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Vinyl Sticker Art Project – Modern Abstract Art

Have you ever made vinyl sticker art? I saw an amazing idea to use vinyl sticker sheets (like the kind…

  • February 28, 2025
  • abstract, collage, fifth grade, fourth grade, third grade
Colorful abstract drawing with swirls and curves in shades of pink, blue, green, purple, orange, and yellow.

Frank Stella Inspired Pictures

First, I want to give a BIG THANK YOU to everyone who follows my blog.  I appreciate your support in…

  • August 4, 2016
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  • abstract, contemporary artists, drawing, fifth grade, painting, printmaking, sixth grade
A colorful abstract face with various patterns and textures, featuring two horns and closed eyes.

Jesse Reno: ambition over direction

When I found out that Jesse Reno was going to be at the National Art Education Conference this year, I…

  • March 25, 2016
  • 1 Comment
  • abstract, all grades, artists, contemporary artists
Abstract painting featuring geometric shapes, bright circles, and dynamic lines in various vivid hues.

Vassily Kandinsky and Abstract Art

  Vassily Kandinsky was one of the first pioneers of abstract art.   Abstract art is art that does not…

  • February 11, 2016
  • 1st grade, abstract, art history, artists, kindergarten, second grade

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