3rd Grade Modigliani style self portrait

 3rd Grade

Modigliani style self portrait

Instead of doing the traditional self-portrait, 3rd grade learned about the artist Amedeo Modigliani, and emulated his style, while drawing themselves. Here's an example of how Modigliani simplified and elongated his subjects, in the painting

Jeanne Hebuterne with hat and necklace, 1917

 We drew out the faces onto black construction paper, traced them with a black oil pastel, and colored them in using oil pastels. They were encouraged to make their coloring look almost as opaque as paint. These students did a fabulous job!