OLD FASHIONED INK BIRD CAGES

 Old Fashioned Ink Bird Cages

Learning Targets

I can...

• Create an original Old Fashioned Ink Bird Cage using drawing techniques learned in class
• Use line types (horizontal, vertical, diagonal), neutral colors (black, brown, grey), and value (lightness, darkness) inspired by Michigan Impressionist Painter (1874-1939) Frederick Carl Frieske
• Use ink techniques (ink wash, scribbling, contour) and design principles (composition, movement, gradation) based on Impressionism
• Define Ink Wash (applying black ink to paper where a lighter ink was applied)

Lesson One

Day One, Art Start

1. The Bird Cage (1910) Frederick Carl Frieske

2. Read Frederick Carl Frieske: The Evolution of an American Impressionist by Nicholas Klimer

3. Discussion Questions "Which famous artist did he study under when in America? Where was the impressionist painter born? How was the work of the American Impressionists different than the Solen Style of the academic painting? How were the impressionists viewed by American and French society at the time? What were the subjects and themes the artist mainly painted? How were American impressionists different from French Impressionists of the time? What was different about the post- Impressionist from the impressionists? In your opinion, do you see Frederick Carl Friesek as talented at these earlier artists?"

Lesson Activities

1. Choose 12" X 15" Drawing Paper

2. Use pencil to draw line types (horizontal vertical diagonal) in the middle of paper for the bird drawings

3. Add scenery (ocean blue sky flowers) to the negative space (background) of the Old Fashioned Ink Bird Cages

Day Two, Art Start

1. Retrieve Old Fashioned Ink Bird Cages for Assigned Table

2. Bird In A Cage (1937) Frederick Carl Frieseke

3. Discussion Questions "Why might an artist paint the same thing more than once? Why do you think the artist was thinking about when he painted it? If you set out to work on a series of paintings, how do you know when you are done? Why do you think the artist decided to paint bird cages? What symbolism or meaning could bird cage have for the artist? What symbolism or meaning do bird cages have for you? If your opinion, do you like the artwork Frederick Carl Frieske painted?"

Lesson Activities

1. Add bird parts (beak, feather, talons) to the positive space (foreground) of the Old Fashioned Ink Bird Cages

2. Add texture (smooth rough) to the positive space (foreground) of the Old Fashioned Ink Bird Cages

3. Add texture (smooth rough) to the negative space (background) of the Old Fashioned Ink Bird Cages

Day Three, Art Start

1. Retrieve Old Fashioned Ink Bird Cages for Assigned Table

2. Set Up Studio Area (ink, paint brushes, water buckets)

Lesson Activities

1. Use neural colors (black, brown, grey) to fill in the positive space (foreground) of the Old Fashioned Ink Bird Cages

2. Use neutral colors (black, brown, grey) to fill in the negative space (background) of the Old Fashioned Ink Bird Cages

3. Add highlights (reflective light, light source) and shadows (cast shadow, shadows) to the Old Fashioned Ink Bird Cages

Artist Examples

Student Examples