5th grade art lesson

5th Grade Art Lesson: Alebrije Illustrations

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Alebrijes were first created by a Mexican artist named Pedro Linares. He had a strange dream one day with many strange and colorful animals that kept repeating the nonsensical word “alebrije.” This is where his inspiration came from when he began creating paper mache sculptures of fantastical animals and painting them with bright colors and … Read more

Minnie Evans inspired “Dream Drawings” Art Project!

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Minnie Evans is an African-American artist from Wilmington, North Carolina. She created vivid and colorful works of art based on her own dreams and visions. Her art is considered to be surreal and includes bright colors, nature themes, animals and faces. Her works were also often symmetrically balanced. If you’d like to see some of … Read more