Pastel Resist Water Lilies
Learning Targets
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- Create an original Pastel Resist Water Lilies using painting techniques learned in class
- Use line types (horizontal, vertical, diagonal), shape variation (geometric, organic, free form), and value (lightness, darkness, tints, shades) inspired by Impressionist Painter (1840-1926) Claude Monet
- Use observational drawing techniques (outline, contour, continuous) and design principles (proportion, movement, composition) based on Impressionism
- Define Observational Drawing (to draw objects, still life arrangements, portrait studies, landscapes, or realistic views from real life)
Lesson One
Day One, Art Start
1. Water Lilies (1919) Claude Monet
2. Read The Magical Garden of Claude Monet by Laurence Anholt
3. Discussion Questions "What details in this painting can you tell the artist spent time looking closely at water lilies? What do you think the artist is trying to capture? Do you think the painting represents a water lily accurately? Why? What does the painting tell you about a water lilies habitat? What characteristics do you notice about the water lilies based on the information in this painting? What type of water would you expect to see water lilies- a fast-flowing river, a lake, a pond, or the ocean? Where do plants get the energy they need to grow and make food? If you were looking at a real lily pond, what types of living things might you see? Where do the animals living in or near the pond get the energy they need?"
Lesson Activities
1. Choose 12" X 15" Painting Paper
2. Use pencil to draw horizon line in the positive space (middle ground) of the water lilies paintings
3. Add scenery (ocean, blue sky, lilies) to the negative space (background) of the Pastel Resist Water Lilies
Day Two, Art Start
1. Retrieve Pastel Resist Water Lilies for Assigned Table
2. Water Lilies, Willow Reflection (1916-1919) Claude Monet
3. Discussion Questions "What colors dominate this painting? How does this painting make you feel? How would you describe this painting? What is the painting of? What season is shown in the painting? How do you know/? What wildlife would you expect to see if you visited this pond? What sounds would you hear? What would you smell? What would you see? Which lily pad would you choose to settle on for a while? Where was Monet when he painted this? What would he be able to see, hear, smell, or feel? Which colors (yellows, pinks, lavenders, greens, blues, silvers) did the artist use? How does mOney give the feeling of distance? How does Monet give the feeling of perspective?"
Lesson Activities
1. Add flowers (roses, carnations, tulips, lilies, flowers) to the positive space (middle ground) of the water lilies paintings
2. Add shadows (reflective shadow, cast shadow) to the negative space (background) of the water lilies paintings
3. Use black sharpie marker to outline the positive space (foreground) and negative space (background) of the Pastel Resist Water Lilies
Day Three, Art Start
1. Retrieve Pastel Resist Water Lilies for Assigned Tables
2. Set Up Studio Area (oil pastels, water bucket, tempera paint)
Lesson Activities
1. Use earth tones (brown yellow blue green) to fill in the positive space (foreground) of the water lilies paintings
2. Use earth tones (brown yellow blue green) to fill in the negative space (background) of the water lilies paintings
3. Add highlights (reflective light, light source) and shadows (cast shadow, shadow) with colored pencils for the Pastel Resist Water Lilies
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