From Mrs. Takano, Mrs. Tasch, Ms. Darrington, Ms. Mahdavi, Ms. Bonini, Ms. Orozco, and Mr. Berry's 1st-6th grade classes:
"We were inspired by Andy Warhol to create our versions of our Alcott Alley Cat."
From Mrs. De Leon's 4th grade class: "In this project, we reimagined Edvard Munch’s famous painting The Scream by replacing the central figure with a “sigma” character—someone who remains calm, confident, and unfazed even when surrounded by chaos. Our artwork reflects the contrast between emotional intensity and quiet strength."
From Ms. Kuntz and Miss Kenya's 5th grade class: "Our class was inspired by Hokkusai's The Great Wave woodblock print because we love learning about Japan (Ms. Kuntz's is half Japanese) and we love the majestic beauty and powerful energy of the ocean! We added a sunset and anime characters to add a twist to the traditional masterpiece! May is Asian American Heritage month and we are proud of connecting culture, history, art, and fun!"
From Mr. Hoy's 6th grade class: Our take on Warhol's Marilyn Monroe."
From Mrs. Brooks' 6th grade class: "Students incorporated their favorite thing to draw, since the beginning of the school year, into a playful pun of the famous painting The Scream."
From Ms. Pinon and Mrs. Bazurto's 4th grade class: "Inspired by our classroom theme and decorations, which is under the sea."
From Ms. Carrillo's 5th grade class: "Inspired by professional chalk artist Ms. Swain, our class decided to use our creative minds to design monsters and incorporate them into Van Gogh’s Starry Night. This masterpiece was entirely brought to life by my 5th graders who took the initiative to assign jobs, select color schemes, and use blending techniques taught to them by Ms. Swain."
From Mrs. Contreras' 3rd and 4th grade class: "On a starry night, the wolf stared at the man in the moon and started to howl butterflies."
From Mrs. Contreras' 3rd and 4th grade class: "What beautiful scenery can be found in Paris, wait! Is that a Stitch on the Eiffel Tower?"
From Mrs. Contreras' 3rd and 4th grade class: "Is it a plane, is it a bird, no it’s a rocket ship, launching with Mr. Snoot Newt into space."
From Mrs. Aguayo's 5th grade class: "Palm Trees in the Sunrise is inspired by Cherry Blossom under Moonlight."
From Mrs. Aguayo's 5th grade class: "The Chase is inspired by The Scream masterpiece, as the dog is chasing the squirrel and it is running for its life."
From Mrs. Ana Gomez and Ms. Flores' 2nd grade class: "As time passes by, childhood memories leave footprints in the road to life. Time may be surreal, but it leaves a lasting impression on a child's heart and soul."
From Señorita Sandoval's 5th grade class: "This is a twist on Van Gogh's classic Starry Night with Death Stars (from Star Wars) as the planetary bodies and a banana crescent moon."
From Señora Mendez' kindergarten class: "Our girasol (sunflower) creation with a twist! "
From Ms. Julia Clark's 4th grade class: "Our class was excited to continue their learning about Alma Woodsey Thomas with this piece. They all got to pick their own shape or scene to design in her style."
From Mrs Clark's 6th grade class:
"We've had discussions about dealing with big emotions, something we feel would have helped Mr. Van Gogh"
From Mrs. Gonzalez' 4th grade class:
From Mrs. Ocampo's 2nd grade class:
"Famously recreated with happiness."
From Ms. Amparano's 2nd grade class: "Inspired by Cafe Terrace at Night."
From Ms. Amparano's 2nd grade class: "Inspired by Mona Lisa."
From Ms. Amparano's 2nd grade class: "Inspired by Starry Night."
From Ms. Amparano's 2nd grade class: "Inspired by Anxiety."
From Ms. Beard's kindergarten class: "We made the Harada Hornet mascot infused with the Mona Lisa."
