Henri rousseau art projects for kids

This Henri Rousseau Toucan Art Project is a relaxing art project filled with colour. Learn a little about Henri Rousseau for kids and have fun creatin

How to make a painted paper collage inspired by artist Henri Rousseau. Perfect for spring and Easter!

Why Henri Rousseau Matters in Art Education (Plus FREE Printable and Art Lesson Resources)

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I'm working on developing several Animal Themed art projects for my Art Camp this Summer. I have always thought a Rousseau inspired project would be fun so I decided to give it a try. Rousseau's Paintings are very dreamlike and primitive. He painted several jungle scenes even though he never traveled outside of France. He wasn't formally trained in art and simply taught himself how to paint. I'll show the students a few examples and then we'll do a directed drawing of the Tiger in pencil on…

photo credit We are always on the lookout to create art that does not HAVE to be incredibly colorful. In fact, there are times where I invite the students to practice RESTRAINT - using only 2-4 colors. This lesson would be great for a rain forest discussion or a study on Henri Rousseau. I have a video of our version of a snake art lesson:

First we read the book The Fantastic Jungles of Henri Rousseau by Michelle Markel and looked at some of Henri Rousseau’s jungle pieces. We noticed that he painted a variety of animals and ver…

An art lesson for kids inspired by painter Henri Rousseau! Students become acquainted with Henri Rousseau’s life and art, and then create their own fantasy rain forest painting inspired by his work.