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 … Read More
Learn how to draw like Miro, a Spanish artist who loved to create art with childlike qualities. Joan Miro’s work is filled with simple lines and organic shapes and can … 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 … 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, … 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 … 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 … 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 … 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 … 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 … 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 … 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 … Read More
A Valentine’s Day art for kids project can be a good time to try a new process. This colorful art comes from using crayons, rubber cement and watercolor paint. It’s … Read More
It’s that time of year when it’s fun to mix a little art history with Halloween festivals by way of a “Scream” Photo Op. This fun photo op was made … Read More
If you mix a little art history with a pattern art lesson, you might come up with this ode to the Austrian artist Gustav Klimt. If you create a project … Read More
This Leonardo da Vinci for kids project features classic faces from old paintings, which are waiting for their hair and bodies to be drawn back in. Here is Ginevra de … Read More
To create a Claude Monet art project, try painting his water lilies with watercolor and oil pastels. They both create very different textures, which is one of the Elements of … Read More
Roy Lichtenstein was a prominent American pop artist who favored old fashioned comic strips as a subject matter. Try my dot template to help you get his pop art look … Read More
Try this Van Gogh for kids art project by imitating his “Wheat Field with Crows” painting with some soft oil pastels. They keep all the color, without all the time … Read More
Make a Matisse art project by cutting out lots of colorful organic shapes, and then layering them to make an interesting collage. Henri Matisse was a French artist, known for … Read More
Combine the idea of rings or color and a tree and you get a fun Kandinsky for kids project. Great for warm and cool color studies too. If possible, try … Read More