From Mrs. Do's kindergarten class: "Our class chose this painting from Vincent Van Gogh, Sunflowers. It represent the bright and unique colors/personalities of each individual student within my classroom."
From Ms. Deissler's 1st grade class: "This 3' x 5' Chart Art was inspired by Kandinsky's Concentric Circles. Our "twist" was adding faces to reflect some of the feelings we have."
From Mrs. Gallegos-Garcia's 2nd grade class: "This piece captures the peaceful beauty of nature with a graceful swan gliding across a colorful pond full of lilies inspired by the soft, dreamy colors of Monet's garden paintings."
From Mrs. Sumerford's 5th grade class: "The different shades of blue, purple and green really add pop to our art. It makes it very unique and interesting."
From Mrs. Sumerford's 5th grade class: "Chug Jug with flowers in titled towers."
From Mrs. Sumerford's 5th grade class: "It all started because of erasers."
From Mrs. Sumerford's 5th grade class: "An amazing piece of art made by the best. With gummy bears and the best soda in the world."
From Miss Robles' 2nd grade class:
"So fun creating concentric circles with a TWIST. It was fun adding pictures of fruit, planets, and animals within the circles."
From Mrs. Colmer's 6th grade class: "We put mickey ears and shades on the Mona Lisa."
From Ms. Venegas' 2nd grade class: "Students chose Vincent Van Gogh classical Sunflowers painting and added a twist, they replaced the sunflowers for money bags."
From Ms. Guerrero and Mrs. Danielle's 5th and 6th grade class: "This is how we envisioned a Starry Night with a giant sized peacock hiding behind the houses."
From Mrs. Kleveno's 2nd grade class: "The students decided that the items in Van Gogh's The Bedroom would have eyes and come to life."
From Miss Gallardo's 2nd grade class: "Who wouldn't scream for raining tacos? Our class hopes you like our twist of the famous painting The Scream by Edvard Munch."
From Mrs. Solorzano's 1st grade class: "Frida Kahlo’s iconic eyebrows and flowers."
From Mrs. Cecchini's 1st grade class: "Using the painting La Seine a la Grande Jatte by Georges Seurat as inspiration. For our twist, the students wanted to add a coffee cup floating down the river because I am always drinking a cup of coffee!"
From Mrs. Seirup's 6th grade class: "The Sheaf by Henri Matisse looks very similar to the coral reef so we decided to incorporate Finding Nemo!"
From Mrs. Curl's 1st grade class:
"All students collaborated to create a twist of the Mona Lisa."
From Ms. J. Phillips 1st grade class: "We chose Starry Night. We added a bald eagle as we have been keeping up with the Big Bear eagle cam. We also put some snowmen and snow in the landscape to make it a little more Big Bear-like."
From Mrs. Williams' 6th grade class: "This is the masterpiece of Starry Night with a Hello Kitty twist."
From Mrs. Williams' 6th grade class: "We used the masterpiece of American Gothic and reimagined it with Spider-Man and Queen Elsa."
From Mrs. Williams' 6th grade class: "We were inspired by the masterpiece of Mona Lisa to create a breakfast version of Egga Lisa."
From Mrs. Williams' 6th grade class: "We took the recent masterpiece of Poptart Cat and created Pizza Cat."
From Mrs. Williams' 6th grade class: "We reimagined The Girl with the Pearl Earring as a giant mouth."
From Mrs. Williams' 6th grade class: "We took a Bob Ross masterpiece and turned it into a planetary version."
"We combined a lesson on Kandinsky with our current math unit on shapes. Students recreated Kandinsky’s Concentric Circles with a 2D shape of their choice in a variety of colors."
From Mrs. Mann's 1st grade class
From Mrs. Allenbaugh's 1st grade class
From Mrs. Good's 1st grade class
From Mr. Tomlinson's 5th grade class: "Our whole class worked together to achieve a common goal."
From Mrs. Forsee's 5th grade class: "The light of the holiday brightens this masterpiece to add a magical feel."
