubism portrait. This project uses bright bold markers to finish the two-sided look of a face. There are lots of long-winded explanations of what cubism is, but I like to boil it … Read More
Marc Chagall liked to make his paintings based on emotions, rather than logic. He thought that art didn’t always have to make sense. Chagall’s ideas led to an art movement called Surrealism, which wanted to release the creative potential of … Read More
Learn how to paint like Matisse by making a simple still life, adding lots of patterns, and then covering with pretty watercolors. Henri Matisse was famous for his use of color in his paintings. In fact, he and Picasso (who … Read More
My favorite Frida Kahlo for kids project is a simple portrait with a few key features. Try coloring with oil pastels on black paper for a very rich look. Frida overcame many obstacles in her life, but she always found … Read More
Faith Ringgold, an African-American artist, is best known for her large story quilts. In 1985 she made a piece titled “Flag Story Quilt”. This collage project will not only put some old magazines to work, it will create a collage … Read More
Mix the amazing pigment of Sharpies on a stretched canvas for a Valentine art project that is as rich, and colorful (and inexpensive!) as can be. This one involves mounting the drawings on to a stretched canvas. Change the size … Read More