Gregory Grenon Self Portraits
Learning Targets
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- Create a Gregory Grenon Portrait using painting techniques learned in class
- Use form (two dimensional, three dimensional), shape (oval, rectangle, square), and value (shadows, highlights) inspired by Michigan Artist (1948-Present) Gregory Grenon
- Use block-in method (figure, gesture, angles) and design principles (composition, balance, gradation) based on Contemporary Art
- Define Self Portrait (a picture of oneself made by the artist)
Lesson One
Day One, Art Start
1. Memories Of Youth (2014) Gregory Grenon
2. Read Portraits of Artists by Anna Reynolds, Lucy Peter, & Martin Clayton
3. Discussion Questions "What colors do you see? Why do you think the artist choose to use the colors he did? How does the woman in the painting feel? How do the colors help convey this emotion? How was it painted? What conversation could be happening in this image? How is your painting different from Gregory Grenon's artwork? What is your favorite medium for portrait making?"
Lesson Activities
1. Choose 12" X 15" Plexiglas
2. Add lines for proportions (head, neck, shoulders) within the silhouette of the self portrait
3. Add facial features (eyes, nose, mouth) within the silhouette of the Gregory Grenon Portrait
Day Two, Art Start
1. Retrieve Gregory Grenon Portrait for Assigned Table
2. I am Burning (1994) Gregory Grenon
3. Famous Artist Quote "My paintings are about unidentified human beings. I paint them to identify them. They are reverse paintings of people on glass. Above mere beauty, my work is an expression of emotion, and division of the mind. Dream ideas, explanations of love, hate, fear, pride, and sorrow. They are a river of glass. They are the truth."
Lesson Activities
1. Add details (eye sockets, brow bone, moles) to facial features (eyes nose mouth) of self portrait
2. Outline facial features (eyes, nose, mouth) with black marker of self portrait
3. Add primary colors (red yellow blue) to positive space (neck, face, shoulder) of Gregory Grenon Portraits
Day Three, Art Start
1. Retrieve Gregory Grenon Portraits for Assigned Table
2. Set Up Studio Area (water buckets, paint brushes, tempera paint)
Lesson Activities
1. Add primary colors (red yellow blue) to negative space (background) of self portrait
2. Add tint (white) to fill in the highlights and reflective light of the self portrait
3. Add shade (black) to fill in the shadows of the Gregory Grenon Portraits
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