From Mrs. Matthews' 5th grade class: "A take on the original painting The Scream by Edvard Munch, this painting shows Mrs. Matthews screaming, with a tomato in her eye, a student cutting her hair, and others in the background behaving very naughty. Designed by 5th grade."
From Mrs. Torres, Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Cervantes and Mrs. DeSantiago's 3rd grade classes: "Even when you’re sad you just need to believe in yourself. You’re braver than you believe."
From Mrs. Cortez' 3rd grade class: "This is a twist of Woman with a Parasol by Claude Monet, I did this because teachers make a lasting impression."
From Mrs. Cortez' 3rd grade class: "This masterpiece was created with Monet's Water Lilies - We added mountains, turtles and fish. We know there are living things in the pond and we wanted to share them with you."
From Mrs. Cortez' 3rd grade class: "This masterpiece is with our favorite Among us and Mona Lisa. Amounga Lisa is sneaky and has a pretty smile."
From Mrs. Cortez' 3rd grade class
From Mrs. Cortez' 3rd grade class: "This masterpiece was created with Mona Lisa in mind but with a lot more colors."
From Mrs. Erlandson's 1st grade class: "We strived to recreate a heart piece from Romero Britto. Our twist? Mo Willem’s characters Piggie and Gerald showed up for the fun!"
From Mrs. Holland's 1st grade class: "Our artwork is a twist on Andy Warhol‘s Campbell’s Soup Cans, which he enjoyed eating every day for lunch. My students love pizza and it is their favorite school meal."
From Mrs. Dyer's 3rd grade class: "Our chalk square is a take on the famous painting American Gothic by Grant Wood."
From Mrs. Anthony's 3rd grade class: "After learning about Fernando Botero, the class chose his famous painting Monalisa 1978. We downloaded a copy of the picture into Canva and added elements to give the masterpiece a twist. The name was decided because Fernando Botero's style includes "inflating" his subjects like balloons."
From Mrs. Vasquez' 4th grade class: "Our painting was based on two pieces of artwork by Claude Monet in 1899: The Japanese Footbridge and The Water Lily Pond. We added a twist with a frog that ribbits!"
From Mrs. Vasquez' 4th grade class: "Our masterpiece was based on Ivan Aivazovsky's masterpiece The Ninth Wave."
From Mrs. Figueroa's 4th grade class: "We added a cactus twist to Claude Monet's famous painting "Water Lilies"."
From Mrs. Figueroa's 4th grade class: "We designed our chalk art based on the painting Water Lilies by Claude Monet."
From Mrs. Smith's 4th grade class: "We based our work on the famous painting The Scream by Edvard Munch. We added a talk bubble that says "Longfellow is Amazing!"
From Mrs. Smith's 4th grade class: "We learned about the painting The Scream by Edvard Munch and discussed the feelings of anxiety that inspired his artwork."
From Mrs. Figueroa's 4th grade class: "Our chalk art is based on the painting The Scream by Edvard Munch."
From Mrs. Corr's 6th grade class: "Our "Masterpiece with a Twist" is a gallery walk snapshot of a few masterpieces with a twist: Rosie the Riveter-Latina Style, Starry Night-Starry Morning, and Girl with Balloon."
From Mrs. Towner-Silva's 6th grade class: "We were inspired by The Scream masterpiece and we wanted to give him a more obvious reason why he would be screaming or surprised, so we choose an alien invasion."
From Mrs. Hernandez' 6th grade class:
"Our twist was to incorporate Mt. Rubidoux in the background and a classic car for the upcoming car show in downtown Riverside. We also included an orange to represent Riverside's history."
From Mr. Mims' 2nd grade class: "Circle abstract painting."
From Mrs. Kuziora's 1st grade class: "My students each drew a piece from the famous Starry Night. They were allowed to choose their colors."
From Ms. Johnson's 2nd grade class: "The students took the classic artwork by Vincent Van Gogh from their homework math book and added a twist of a sunset in the window."
