paul klee castle and sun
18 Mar 2019

Paul Klee Castle Drawing

by | posted in: 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, artist Paul Klee, Drawing, Elements of Art, Pencil crayon | 0

Paul Klee was an abstract artist who made lots of simple paintings that are fun to imitate. Students can create the look of his “Castle and Sun” painting by tracing geometric cardboard shapes, and then filling in with pencil crayons. This drawing is a good example of many of the Elements of Art. It uses Lines to make Shapes, that … Read More

Klee drawing project
13 Sep 2018

How to Draw like Paul Klee

by | posted in: 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, artist Paul Klee | 0

I made this “How to Draw like Paul Klee” tutorial to guide students in a continuous line drawing that would look a lot like Klee’s famous painting. This drawing is made by following the “up” and “down” and “over” directions shown on my diagram page. The fact that the finished art will look a lot like a famous Klee painting … Read More

paul klee art lesson
11 Jan 2015

Color Study, Paul Klee Style

by | posted in: 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, artist Paul Klee, Oil Pastel | 0

  Paul Klee was an modern art master who fell in love with color after a visit to Tunisia. His “Ancient Harmony” painting inspired this Paul Klee art lesson. Students can follow Klee’s idea for a fun color study by choosing two groups (light/dark, warm/cool colors) and have one encircle the other. It’s fun to arrange the colors in a … Read More

Paul Klee City drawing
4 Sep 2012

Paul Klee City on Acetate

by | posted in: 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, artist Paul Klee | 0

Paul Klee’s City Painting is the perfect picture to try with acetate and oil pastels. Simple shapes yet rich colors on a dark background. A pretty potent combination. MATERIALS • Acetate, 8.5″ x 11″ • Copy paper • Download Grid Paper • Black Sharpie marker • Black card stock paper • Oi pastels (I prefer the Portfolio brand for their … Read More

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