Colouring the Masters

The 7 iconic masterpieces are presented as blackline masters. This shows
of the structure of each master painting. Also include is a colour print of the original

All that is needed for this art idea is the backline master. Students may copy, improve or enhance the original painting.

This pack of masterpieces includes

✔ Deep Forest, circa 1931 oil on canvas by Emily Carr.

✔ The Gray Tree painted in 1912 by Piet Mondrian.Georgia O'Keeffe,

✔ The Lawrence Tree, 1929, oil on canvas,Van Gogh painted

✔ The Mulberry Tree in October of 1889

✔ The “Pine Trees” screen (Shorin-zu-byobu) by Tohaku Hasegawa,

✔ Pastel-on-board version of the Scream painting by Edvard Munch

Teachers may, of course, not even present the original to the students. You might like to wait until the masterpiece has been completed. Students could then compare and contrast their works with the original. Now - whose is better?

What a great art idea for kids to become involved in understanding masterpieces. This lesson suits middle primary but can easily be adapted to secondary art students, even to senior secondary students.

You could easily adapt this lesson to include research of the artist and the masterpiece. Opportunity abound.