French Art Fun

Laura Martinson is a gifted and talented cluster teacher in the Columbia Heights School District and a coach of Destination Imagination. She has a French major from Hamline University. Ms. Martinson studied in Rennes, France, for a semester during her later college years. This is Ms. Martinson’s ninth year at Summer Academy.

French Art Fun

In this class, you will learn about famous French artists like Monet and VanGogh. As we study their magnificent artwork and learn about the techniques they used, you will make your own representations of their work. You will spend one day observing and painting water lilies, just like Monet. Another day you will use dots to paint pictures, just like Seurat. One of our field trips will be to the Minnesota Institute of Arts to view and study French artwork on display there. Each student will choose one artist to study and create a unique display that will be presented at open house.