10/02/2026
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We just wrapped up our Paul Cézanne-inspired landscape projects! During the first half of our project I read aloud to the students as they worked. We learned about Cézanne, his artistic style, and his love of painting the French countryside, especially the famous Mont Sainte-Victoire. Students used watercolor to create visual texture within their own french country side.
Today, we finished the top layer of those landscapes with physical texture using collage! Each artist designed, colored, outlined, and cut out their own French-inspired studios/workshop buildings, cypress trees, bushes, and other landscape elements. We then layered these pieces into the foreground of our paintings to create depth, texture, and composition.
Along the way, we talked about each artists creative liberty to choose which medium to use when adding value to their work. We compared creating value with pencil shading to creating value with watercolor and a brush. We also talked about how a kneaded eraser works and how it differs from a traditional rubber eraser, which the kids thought was fascinating!
