Grandma Moses Landscapes

A child's colorful drawing of a village showcases houses, trees, a river, people talking, animals. The landscapes evoke the charm of Grandma Moses' folk art style, making it an imaginative 2nd grade masterpiece.

Child's drawing of a snowy village, inspired by Grandma Moses, with pink houses, children playing, trees, and mountains in the background.

A child's drawing of a snowy landscape with houses, a person, a reindeer, a snowman, and mountains in the background. This 2nd grade artwork has a charming quality that brings to mind the folk art style of Grandma Moses.

The goals for this project are to

Classify artworks as landscape, still-life or portrait.
Identify and use foreground, middle ground, and background in two-dimensional works of art.
Use size relationships and simple depth techniques to show space in an artwork.

We learned about the artist Grandma Moses and created a winter collage using various materials. We read a couple books about Grandma Moses and looked at her artwork.