Art plastique

Last week I pinned a fabulous optical illusion art idea from We Heart Art. She had completed this activity with her fifth graders, and I thought it would make a fantastic first lesson for my students. I tried it out with my oldest daughter last weekend (she's in grade 3), and when she achieved great results, I knew it would be perfect. This is a perfect art lesson for the beginning of the year because it uses only a few materials, has simple directions, and turns out to be an impressive work…

Visual artist Adam Hillman is obsessed with aesthetics, but totally in a good way. Adam creates satisfying colourful patterns using everything from LEGO bricks, to various foods and candies.

Masks inspired by Sandra Silberzweig - great inspirational photos

mixed media art

Description A tree divided up into 12 squares, each colored in a different style. Ball-point pen and markers.

Create 3 boxes with 4 inch tops and 4 inch bottoms. And yes I had to teach 1st graders how to use the ruler! Then use the ruler to create horizontal and vertical lines inside your boxes. Draw a heart inside each of the 3 boxes. Color in the hearts first and then the backgrounds using a repeating checker board patten. You could have themes such as warm and cool or complementary colors. Or make it random colors! When you are finished coloring in all the spaces, flick black watered down tempera…

The sun will come out! Do you need to reintroduce a warm and cool concept in a colorful way? Here is a fun lesson that incorporates line and color. My students really enjoy creating these ad…