Photographs inspired by Series Paintings of Monet
I asked my students to observe the paintings that Claude Monet painted in series. We tried to grasp the differences of light, shade and color, … Read more
Paul Klee Collage: 5 worksheets
Five printable worksheets that reproduce some famous works by Paul Klee with one thing in common: all five paintings evoke the LANDSCAPES using the LINE … Read more
A post for you: Japonism & Impressionism
This post is dedicated to the art teacher Alessandra Tombesi and to her students: 3°C of the Calamandrei School, and 3°D of the Pirandello School … Read more
Final exams 2015
Every year, when my students have the final examinations of middle school, I wonder what they’ll remember of all our lessons in these three years. … Read more
Drawing inspired by Futurism: moving subjects
The Futurists, in the earliest Twentieth century, considered the dynamism and movement as new criteria of universal beauty. With students of eighth-grade we have made … Read more
Collage inspired by Guernica
With students of the eighth grade we studied cubism and its main exponents. He could not miss the most famous work by Picasso, Guernica, reminiscent … Read more
“Expressionist” printing on different paper
Studying Expressionism inspired us in the creation of these prints. In these days there is an important exhibition in Genova about German Expressionists, and we … Read more
Delaunay in primary, secondary and achromatic colors
Here’s an exercise of painting, based on the colors primary, secondary and achromatic. Inspired by the works of Sonia and Robert Delaunay, these acrylic paintings … Read more
Animals decorated with mosaics inspired by Gaudi
The drawings of animals that you can find here, have been decorated with the mosaic technique with 9th grade students. After observing the decorations of … Read more
The city in Expressionist style
In the 9th grade classes, we studied the German Expressionists, as part of the avant-garde art of the twentieth century. Noting especially the paintings by … Read more
Create a Table Lamp
In a lesson about Art Nouveau in the 9th grade classes, we explored the theme of design and fashion. We discussed about the function of … Read more
Portrait in the style of Van Gogh
We used oil pastels on a black and white photocopy, and we imitated the unmistakable style of Van Gogh in “dashes”, to create a portrait … Read more