Second grade Henri Matisse fishbowls

2nd grade artists are learning about the life and art of Henri Matisse.  We read the book "The Colorful Dreamer: The Story of Henri Matisse" as well as the book, "Henri's Scissors."After admiring many of Matisse's colorful works of art, we were inspired by his "Goldfish" art. We created our own collages and used some of Matisse's signature shapes. 

Learning Goals:

I can discuss the life and art of Henri Matisse.

I can create a cut paper collage.

I can create some Matisse-like shapes.

Second grade Henri Matisse fish collage

2nd Grade artists are learning about the art of Henri Matisse. They learned that he loved color and that at the end of his life, he loved to "draw with scissors!" We did our own paper collage using scrapbook papers, construction paper and a little bit of glitter just for fun! We were inspired by Henri Matisse's "Goldfish" and so we created our own little goldfish bowls!

On the back, we added 3 of our favorite facts about Matisse:

3rd Grade Matisse Names

3rd grade artists are studying the life and work of Henri Matisse. In his cut paper style, we created our own names! We "drew with scissors!" just like Matisse.

3rd Grade Matisse vs. Picasso

3rd graders read the book "When Pigasso Met Mootisse" and compared and contrasted the styles of the 2 artists (Pablo PIcasso and Henri Matisse). In the book, the pig and moose get into a disagreement that ends in friendship and an appreciation for each other's work. We drew our own versions of Pigasso painting Matisse and Matisse painting Pigasso!

2nd grade Matisse

2nd graders are studying the art and work of Henri Matisse. We heard the greek legend of Icarus and looked at Matisse's art of "Icarus" while relating it to what we knew of Matisse's life. We also read a book about how Matisse used cut paper shapes in his work. We created our own figure drawings trying to use correct proportions, used some cut paper for stars and created a patterned frame.