Helen Frankenthaler artist study and process art project for kids! K-8. This is a fun engaging art lesson using puddle painting.

Ever wondered how to make an abstract painting that doesn't look like a mess? Me too! Here are some tips and ideas to help you make your own abstract art.

Explore the joyful, colorful, abstract work of UK artist Gillian Ayers. Great abstract collage project for kids preschool through pre-teen. Fun k-8 art project!

Inside you'll find an easy step-by-step Abstract Art Lesson Tutorial Video with Alma Woodsey Thomas. Stop by and grab yours for free.

If you want to explore fun abstract art, check out these daycare lesson plans on Jackson Pollock. There is so much children can learn from this type of art study and enrichment curriculum for daycare.

Henri Matisse, a French artist (1869-1953) known for his originality and strong use of color, was one of the most important artists of the 20th century and a leader in the modern art movement. An art critic once labeled Matisse and his peers “Fauves” (French for “wild beasts”) after viewing an exhibit of their work - the name "stuck" and this became the movement known as "Fauvism". Shown here is Matisse's collage, "The Sorrow of the King".

The 7th and 8th graders start out the trimester with a cubist color scheme project. They are given a square that is divided into 4. They are given directions to draw 3 large geometric shapes and 3 …

I always like to start the year with a review of lines. Every grade level does a project that reintroduces all the different ways to make l...

Create your own handprint collage for a fun way to explore art with kiddos of all ages. Simple materials and do-able art for kids.

Take a dot on a walk and see what abstract art kids can create. Use our easy art lesson to make an abstract drawing or painting today.

Vincent van Gogh was one of the most prominent artists of the Post-Impressionist period. Learn more about him with a free unit study and art lesson!

Get students in the mindset of the artist with this clever abstract art lesson that focuses on how to teach abstract art for middle school and high school.

Inside you'll find an easy step-by-step Klimt Art Lesson Tutorial, with a template and sample art. Stop by and download yours for free.

Reggie Laurent: Contemporary Artist Reggie Laurent is a self-taught artist living in Georgia. He creates very intricate abstract shape paintings. I saw his paintings online and I was immediately drawn to all of the fun patterns and colors. My first graders learned about his abstract pictures. They are filled with lots of different shapes, fitted together like a puzzle. His artworks are highly detailed and very colorful. Student Shape Collages The students learned about and used organic (freeform) and geometric shapes … Read more... →

Free Famous Artists journaling pages provide abstract studies of famous artists for kids. Students will learn how to paint like famous artists, how to journal, and more!

Learn about the life and works of Roy Lichtenstein, a master of the Pop Art movement. You'll also get to make a masterpiece of your own!

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This unit of study provides a lesson by lesson outline of an Art project based on Color and Abstraction. This resource can be used in conjunction with other Art resources by Mael Matthews. Mael Matthews is an experienced Head of Department, a Senior Art Examiner and a professional Artist...

Kandinsky's Circles Lesson for Kids: Color theory made Fun Here comes another variation on the Kandinsky circles paintings theme. Last time we used polymer

These all about me, back to school art activities for kids are engaging icebreakers. Encourage creativity and build community during the first week back

The paper portrait is fun and easy way to create portraits for your students.This project for 3rd or 4th grade usually takes three, 45-minute class periods.

This polar bear landscape art project is colorful and stunning when finished. Tie this in with an artist study of Ted Harrison and you'll have a wonderful Arctic unit for your classroom. Materials: Polar Bear

Learn all about Jackson Pollock, his masterpieces, and the Abstract Art movement with a free unit study and art activity!

Students studied the life and work of American sculptor, Alexander Calder. Inspired by his "stabile" sculptures, students created a unified and balanced paper sculpture by using a variety of paper techniques.

We've been studying Frank Stella's Protractor Series. After learning about the artist and analyzing his work through a PowerPoint, students began drawing their own designs using a pencil, protractor,

Jackson Pollock inspired, large-scale painting with kids using a canvas tarp, some IKEA squeeze bottle paint, and foam rollers.

Awesome Kandinsky artist study ideas. Includes a mixed medium concentric circles art project, as well as book suggestions to teach kids about Kandinsky.

