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Heather Galler Coffee Cups

Learning Targets

I can...

• Create a whimsical coffee cup using drawing techniques learned in class
• Use pattern (polka dots, stripes, zig zags), texture (steam, chalk, puffs), and warm/cool colors (red, orange, yellow; green, blue, purple) based on Colonial Artist (1970-Present) Heather Galler
• Use design principles (repetition, balance, harmony) based on 21st Century Art Movements
• Define Whimsical (to look or appear playful or humorous)

Lesson One
Day One, Art Start

1.  Stacked Cups (2011) Heather Galler
2. Read Miss Spider's Tea Party by David Kirk
3. Discussion Questions "What is pattern? Why is color important in art? How does color help create a mood in a work of art? What is a folk artist? Which one is folk art and what makes you think so? What can you tell about Galler from the types of things that she paints (pets, flowers, angels, landscapes)? What do you notice about her landscapes? What else do you see? Why do you think people like her paintings so much?" 

Lesson Activities 

1. Choose 12" by 15" Drawing Paper
2. Use pencil to draw the basic shapes (oval, cylinder, circle) of one of three sized (small, medium, large) coffee cup drawing
3. Use a pencil to draw the basic shapes (oval, cylinder, circle) of a handle and plate for the coffee cup drawing

Day Two, Art Start

1. Retrieve Cup of Fantasy for Assigned Table
2. Tea Time (2011) Heather Galler
3. Discussion Questions "Why do you think the artist does what she does? How is her work similar or different to your own? What does she have in the background of her artwork? What role do artists have in society? What is going on in her artwork? Does your opinion about the artwork change the longer you look at it? How would you describe this artwork to someone who has never seen it? What elements of this painting seem real? What is strange about this painting? What is normal about this painting?"

Lesson Activities 

1. Use a black permanent marker to outline the outside of the handle, plate, and coffee cup drawing
2.  Fill in the positive space (coffee cup) with warm colors (red, orange, yellow) of the coffee cup drawing
3. Fill in the negative space (background) with cool colors (green, blue, purple) of the coffee cup drawing

Day Three, Art Start

1. Retrieve Cup of Fantasy for Assigned Table
2. Set Up Studio Area (water bucket, marker, paint brushes)

Lesson Activities

1. Use permanent marker to fill in the positive space (coffee cup) with pattern (stripes, zig zags, polka dots) of the coffee cup drawing
2. Use permanent marker to fill in the negative space (coffee cup) with pattern (stripes, zig zags, polka dots) of the coffee cup drawing
3. Add highlights (reflective light, light source) and shadows (cast shadow, mid tone) to the coffee cup drawings

Artist Examples

Student Examples 

Victor Vasarely Op Art

Learning Targets

I can...

• Create an original Victor Vasarely Op Art using drawing techniques learned in class
• Use warm/cool colors (red, orange, yellow; green, blue, purple), form (cube, cylinder, cone, sphere), and value (highlight, shadow, core shadow) inspired by Hungarian French Artist (1906-1997) Victor Vasarely
• Use optical effects (flashing, swelling, warping) and design principles (variation, balance, movement) based on Op Art Movement
• Define Op Art (style of art that comprises of illusions and often appears to the human eye to be moving or breathing due to its precise mathematical based composition)

Lesson One
Day One, Art Start

1.  Vega 200 (1968) Victor Vasarely
2. Read Vasarely (Basic Art Series) by Magdalena Holzhey
3. Discussion Questions "What is the middle symbol? Which is longer? Which segment is longer? Is the red dot located on the line midpoint or to the left of it? How much shorter is the front line? Which of these two rectangles is a square? Are the lines straight or curved? Are the squares parallel? Can you see the wheel moving? Which direction? Do you see grey dots? What color are the dots now? Is the horizontal bas uniformly black or transparent? What shapes do you see? Which one is lighter? Which one is bright?"

Lesson Activities

1. Choose 12" by 15" Drawing Paper
2.  Use colored pencil to draw form (cube, cylinder, cone, sphere) in the middle of the drawing paper
3. Add line types (horizontal, vertical, diagonal, arched) to the form (cube, cylinder, cone, sphere) of the drawing

Reminder:

• Initials & Home Teacher on Back of Paper

Day Two, Art Start

1. Retrieve Victor Vasarely Op Art for Assigned Table
2. Munich Olympics (1972) Victor Vasarely
3. Discussion Questions "Can the image be seen another way? What is creating this effect? What are you looking at? What is making this movement? What do you notice about the colors? Do you see any shapes? What shapes do you see in this picture? Do squares seem to be the same color? Can you see the shadows? How do you think this artwork would move in a gallery? How different would it look if it was just black and white? How do you feel when you look at these pictures?"

Lesson Activities

1. Extend line types (horizontal, vertical, diagonal, arched) outside of the form (cube, cylinder, cone, sphere) of the drawing
2. Add short segments to form (cube, cylinder, cone, sphere) to make the look of three-dimensional instead of two-dimensional art
3. Add shadows (cast shadow, mid tones, shadow) to the positive/negative space of the Op Art

Day Three, Art Start

1. Retrieve Victor Vasarely Op Art for Assigned Table
2. Set Up Studio Area (colored pencils, erasers, rulers, compass)

Lesson Activities

1. Fill in the positive space (form) with warm/cool colors (red, orange, yellow; green, blue, purple) of the optical illusions
2. Fill in the negative space (background) with warm/cool colors (red, orange, yellow; green, blue, purple) of the optical illusions
3. Add highlights (reflective light, casting light, light source) to the positive/negative space of the Op Art

Artist Examples

Student Examples

Bridget Riley Op Art

Learning Targets

I can...

• Create an original Bridget Riley Op Art using drawing techniques learned in class
• Use neutral colors (grey, black, white), shape (geometric, organic), and space (positive, negative) inspired by English Painter (1931-Present) Bridget Riley
• Use optical effects (flashing, swelling, warping) and design principles (movement, rhythm, variation) based on Op Art
• Define Optical Illusion ( a picture or drawing that deceives ones' visual perception) 

Lesson One
Day One, Art Start

Lesson Activities 

Day Two, Art Start

Lesson Activities

Day Three, Art Start

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Artist Examples

Student Examples