Doodles & Art History: Learn About Famous Artists as You Doodle/Draw/Paint Along

Once a week, we will get together for some doodling and art history. Bring your paints, crayons, pencils, or whichever other drawing tools you prefer, and get ready to doodle as we learn about the week's artist. 

We kick off with a definition of what doodling is and then get right to it! This is not a formal art lesson but an opportunity for kids to get creative  and tune into their imaginations as they learn about the featured artist of the week.  Students are given a doodling technique as a prompt/guideline to get started (for example: Picasso - breaking up your drawing into pieces and using contrasting colours).

I will present the artist’s biography and fun facts through a lecture style format  and lots of visuals as students doodle away. We engage in some pop up trivia and discussion - talking about how the art makes us feel, what we find fascinating about the artist and their art, and relating it back to our own art and experiences. 

There is about 5-10 minutes of quiet time for students to wrap their art work for the day where a slideshow of the artist’s work is played to classical music. Listening to classical music also has many benefits and helps concentration and creativity. We finish with a show and tell of the art that the students created during that session.  I love seeing how imaginations soar and ideas expand from class to class! 

Why doodle as we go? 
- Helps You Concentrate
- Helps Spur Creativity 
- Helps Process Emotions
- It Alleviates Stress
- It’s A Creative Outlet
- Helps You Learn Better
- Helps Big-Picture Thinking


Featured Artists: 

Week 1: Edgar Degas 
Week 2: Georgia O'Keefe 
Week 3: Pablo Picasso 
Week 4: Leonardo Da Vinci 
Week 5: Wassily Kandinsky 
Week 6: Claude Monet 
Week 7 & 8: Frida Kahlo 
Week 9: Salvador Dali 
Week 10: Vincent Van Gogh 
Week 11: Joan Miro
Week 12: Jackson Pollock

and more!