Saturday, August 22, 2020

CHARCOAL TREES

Charcoal Trees

Learning Targets

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Create an original Charcoal Tree using drawing techniques learned in class
Use neutral colors (grey, black, white), shapes (geometric, organic), and value (lightness, darkness) inspired by Dutch Artist (1872-1944) Piet Mondrian
Use drawing techniques (smudging, blending, and smoothing) and design principles (placement, proportion, composition) based on Expressionism
Define Expressive (conveying a thought or feeling in an image)

Day Two, Art Start

1. Grey Tree (1911) Piet Mondrian

2. Read Tree Lady: The True Story of How One Tree-Loving Woman Changed a City Forever by Joseph Hopkins

3. Discussion Questions "What kind of tree is this? How old is the tree? What season is it? Has anyone tried to cut it down? What else grows nearby? Who waters the tree? Does the tree get enough sunlight? Is the tree healthy? What is a tree a symbol of? Where is the tree located? If you were in the picture, where would you be? Did you enjoy creating a tree that represented you? What makes a good scientific sketch? What details were important to include in each tree? How tall do you think the tree is? Have you noticed how different the forest looks through the different seasons? If you climbed the top of that tree and looked around, what do you think you would be able to see from there?"

Lesson Activities

Choose 12" by 15" Drawing Paper
Draw three thumbnail sketches of tree compositions using drawing techniques (blending, smudging, smooth) for tree drawings
3. Add details (leaves, acorn, hole) for positive space (tree) of the tree drawings

Day Two, Art Start

1. Retrieve Charcoal Trees for Assigned Table

2. Avond (Evening): The Red Tree (1910) Piet Mondrian

3. Discussion Questions: "Who was Piet Mondrian? Can you see the shape of a tree in his painting? What is Piet Mondrian the founder of? Where was Piet Mondrian born? What shapes did Mondrian mainly use in his paintings? How did Piet Mondrian create straight lines? Who introduced Mondrian to art? How did Piet Mondrian's trees evolve from 1908-1912? What school did Piet Mondrian attend? How did Mondrian's artwork change overtime? What style did Mondrian paint his trees in? What art movement is Cubism characterized by? What is the title of the painting?"

Lesson Activities

Use drawing techniques (blending, smudging, smoothing) to add basic shapes (geometric, organic) of tree for tree drawings
Use design principles (composition, repetition, gradation) to fill in the positive space (trunk, branches, twigs) of tree drawings
Use drawing techniques (blending, smudging, smoothing) to add details (bark, leaves, hole) of tree drawings

Day Three, Art Start

Retrieve Charcoal Trees for Assigned Table
Set Up Studio Area (charcoal sticks, erasers, pencils)

Lesson Activities

Use neutral colors (black, grey, white) to fill in the positive space (foreground) of the tree drawings
Use neutral colors (black, grey, white) to fill in the negative space (background) of the tree drawings
Add design details (birds, owl, bat) to positive space (foreground) of Charcoal Trees