Britto pumpkins

Romero Britto is possibly my favorite living artist. I just love the colors, patterns, and style to his pieces! You can imagine how excited I was to have the kids create pumpkins in the style of …

I am a fan of pop art. It is fun, bold, colorful and I think it has kid appeal. Romero Britto (b 10/6/63) is a Brazilian born artist who resides in Miami, FL. His style combines elements of cubism, pop art and graffiti. Britto is influenced by Matisse and Picasso. I read that his work "exudes warmth, optimism and love." He is also a great humanitarian donating time, art and resources to many charitable organizations. Today we will look at real pumpkins and do a practice sketch. We will…

Grab your markers and a few sheets of drawing paper and get ready to create a Romero Britto inspired pumpkin. This project uses kid friendly markers like

Romero Britto pumpkins

Check out student artwork posted to Artsonia from the Romero Britto Inspired Pumpkins project gallery at Ocean Township Elementary School.

The 4th-6th grade claases created these brightly colored pumpkins just in time for fall! We began by learning about the origins of pop art. Students recognized the use of bright colors and black outlines in many pop artworks. We drew out our pumpkins with thick black lines and used brightly colored watercolor paint to give them a pop art feel. We then looked at current Miami based pop artist Romero Britto and his style of brightly colored patterns. Students added simple patterns using white…

My fifth graders just completed these adorable pumpkins in the style of Romero Britto. I was inspired by this lesson from a pin I saw on Pinterest here. Because Britto is a Miami-based artist, this project hits a LOT of standards for teaching students about local artists! What is also a fun tidbit of information is that Britto has the first "floating" art gallery...on Royal Caribbean's "Oasis of the Seas"! I love teaching students about Britto because all his work is identifiable to…

Learn how to draw Kusama Inspired Pumpkins and create vibrant pumpkin art for kids! Perfect for Autumn, Halloween and Thanksgiving art projects.

Patterns, Lower School Art Lesson, pumpkins, 2 Soul Sisters, Youtube, Kim Daniel, Art Teacher, What a fun way to work in Elements and Principles with elementary aged kiddos than in the fall with PUMPKINS! This is a super easy way to introduce patterns, line and color!