Tamara Phillips Inspired Jellyfish
Learning Targets
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- Create an original Tamara Phillips inspired Jellyfish using collage techniques learned in class
- Use color combinations (analogous, complementary, secondary), shape variation (geometric, organic, free form), and texture (actual, visual, implied) inspired by Canadian Artist (2022-Present) Tamara Phillips
- Use painting methods (wet on wet, dry brush, wax resist) and design principles (movement, repetition, balance) based on Contemporary Art
- Define Rhythm (repeating color, value, line, and shape within a work of art)
Lesson One
Day One, Art Start
1. Yellow Jellyfish (2022) Tamara Phillips
2. Read Jellyfish: A Fascinating Book Containing Jellyfish Facts, Trivia, Images, & Memory by Matthew Harper
3. Discussion Questions "How do you think values are created? What color could you add to another color to make it lighter? What color could you add to another color to make it darker? How does your eye move through the artwork? What choices did the artist make to make that happen? What is strange about this painting? What is mysterious about this painting? Who'd you think this artwork was created for? Why do you say that? How do you think this artwork was made? What title would you give this artwork/? What does this artwork remind you of?"
Lesson Activities
1. Choose 12" X 15" Drawing Paper
2. Use geometric shapes (oval, circle, cylinder) to draw basic shapes of the positive shape (jellyfish) for the jellyfish paintings
3. Use value (lightness, darkness) to add shadows (reflective shadow, cast shadow) and highlights (reflective light, light source) for Tamara Phillips Inspired Jellyfish
Day Two, Art Start
1. Retrieve Tamara Phillips Inspired Jellyfish for Assigned Table
2. Coral Nettle (2022 )Tamara Phillips
3. Discussion Questions "What is a Jellyfish? Where do Jellyfish live? Where do jellyfish come from? How does a jellyfish eat? Where are jellyfish found? What types of colors are these jellyfish? Can jellyfish live on shore? How fast or slow do jellyfish move? Do jellyfish make sounds? Have you ever seen any of the types of jellyfish before? What are some similarities and differences you notice between these jellyfish? How many different types of jellyfish do you think there are in the ocean?"
Lesson Activities
1. Add line types (horizontal, vertical, diagonal) to decorative patterns (stripes, swirls, waves) of Tamara Phillips Inspired Jellyfish
2. Use decorative patterns (stripes, swirls, waves) to add designs to positive space (jellyfish) of the jellyfish paintings
3. Use chalk pastel to fill in the negative space (background) with secondary colors (green, purple, orange) of the Tamara Phillips Inspired Jellyfish
Day Three, Art Start
1. Retrieve Tamara Phillips Inspired Jellyfish for Assigned Tables
2. Set Up Studio Area (pencils, chalk, embellishments)
Lesson Activities
1. Blend secondary colors (green, purple, orange) for the positive space (jellyfish) of the jellyfish paintings
2. Add highlights (reflective light, light source) to the negative space (background) of the jellyfish paintings
3. Add illusion of depth by add shadows (cast shadow, reflective shadow) to the negative shape (background) of the Tamara Phillips Inspired Jellyfish
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