Picasso Snowmen

Kindergarten students read the book, "When Pigasso met Mootise" by Nina Laden and discussed the similarities and differences between artwork made by Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse. Students noticed that Picasso like to use geometric shapes, especially squares. They learned that this style of art is called cubism. Students emulated Picasso’s style by using only squares in their entire snowman picture. They even outlined each square with a black line, just like Picasso liked to do in his artwork.

More Britto inspired paintings

Romero Britto Inspired Paintings

Fourth Grade students looked at artwork by Romero Britto. Britto is an artist from Brazil who currently lives and works in Miami. Students discussed the bright colors and patterns Britto often uses in his artwork, and created their own artwork in this style. Students chose one object to draw and drew it in the center of their paper. Then they broke up the paper into various segments; almost liked stained glass windows. Then students painted using bright colors and patterns. Students had to use repetition to emphasize the pattern in their artwork. Students also learned that Britto's artwork is influenced by Pop art, cubism and graffiti.

Owls!

Second Grade students saw a video clip featuring owls. They heard a personal story about an owl experience and they read Owl Moon by Jane Yolen. Then students looked at pictures of owls to help them draw owls through observation. Students then drew line drawings of owls and colored them using oil pastels.

Cropped Snowmen Portraits

1st grade students used cut paper to create cropped snowman portraits. Students learned how to crop their artwork to make it more interesting to look at. They learned that when artwork is cropped, our eyes and brain complete the picture in our mind and it makes it more interesting. Students made viewfinders and learned how to use them to find a part of a snowman that was interesting to them.