From a photo of a simple landscape, I tried to inspire my paintings in the style of Kandinsky. He painted many landscapes, where it is recognizable the style that characterizes his abstract paintin…

Let kids learn for themselves about Kandinsky's life, see how his paintings evolved throughout the years, discover what influenced him and imitate his art.

Abstract art is so much fun. All you do is take an object and reinvent it in some way. It's pretty fun to play with different ways to express yourself with abstract artwork. Additionally, kids are great at it, and will love to join in on the fun. I've gathered up ten of my favorite…

This packet takes students through an understanding of the artist, pop art and then has students color artwork inspired by the artist, using four of the most common characteristics of his work: Benday Dots, Horizontal Lines, Primary Colors and black outlines. Students apply this knowledge afterward to create their own art, first as an abstract piece then using their favorite comic strip frame. Poster of the artist at Stedelijk Museum in 1967 in front of his art. About the artist information sheet with examples Instruction sheet More resources sheet with links to videos. 4 Coloring Sheets in the style of Lichtenstein in black outline form with color/line guides. Coloring sheet with blank caption. Abstract art coloring sheet. Create your own Lichtenstein-inspired abstract artwork. Reference for Comic cover "Run for Love" and "Drowning Girl" Compare/Contrast of cover and painting worksheet Comic frame re-defined worksheet with reflection Exclamation Artwork Prompt and Drawing Sheet Presentation of the artist and his work Compare/Contrast Key Comic frame re-defined worksheet with reflection Key and example Ways to use in the classroom: As an introduction to a famous artist and their work. Worksheets culminate with student creating their own Tree of Life artwork. To support other skills such as: Creating Art with Meaning and Drawing. As early finisher work or as a quick art substitute lesson. ©2017 A Space to Create Not intended for resale or sharing online without permission.

Get students in the mindset of the artist with this clever abstract art lesson that focuses on how to teach abstract art for middle school and high school.

Check out what the students in Mrs. VandenBush's classroom are doing in art! Some of th lesson ideas I come up with, but many of these ideas come from other wonderful art teachers!

Olympic Rings Abstract Art Project- fun and simple art project based on the Olympic Rings. My After School Art Class is doing an Olympics art project! Learn the history of the Olympic games. Understand the meaning of the Olympic rings

There is a lot of Ted Harrison love at the school these days. Both Grades 2 and 3 are completing art projects based on his work. Ted Harrison is a well known Canadian artist famous for his use of line and color in his landscape paintings around his beloved Yukon home. This is an easy art project based on his work. MATERIALS REQUIRED: - watercolor paper or heavy weight sketch paper - watercolor, tempera, or acrylic paints - black paper - glue - scissors - reference photos (there are lots of images of Ted Harrison's work online) - oil pastels or wax crayons I like to tape off my paper and then draw in your line design. You want to discuss the way Ted Harrison uses a strong line to show shape or contour of the landscape, how the line is just as important as the color. With younger kids you may want to use pastels or wax crayons and draw those heavy lines. I'm using crayon here and they resist the paint allowing you to keep those heavy lines, oil pastels work even better. Start painting. It's good to start with the lightest colors first and then work your way to the darkest. Although the crayon or pastel resists the paint you still want the kids to stay within the lines if the can so you have those separate areas of deep color. With older kids you can get them to conserve that white line. When painting with watercolors you'll want to leave some space between the colors any way so they don't mix together before drying. Another option is to try the stained glass method. I've mixed a couple of squirts of acrylic paint into a bottle of white school glue. I then use this to mark my heavy lines, lie flat and let dry. (about 12 hrs.) Once the glue is dry paint in your strong color. They glue helps to corral the paint in each area for easier painting. Now you can add an Inukshuk if you wish. Cut out individual stones out of black paper. Then glue down on top of your painting. Place a sheet of wax paper on top and rest a heavy book on top of that to help it dry flat. The paintings also look great just on their own. Here is some work by Grade 2. They used their twistables for this and it turned out terrific but I think they are ready to try the painting option. Great work grade 2!

What is frottage? From the French frotter, to rub, frottage is an art technique popularized by surrealist artists at the beginning of the 20th century.