Warhol Flowers

Just realized I never posted these fantastic Warhol-inspired flowers that 1st grade made! We started with squares of colored paper. Then we used paint scrapers to add scratchy black paint. Once those were dry, we drew and cut simple flowers to add. Easy process and a knockout at the art show!

Andy Warhol's Cats

3rd grade loved learning about Andy's cats and exploring his early illustrations. This was a simple lesson. I found a few "How to Draw Cats" pages online. You can find links to the How-To's under each cat image. 

Original by Andy Warhol

We drew all 3 together, then they picked their favorite to finish. We traced with sharpie and added watercolor paints. 

Very easy, super cute, and a great opportunity to wear my many-colored cats dress! 

The names you see are what they named their cats, like Andy signed "Sam's" name to his cat drawings. 

How to draw this sitting cat from Art Projects for Kids. 

How to draw this laying down cat from ArtsyCraftyMom.

Andy Warhol Prints

This was my first time use Gelli Printing plates in the classroom, and they are awesome! We used regular liquid tempera paints instead of printing ink. After viewing the works of Andy Warhol, focusing on his flower artworks and discussing the printing process, we used fake flowers and Gelli plates to create these gorgeous collages!

Students printed as much as they could in one class period. During the next class time, they cut up their "best" ones and made collages. Love these and I will definitely be using Gelli plates again!