From Ms. Vargas' 1st grade class: "The inspiration for our chalk art has come from Andy Warhol's Pop Art designs. Students created a pop art interpretation of ice cream using bright colors."
From Mrs. Khazali's 4th grade class: "In the original piece, Meditative Rose by Salvador Dalí depicts a vibrant, fully bloomed red rose that appears to be floating in a vast sky above a desert landscape. In this "masterpiece with a twist", students decided to attach a stem to the rose to provide a sense of grounding and also changed the background to a night sky tinged with the first blush of morning."
From Ms. Gonzalez and Mr. Treacy's 5th grade class: "A playful chalk reimagining of the Mona Lisa featuring a Bluey character."
From Ms. Gonzalez and Mr. Treacy's 5th grade class: "When imagination takes flight! This art piece shows Frida at the desert. It is inspired by Frida Kahlo’s self portrait with thorn necklace and hummingbird."
From Ms. Gonzalez and Mr. Treacy's 5th grade class: "This chalk mural reimagines Georgia O’Keeffe’s Ladder to the Moon with a vibrant, humorous twist."
From Ms. Gonzalez and Mr. Treacy's 5th grade class: "A playful chalk homage to Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring, this modern twist features a serene girl cradling her Stanley Cup, with a whimsical cat perched on her head."
From Ms. Gonzalez and Mr. Treacy's 5th grade class: "This is inspired by Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh. It’s Snoopy enjoying watching the stars on a starry night. "
From Ms. Gonzalez and Mr. Treacy's 5th grade class: "This is a vibrant twist on a classic The Scream from Edvard Munch, capturing the chaos and beauty of feeling. A dinosaur makes the characters scream in panic."
From Ms. Orick & Mr. Treacy's 5th grade class: "This is our version of American Gothic. Instead of the people, we put Cookie Monster and an alligator. We gave Cookie Monster a pitchfork like the original painting, and they are standing in front of a house. We also added a flying creature in the sky because we thought it would be fun."
From Ms. Gonzalez and Mr. Treacy's 5th grade class: "When life gives you lemons, even the Mona Lisa is upset."
From Ms. Gonzalez and Mr. Treacy's 5th grade class: "This colorful still life was inspired by Frida Kahlo’s Still Life with Parrot and Fruit. We used bright colors and playful shapes to show things that are important to us and represent our culture. We wanted it to feel fun and full of life, kind of like Frida’s art."
From Mrs. Rivas 4th grade class: "UFO taking over the starry night."
From Mrs. Runyan's 3rd grade class: "Masterpiece with a Twist - We added our favorite foods in the rectangles that Mondrian kept blank."
From Mrs. Runyan's 3rd grade class: "Masterpiece with a Twist - We added flowers to each rectangle that Mondrian left blank."
From Mrs. De La Rosa's 2nd grade class: "We took inspiration from Andy Warhol's Campbell's Soup Can paintings. We each drew something we like coming out of the soup can with a Pachappa School twist."
From Mrs. Winterton's 2nd grade class: "Inspired by Piet Mondrian using secondary colors."
From Ms. Medina's kindergarten class: "The image shows a colorful abstract chalk drawing on a sidewalk, featuring bold outlines and geometric shapes forming a stylized face."
From Mrs. Lara's 2nd grade class: "When popular culture meets infamous past artist. Our students love Minecraft and envisioned Van Gogh as a Minecraft character. "
From Mrs. Sanchez' 1st and 2nd grade SDC class: "Our students will depart into different schools but will continue to be leaders." Editors note: this is an interactive piece of art where students lay on the ground and appear to grab hold of the balloons and their bright futures.
From Ms. Rivera's 3rd grade class: "Zinnias in a Pot gave every student the opportunity to create or draw their favorite flower."
From Mrs. Cronkite's kindergarten class: "Van Gogh"
"Mona Lisa as a preppie girl."
"Busy city under the stars."
"Thermal Vent from the ocean depths reaches toward the energy of the stars."
