Hot Day Cool Night Desert
Learning Targets
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- Create an original Hot Day Cool Night Desert using painting techniques learned in class
- Use line types (horizontal vertical diagonal), complementary colors (red green, blue orange, purple yellow), and space (positive negative) inspired by Impressionist Painter (1882-1922) Robert Julian Onderdonk
- Use drawing techniques (contour outline continuous) and design principles (composition variation proportion) based on Impressionism
- Define Landscape (features of an Rea of countryside or land)
Lesson One
Day One Art Start
1. Untitled (Landscape With Cacti) (1919) Robert Julian Onderdonk
2. Read A Day And Night In The Desert by Caroline Arnold's Habitats
3. Discussion Questions "What geologic period of time did cacti originate? What part of a typical plant are the spines on a cactus? Which succulent cacti species naturally grow in Africa and Asia? What is a number of Cactus plants together called? Which process does the cats do only during the night? What is the origin of the word Cactus? Which group does the cactus belong to? What can tell us about there age of a cactus? What is the name of this cactus? What is a cactus plant? What does a cactus plant look like? Where do Cacti grow? Is a Cactus a succulent? Do most cats produce flowers? Are Cacti easy to grow? What is the best soil to use with Cacti? What is a saguaro cactus? How does a saguaro cactus absorb the water it needs? How do animals use the saguaro cactus as a home?"
Lesson Activities
1. Choose 12" X 15" Drawing Paper
2. Use geometric shapes (oval circle cylinder) to draw positive space (cactus) of cactus drawings
3. Use value (lightness, darkness) to fill in the geometric shapes (oval circle cylinder) of the Hot Day Cool Night Desert
Day Two, Art Start
1. Retrieve Hot Day Cool Night Desert For Assigned Table
2. Cactus In Bloom (1922) Robin Julian Onderdonk
3. Discussion Questions "What elements of this drawing seem real? What adjectives would you use to describe this artwork? What verbs would you use to describe this artwork? What elements seem dreamlike or imaginary? What is strange about this artwork? What is excited about this artwork? What do we know about the artist after viewing this artwork? If you could ask the artist a question, what would you ask her? Why do you think this artwork was created? Why do you say that? How do you think the artist feels about the final product? How do you think this artwork was made? Why do you think the artist made this work? What do you think the artist is trying to say in this artwork?"
Lesson Activities
1. Add line types (horizontal vertical diagonal) to positive space (cactus) of the cactus drawings
2. Use patterns (swirls, zig zags, stripes) to add a design to the negative space (background) of the cactus drawings
3. Use chalk pastels to smear patterns (swirls stripes zig zags) for negative space (background) of the Hot Day Cool Night Desert
Day Three, Art Start
1. Retrieve Hot Day Cool Night Desert for Assigned Table
2. Set Up Studio Area (oil pastels, erasers, sharpeners)
Lesson Activities
1. Blend complementary colors (red green, blue orange, yellow purple) for positive space (cacti) of the cactus drawings
2. Add highlights (light source reflective light) to the positive space (cactus) of the cactus drawings
3. Add illusion of depth by add details (rocks, grass, dirt, mud) to the positive space (foreground) of the Hot Day Cool Night Desert
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