Mary Proctor Roosters

Learning Targets

I can...

• Create an original Mary Proctor Rooster using drawing techniques learned in class
• Use warm/cool colors (red orange yellow; green blue purple), line types (curved line, contour line, diagonal line), and texture (smooth, rough) inspired by American Artist (1960-Present) Mary Proctor
• Use painting techniques (overlapping, layering, cropping) and design principles (composition, movement, repetition) based on Contemporary Art
• Define Texture (the feel or appearance of a surface)

Lesson One
Day One, Art Start

1. Hope Rooster (2021) Mary Proctor 

2. Read Rooster's Off To See The World by Eric Carle

3. Discussion Questions "Where roosters come from? How many roosters are in the world? Can roosters remember things? What is the name of your rooster? How many different types of roosters are there? Can roosters talk to each other? What is the red thing on the rooster called? Why do roosters crow? What do roosters like to eat? What do roosters look like? What matters to you?"

Lesson Activities

1. Choose 12" X 12" Painting Paper

2. Draw foreground (rooster), middle ground (feathers), and background (wallpaper) of rooster compositions

3. Use painting techniques (blending, smudging, layering) to add layers to subject matter (rooster) of the Mary Proctor Roosters

Day Two, Art Start

1. Retrieve Mary Proctor Roosters for Assigned Table

2. Love Rooster (2021) Mary Proctor

3. Discussion Questions "What factors influenced the artist as a child that impacted her art career? Who are some of her contemporaries that influenced her art? What are the artists favorite art forms? What are some characteristics of her artwork that sets it apart from other artists work? What is the symbolism found within her work? What are some indicators that prove she is an important Contemporary artist? What are some different types of art produced at different stages of her life? What were some major influences that contributed to her becoming a great artist? What makes you think that she is a contemporary artist?"

Lesson Activities

1. Add thin layers of paint to foreground (rooster), middle ground (feathers), and background (wallpaper) of the rooster compositions 

2. Use painting techniques (blending, smudging layering) to add details (beak, eyes, eyelashes) to the rooster compositions

3. Use painting techniques (blending, smudging, layering) to add texture (implied actual visual) to the Mary Proctor Roosters

Day Three, Art Start

1. Retrieve Mary Proctor Roosters for Assigned Table

2. Set Up Studio Area (paintbrushes, watercolor, felt tip pens)

Lesson Activities

1.  Use cool colors (blue green purple) to fill in the positive space (rooster) of the rooster compositions 

2. Use warm colors (red orange yellow) to fill in the negative space (background) of the rooster compositions

3. Use tint (white) and shade (black) to add the illusion of depth within the Mary Proctor Roosters

Artist Examples

 

Student Examples