Rosa Bonheur Longhorns
Learning Targets
I can...
- Create an original Rosa Bonheur Longhorns using drawing techniques learned in class
- Use shape variation (geometric, organic, free form), line types (horizontal, vertical, diagonal), and texture (actual, visual, implied) inspired by French Artist (1822-1899) Rosa Bonheur
- Use shading techniques (cross hatching, stippling, scumbling, hatching) and design principles (contact, balance, proportion) based on Realism
- Define Detail (a distinctive feature of an object or scene which can be seen mostly clearly up close)
Lesson One
Day One, Art Start
1. Longhorn Bull In A Landscape (1896) Rosa Bonheur
2. Read Women Artists: An Illustrated History" by Nancy Heller
3. Discussion Questions "Can you imagine having to get written permission from the police to dress in the kind of clothes you want to wear? Would people find that strange in society today? Can you find some of these animals in this drawing of her studio? Which animal will be featured? Where do you see dark colors? If we divided this painting down the middle, would the two sides balance each other? How does she paint the animals to appear realistic? What would you say is the main subject of this painting besides the land? Are the farmers as important? Why not? In what direction, do your eyes move in this composition? Where does texture catch your eyes? How does that textured area contrast with other parts of the painting? Have you ever been horseback riding? Would the size make the horses seem even more lifelike? Do you see more straight lines or curved lines? What other details in the painting show movement?"
Lesson Activities
1. Choose 12" X 15" Painting Paper
2. Use basic shapes (circle, oval, triangle) to fill in the positive space (foreground) of the longhorn drawings
3. Add bull parts (horns, spots, hair) to the negative space (background) of the Rosa Bonheur Longhorns
Day Two, Art Start
1. Retrieve Rosa Bonheur Longhorns for Assigned Tables
2. Plowing In The Nivernals (1849) Rosa Bonheur
3. Discussion Questions "What cow caught your eye first? Did you notice the black and white animal in the middle that are rearing up? What is a study? Do you think this would be a good pet for you to have at home? Do you think it took her a long time to paint all those lines of color? Which prop do you think would be more interesting, a table or a bull? What did Rosa Bonheur paint throughout her career? What was the very first painting Rosa exhibited in Paris? How did Rosa Bonheur paint animals? Who is Buffalo Bill? What is the name of her most famous artwork? How does Rosa Bonheur create a feeling of movement with her cows? "
Lesson Activities
1. Add patterns (stripes, dots, swirls, waves) to the positive space (foreground) of the longhorn drawings
2. Use neutral colors (black, white, grey, brown) to fill in the negative space (background) of the longhorn drawings
3. Use neutral colors (black, white, grey, brown) to fill in the positive space (foreground) of the Rosa Bonheur Longhorns
Day Three, Art Start
1. Retrieve Rosa Bonheur Longhorns for Assigned Tables
2. Set Up Studio Area (charcoal, white colored pencils, erasers)
Lesson Activities
1. Add highlights (reflective light, light source, highlights) to the positive space (foreground) of the longhorn drawings
2. Add shadows (reflective shadow, cast shadow, shadow) to the negative space (background) of the longhorn drawings
3. Add repeating patterns (dots, stripes, swirls, spots) to the negative space (background) of the Rosa Bonheur Longhorns
Artist Examples
Student Examples
Posts
