Exploring the Great Artists – 30+ Art Projects for Kids, by Red Ted Art, is a site 
developed, not by an art enthusiast or an educator but a mum wanting to introduce her children to great art and artists. This lady creates a newsletter of ideas every two weeks! There are some wonderful ideas and most of the following projects link to a place on her site where the process is explained in detail, or to another person’s site. I am not adding all of the links, please visit the 30+ Art projects page to get them.
“Exploring artists, doesn’t always mean, that the children “should” copy the style or painting, but for example could also mean making a puzzle out a print or acting out a story. The main thing is to enjoy the art and be inspired!” (Red Ted Art)
The artists roundup:
- Matisse’s Snail – Scrap Paper Master Piece by No Time for Flashcards
- Andy Warhol’s Headlines – by Child Art Retrospective
- Jackson Pollock for children by Sunny Day Today Mama
- Klimt – potato and cork printing
- David Hockney, Photo Montage
- Banksy, Street Art – Stencils and Spray Paint
- Mondrian – primary colours and paper strips by Thomas Elementary Art
- Van Gogh – Study and Printable book by Deceptively Educational
- Klimt – an art lesson by Mr Julies Art School
- Art activities for children
- Pop Art PRINTS – Andy Warhol Styrofoam printing by The Seeds Network
- Pop Art – Portraits – Andy Warhol Photograph block colouring by The Seeds Network (find Jasper Johns and Robert Rauschenberg ideas too)
- Picasso – A round up of child create art in the style of Great Artists by Teach Preschool
- Ted Harrison – By That Artist Woman
- Klimt – Lesson Plan 4-6 yrs olds by Kinder Art
- Jackson Pollock – large scale collaborative fun
- Picasso – Faces – Art Lessons for Kids
- Turner – Sea Monsters by Red Ted Art (& Tate Britain)
- Alma Woodsey, by We Heart Art
- Kandinsky – Marker art by No Time for Flashcards (find lots more inspiration more from No Time For Flashcards here)
- Van Gogh (& Others) – tracing outlines by Practical Pages
- Helen Frankenthaler – by Dilly Daly Art
- Faith Ringgold – Tar Beach series by Pink and Green Mama
- Alexander Calder- Mobile by Deceptively Educational
- (More) Kandinsky – this time Water Colours by Artsy Craftsy Mom
- Modern artists for children
- Kuitca – a Sense of Place collages by Child Art Retrospective
- Monet – Tissue paper collage by Here Come the Girls
- Mondrian – Lego Mondrian over at Walker Zanger Blog
- Georgia O’keeffe – Flowers by Pink and Green Mama (also find some Henri Rousseau)
- Giotto – mix your own tempura paint by Mama Scouts
- Monet – a collaborative art project by Explore Education
- Aelita Andre – Prodigy of Color – by Angelique Felix
- Mondrian – Cardboard Box Mural – by Art Play Explore
- Kandinski – Felt squares by Art Projects for Kids
- Escher, LOTS of wonderful ideas
- Dali, again lots of ideas
- Alexander Calder, sculpture by MaryAnn Kohl
- Van Gogh, oil pastels by Patch of Puddles
There are so many famous artists and famous works here to explore that it should be a very useful site for all primary school teachers.