RENOIR WATERING CANS

 Renoir Watering Cans

Learning Targets

I can...

• Create an original Renoir Watering Can using drawing techniques learned in class
• Use line types (horizontal, vertical, diagonal), analogous colors (green blue purple), and space (positive negative) inspired by Impressionist Artist (1841-1919) Pierre-Auguste Renoir
• Use painting techniques (shading, blending, smoothing) and design principles (contrast, balance, proportion) based on Impressionism
• Define Still Life (painting or drawing of an arrangement of objects including fruit, flowers, bowls, and glassware)

Lesson One
Day One, Art Start

1. A Girl With A Watering Can (1876) Pierre-Auguste Renoir

2. Read Renoir And The Boy With The Long Hair by Wendy Wax

3. Discussion Questions "What do you see in this painting? Why are there no shadows int hep painting? what is the backstory behind this painting? Who is Renoir? What is the meaning behind a girl with a watering can? What is the art style of a girl with a watering can? What is the little girl wearing? Is it fancy or play clothes? What is she holding? Why would she wear such fancy clothes in the garden? Have you ever dressed up for someone to take a picture of you? Would you like to hold still for a long time so someone could paint your portrait? What colors do you see? Are the colors light or dark?"

Lesson Activities

1. Choose 12" X 15" Drawing Paper

2. Add three dimensional shapes (cylinder, pyramid, sphere) to compositional of arranged objects (watering can, flowers, cement) of watering can paintings

3. Add a horizon line in the negative space (background) to separate the garden from the foreground (watering can) of the watering can paintings

Day Two, Art Start

1. Retrieve Renoir Watering Can for Assigned Table

2. Watering Can (1905) Pierre-Auguste Renoir

3. Discussion Questions "What is a still life? Is it different from other forms of figurative work in the sense that it cannot move? Can you guess how many times of still life there are for three merits? How can artists create their own still life effectively? What was the inspiration for your art? Were you learning about a famous artist, a world culture, or a place or time in history? What materials did you use? What techniques did you try? What are you proud of in your artwork? What time do you do differently? What style is it? Were you using your imagination, memories, or observing from real life?"

Lesson Activities

1. Use analogous colors (red orange yellow; green blue purple) to fill in the positive space (watering can) of the watering can painting

2. Use analogous colors (red orange yellow; green blue purple) to fill in the negative space (background) of the watering can painting

3. Use shape stamps to add patterns (floral, silk, wood) to the positive space (watering can) of the Renoir Watering Cans

Day Three, Art Start

1. Retrieve Renoir Watering Cans for Assigned Table

2. Set Up Studio Area (tempera paint, water bucket, paint brushes)

Lesson Activities

1. Add highlights (reflective light, light source) to subject matter (watering can, flowers, cement) of watering can paintings

2. Add shadows (cast shadow, reflective shadow) to background (garden, pathway) of the watering can paintings

3. Outline details (patterns, watering can, flowers) in the foreground (watering can) of the Renoir Watering  Can

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