2nd& 3rd Grade Art
Monet's Japanese Bridge
How do we perceive light? The Impressionist art of Claude Monet is a wonderful example of how light is cast onto a surface. It is a quick sketching of what is being viewed with light being the focus. The storybook, Katie and the Waterlily, as it is a great way to inspire little artists to create. Enjoy the Monet Art Tutorials home. Linnea in Monet's Garden is an added bonus.
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Storybook 1 Storybook 2 Storybook 3 Tutorial 1 Tutorial 2 Bonus Video
Berthe Morisot's Butterflies
What is metamorphosis? What is symmetry? What is a gradient? How else is it used? How can we replicate a design using media? How else can you use this method?
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The Legend of the Three Sisters
What is a still life? What were the Three Sisters? How do we create volume in an artwork?
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Seurat's Pointillism Dot Paintings
How do we perceive color? What is optic blending? Play the short cartoon to introduce the artist, George Seurat. Seurat painted with dots of color in a method we call Pointillism. When the viewer stood at a distance, the colors blended together to create an image. This is called optic blending. Using the other ideas below, create one Pointillism artwork with Seurat's method. Q-tips, the eraser of a pencil, or even fingerprints can work as tools. As an added bonus, play the pixel art game online.
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Artist Video Tutorial 1 Tutorial 2 Tutorial 3 Bonus Game
Clementine Hunter's Zinnias
What is a folk artist? What is a still life? What is primitive art? Listen to the storybook, Art from Her Heart. This is the story of a self-taught artist who began painting at 50 years old. She found so much joy painting on anything she could find. View the artist video to learn more about her life. Choose a tutorial and create a still life of colorful zinnias. Use what ever media you have and feel free to paint it on something non-traditional just like Clementine.
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Storybook Artist Video Tutorial 1 Tutorial 2
Frida's Bonito Inspired by Mexican artist, Frida Kahlo
Travel to Mexico with the artist, Frida Kahlo. Meet Bonito, her pet parrot, in the storybook below. Use one of the tutorials to make a parrot of your own.
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Frida Kahlo Storybook Bonus Story Tutorial 1 Tutorial 2 Coloring Page
Snowflake Bentley Prints & Etchings
What is unique? What is a photograph? Who took the first photo of snowflakes? How many sides does a snowflake have? What is the shape is at the center? What is an etching? How can we replicate a snowflake?
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The Springtime Landscapes of Grandma Moses
What is Aerial Perspective? It is an artist's method of creating the illusion of depth in an artwork. The largest things are at the bottom and they get smaller and lighter in color as you go up to the top of the page. This is because it is hard for our eyes to see things at a distance. For example the trees at the bottom, or foreground, are taller than the trees in the background. Enjoy creating many seasonal versions of a Grandma Moses Springtime Landscape with the coloring page.
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Artist Video Storybook Tutorial Coloring Page
Rousseau's Fantastic & Faithful Jungle Collage
What is Mixed Media? What is collage? Where did Rousseau go to see plants? What is observational drawing? How did Rousseau use his imagination to create the jungle artworks? What are rubbing plates? How do we use them to make a copy? What is contrast? What is camouflage?
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Tahitian Dreams of Paul Gauguin
How can color make you feel about a landscape? Learn about Paul Gauguin and notice how he used a bright, bold color scheme to show his love for the tropical locations he painted. We will draw an island landscape, and color it brightly just like Gauguin.
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Artist Video Artworks Tutorial
Edgar Degas Little Dancer
What is a pose? What is a sculpture? Edgar Degas sculpted and painted many dancers including ballet dancers. I have also seen the fantastic sculpture of Marie when it was at the MAG.
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Degas Storybook Tutorial 1 Tutorial 2 Coloring Page
Futurism and Giacomo Balla
What is Futurism? How do we make something look like it is moving? The artist, Giacomo Balla, was interesting in movement in artworks. He drew people, animals, and other things with overlapping recurring shapes to make them appear to have action. Feel free to draw an animal and make it look like it is moving. Use blurring lines and recurring limbs to portray action.
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Grand Wood's Simplistic Landscapes
How do we use line? What is pattern? What is variety? What is a resist? How did Grant Wood color the areas of his landscapes? What other Famous artwork did he create? Where is he from? The recurring types of patterns with dot and lines are typically found in his work. He is also known for his unique color schemes.
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