I've seen this lesson on a few blogs lately, in particular over at the following link. http://www.deepspacesparkle.com/2012/02/03/james-rizzi-skyscraper-art-lesson/
They were so colorful and fun I had to give it a try with my own art students. I did this lesson with grades 4 through 6. We began by viewing images of Rizzi's skyscrapers. We noted in particular the wonderful colors and bold lines. Watercolor paints were used after the drawings were done. We used both watercolor cakes and liquid watercolor. It took three 40 minute art classes.
Enjoy these whimsical little masterpieces.
These came out great! I did a Jim Rizzi lesson last year with my 3d /4th grades and they loved it! They had a great time looking at his paintings and finding everything that was going on in them! :)
ReplyDeleteThank you Mrs. C for the nice comment! I'm glad you took the time to comment.
DeleteRizzi is such fun! I love the cheerfulness of this artwork - your students did a fabulous job!
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DeleteI was checking out your Rizzi work last night after I put up this post. Wow you were quite ambitious with your Rizzi projects! http://plbrown.blogspot.com/search?q=rizzi
I've been looking at Rizzi for a future project. Probably because I keep finding work inspired by him on so many blogs. Thanks for sharing yours. I love the colors and the FUN they project. I think I will definitely move forward with project ideas for my own students.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your comment. Isn't it wonderful to be able to share with so many other art ed. bloggers!
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