Creating a simple still life can teach them how to observe objects and reflect what they see. I am going to use the artist who was going to 'conquer Paris with an apple', Paul Cezanne to provide a few examples of a fruit still life.


Start a discussion with your child about how Cezanne re-created the image of the fruit still life. What colors did he use for the fruit, how did he arrange the fruit in his image?

- Fruit to arrange
- Paper
- Construction paper
- Paint
- Fruit Sponge Stamps (found at the Dollar Store)



Cy choose three colors of construction paper of his bowls. Draw a simple outline of the bowl shape and then cut it out.






And there you have it a Cezanne inspired Fruit Still life using fruit sponge stamps. The only drawback of using the stamps are the shapes/sizes are predetermined, if you can't see our strawberries are the same size as our apple.

Who knew EXPLORE ART could be fun and tasty! Enjoy your child's fruit still life by displaying it and enjoy your real fruit by eating it.
