Small museum of fallen leaves
For this activity we were inspired by Antonio Catalano’s small picture book “Museum of Fallen Leaves” (advertising link). With this book the author guides us … Read more
Abstract painting with wool and cloth inserts
In this way, you create spaces to be filled with watercolors. The lines will define fields where color tints can fade, mix or overlap. Here … Read more
I’m an Artist!
This activity is inspired by the picture book “I’m an Artist” by Marta Altes. We read this book with the 6th grade students and we … Read more
Final Exams 2022
Also this year I am happy to publish my students’ works for Middle School Final Exams (8th grade). Starting from a topic on which the … Read more
Cover of a Horror short story
In collaboration with the literature teacher Claudia Paternoster in a 7th Grade class, we created the covers of horror short stories written by the students. … Read more
Multimedia Museum in one-point Perspective
After a lesson dedicated to civic education and the conservation of cultural heritage, we discussed what the museum is and what it is for. We … Read more
Cubist Drawing with video tutorial
You need just a drawing paper, some colored pencils and watercolors to create this still life in the style of CUBISM. Cubism was a revolutionary new … Read more
Collaborative Chinese Dragon
To end with flourish the topic about China with the students of 6th Year at Cherry Garden Primary School we have made a great Chinese dragon … Read more
The magic of Gustav Klimt
With 9th Grade students, we made drawings inspired by the works of Gustav Klimt, the great Viennese artist who best interprets the style of Art … Read more
Painting inspired by Monet’s Waterlilies with video tutorial
To create this mixed media painting inspired by the famous Monet’s Waterlilies we need: a drawing sheet (24×33), a ruler, oil pastels, watercolors, a paintbrush, … Read more
Forms on watercolor background
Similar to a previous activity you can find here, we created this mixed media work, with shaded forms on a watercolor background. The bright colors … Read more
Random lines
With 6th Grade students we worked on the topic of the LINE drawing many types of interwoven lines: we traced the lines with the pencil … Read more