Art History Month #7: Michelangelo

This month we studied Michelangelo

Week 1:

We read the book:

Michelangelo

by Mike Venzia

For this project, he drew part of the Sistene Chapel depicting where God gave Adam life.

Then I put it on the underside of our piano bench and had him paint it.

Finished product!

Week 2:

We read the book:

Michelangelo Buonarroti

by Catherine Nichols

For this project, I had him carve out of soap.  He chose a fish and I gave him some ceramic tools.

Week 3:

We read the book:

Michelangelo

by Joanne Mattern

This weeks art project involved plaster of Paris!!

First, he spread it flat on a piece of cardboard.

After letting it dry, he drew a picture and then painted it.

Finished project!!

Week 4:

We read the book:

Michelangelo

by Shelly Sateren

For this weeks project he carved a man's face out of clay!

Blessings!!

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Art History Month #6: Georgia O'Keefe

This month we studied Georgia O'Keeffe

Week 1:

We read the book:

Georgia O'Keefe

by Joanne Mattern

For this week, I had him paint big flower.  He used water colors after drawing the flower.

Week 2

Georgia O'Keefe

by Mike Venzia

This week he did a construction paper flower project.

He folded his paper in half twice and then cut the petals out.  He did this twice so he would have 2 flowers.

Final project!

Week 3:

Georgia in Hawaii

by Amy Novesky

This weeks project was to make her Ladder in the Sky drawing.

First he used water colors to paint the background for the sky.  I then had him use a white chalk pastel to put stars in the sky.  He painted the ground on after the sky dried and then cut out a ladder and glued it on.

Week 4:

Through Georgia's Eyes

by Rachel Rodriguez

For this project, I gave him a red sheet of construction paper and had him paint it with different shades of red, orange, and yellow.  I told him all his strokes had to start from the middle and go to the outside.

He then cut a black circle out and made cuts in it to give it a 3-dimensional look.  Then, he glued it in the middle.

Finished project!!

Blessings!!

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Art History Month #5: Henri Matisse

Week #1

Matisse

by Ellen Sturm

For this week art lesson, I had him chose an instrument and cut it out of construction paper and then design his back ground.

Week #2

Henri Matisse

by Paul Flux


For this weeks art lesson, I had him cut his name out of construction paper and design it on a piece of paper.  Should have reminded him to make sure his letters weren't backwards!

Week #3

Henri Matisse
by Mike Venzia

For this lesson, He cut out various shapes out of construction paper and design it on another sheet of paper.

Week #4

Henri's Scissors
by Jeanette Winter

This weeks art lesson was on painting Matisse's goldfish painting.  First, I had him draw it out and then use poster paint to paint it.

Blessings!!

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Art History Month #4: Claude Monet

Welcome back to this month's adventure into our Art History!  This month we did Claude Monet!

Week 1 we read

Claude Monet

by Catherine Nichols

For this project, he used his fingers.  He taped off the bridge 1st and then went about filling in all the open spaces.

Week 2 we read

Claude Monet

by Adam Klein

This project was found here.

Week #3 we read

Claude Monet The Painter who Stopped the Trains

by P.I. Maltbie

For this weeks project, I rolled up some tissue paper in a sorta flower like shape.  He then dipped them in paint and stamped them on the paper.  After drying, I put blue paint along the one side of the paper and he used a ruler to drag it across the paper.

Sorta looks like water lilies!?!

Week #4 we read

Claude Monet

by Mike Venzia

For this project I had him use chalk pastels.  These are becoming a new favorite in our home!

Blessings!!

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