"Starry Aliens touchdown on a volcano."
"Hello Kitty! It's The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci "
"Enjoying a night under the ramen noodle stars. It's junk food night!"
"Sunny Day is representing the light our sun provides. It is the counter-part of Starry Night."
"This drawing mixed Starry Night with Darth Vader. Do not underestimate the power of the Dark Side..."
"The iconic 1975 Jaws scene combined with The Great Wave off Kanagawa."
"The classic The Scream man painting but in Star Wars with Darth Vader's death star and a ship."
"Chicken Little and Runt had an amazing breakfast in the house."
"This is the classic painting by Andy Warhol, Marilyn Monroe. Except instead of Marilyn Monroe, it is Hello Kitty."
"This is a twist on Starry Night"
"This is a twist on People and Dog in Sun by Joan Miro."
"This is twist with Sponge Bob Square Pants and Starry Night"
This a twist on Vincent Van Gogh's Sunflowers."
From Mrs. Vidovich and Ms. Smith's TK/K SDC class:
"Toy Story inspired alien and craft landing in The Scream to create The Big Scream."
From Mrs. Reyes' kindergarten class: "Beautiful butterflies flying in the sky."
From Mrs. McNamara's 6th grade class: "This is a twist on the masterpiece The Great Wave."
From Mrs. McNamara's 6th grade class: "This is our masterpiece with a twist. The inspiration comes from great landscape artwork."
From Ms. Freeman's 3rd grade class: "I love dragons and love Starry Night because we were able to draw it with pastels for Art-to-Go, so I put them together for my chalk art."
From Mrs. Dombrowski & Ms. Jasmine's TK and Kindergarten class: "The Scream is listening to music with their headphones on!"
From Mrs. Brayard's 4th grade class
From Mrs. Diaz' 2nd grade class: "The Tree of Underwater Sea Life was inspired by Gustav Klimt's Tree of Life."
From Mrs. Diaz' 2nd grade class: "The Many Personalities of M&M's was inspired by Andy Warhol's Pop Art."
From Mrs. Pfeiffer's 6th grade class: "The Kraken is caught in the Wave."
From Mrs. Pfeiffer's 6th grade class: "Breakfast and Lunch."
From Mrs. Pfeiffer's 6th grade class: "A day near Avengers tower."
From Mrs. Pfeiffer's 6th grade class: "We used Pennywise in our art."
From Mrs. Pfeiffer's 6th grade class: "Hot dogs and art."
"Students worked in groups to collaborate and create their chalk square. Each square has a unique piece from each student."
From Mrs. Martinez' 2nd grade class:
"This is a twist on Leonid Afremov's paintings Walking in the Rain. The students made hearts instead of leaves and a bullfrog (mascot) walking in the rain instead of a couple."
From Mrs. Martinez' 2nd grade class:
"This is a twist on Vincent Van Gogh's Sunflower paintings."
From Mrs. Hurnblad's 5th and 6th grade class: "It is based on the Mona Lisa and it is also based on Disney characters. We wanted to give her a makeover with crazy and unique styles."
From Mrs. Hurnblad's 5th and 6th grade class: "The inspiration was Starry Night, but turned into daytime. We tried to include different elements than Starry Night."
From Mrs. Hurnblad's 5th grade class: "The inspiration was Van Gogh's Sunflowers, but we used frogs for the petals since bullfrogs are our school's mascot."
"Through art, we can express emotions and then set them free."
"Los estudiantes fueron inspirados a dibujar animales o cosas que están debajo del mar."
From Mrs. Torres' 4th grade class: "Our students created Van Gogh's Starry Night with their "twist" being horse heads replacing the stars."
From Mrs. Schmit's 4th and 5th grade class:
"Students put a unique twist on Andy Warhol's Campbell's Soup Cans. Instead of soup, students decided chips best represent current pop culture and they designed their own bags."
"We drew sea animals. Sea animals live in the water to survive. They are colorful."