Artwork Inspired by the Masters -
My third graders read a book on Vincent vanGogh and studied the way his pictures had movement in them. We looked at the paintings "Starry Night " and "Starry Night over the Rhone" by van Gogh. The students were then instructed to design their own starry nights and to show movement in their skies. We used a crayon resist method (coloring dark and then water colors over the top). When designing the board I put a quote from vanGogh and some pictures of the artists over his lifetime. Copies of the paintings... source
Art Around the World - In this activity, students will explore the art styles of different cultures by researching and then creating a museum exhibit source
Art History Resources on the Web - An extensive directory of web sites spanning centuries of art history source
Art Hotlist - Links to art museums and online galleries and exhibits source
Art Safari - At this site, students look at paintings and sculptures, and using observational skills describe what they see. Students can submit stories and artwork source
Artcyclopedia - Search for art and artists online at museum sites and image archives around the world source
Claude Monet - Several examples of paintings by Claude Monet source
Inside Art - Excellant web site on art. Includes interactive game online. source
National Gallery of Art - Teaching resources by mail loaned free of charge from the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C. source
The 24 Hour Museum - A gateway to UK museums and their collections source
Web Gallery of Art - Thousands of paintings and sculptures dating from 1200 to 1700 source
