Viking Longship Paintings

Learning Targets

I can...

• Create an original Viking Longship Paintings using drawing techniques learned in class
• Use color combinations (analogous, warm colors, cool colors), line types (horizontal, vertical, diagonal), and value (lightness, darkness, highlights, shadows) inspired by Scandinavian Longships
• Use painting techniques (underpainting, blending, overlapping) and design principles (composition, proportion, gradation) based on Nordic Art
• Define Hull (the frame or body of the ship exclusive of masts, engines, or superstructures)

Lesson One
Day One, Art Start

1. Oseberg (820 CE) Museum Of The Viking Age 

2. Read Picture Of The Past: Life On A Viking Ship by Jane Shuter

3. Discussion Questions "What are Viking longships also known as? What two things were used to power a Viking longship? What were the long Viking stories children learned and listened to called? What was the Viking heaven or afterlife called? Which Viking God rode an eight-legged horse? When did sailing boats or long boars first appear in Scandinavia? What was the navy the Vikings had called? What are the two most famous Viking ships, found in mounds of Norway? How were the sails marked to show that it was a King's ship? Where did the Vikings sleep when traveling at sea? How did the Vikings transport the ships over land? How were the Vikings longships made waterproof? What was the purpose of shields on the side of the ship? How long would a voyage have taken ideal weather?"

Lesson Activities

1. Choose 12" X 15" Painting Paper

2. Use pencils to draw simple shapes (circle, triangle, rectangle) and complex shapes (ellipse, parallelogram, hexagon) of ships for ship paintings 

3. Use wooden stylus to outline line variation (thick, thin, contour) of the positive space (ship) of the Viking Longship Paintings

Day Two, Art Start

1. Retrieve Viking Longship Paintings for Assigned Tables

2. Gokstad (890 CE) Museum Of The Viking Age

3. Discussion Questions "What can you tell me about this picture? How do you think the artist came up with the idea for this artwork? What title would you give this picture? How do you think the artist was feeling when he made this artwork? How does your eye move throughout this artwork? What choices did the artist make to make this happen? What does this photograph say about the world we live in? How might your interpretation of this artwork be different from someone in another culture? If you could ask this artwork a question, what would you ask? Do you think it is important to be a trained artist? What projects did this artist work on? Why was the artist drawn to this subject matter?" 

Lesson Activities

1. Use permanent markers to outline line variation (thick, thin, contour, outline) of the positive space (ship) for the ship paintings 

2. Use neutral colors (black grey brown white) to fill in the negative space (background) of the ship paintings

3. Use neutral colors (black, grey, brown, white) to fill in the positive space (foreground, ship) of the Viking Longship Paintings 

Day Three, Art Start

1. Retrieve Viking Longship Paintings for Assigned Tables

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

Lesson Activities

1. Use printmaking paper to print one monoprint of every neutral colors (black, brown, grey, white) of the ship paintings

2. Add highlights (reflective light, light source) to the positive space (longship, foreground) of the ship paintings 

3. Add shadows (cast shadow, reflective shadow) to the negative space (background) of the Viking Longship Paintings 

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 Ship In A Bottle Paintings

Learning Targets

I can...

• Create an original Ship In A Bottle Painting using drawing techniques learned in class
• Use shape variation (geometric, organic, free form), line types (horizontal, vertical, diagonal), and value (lightness, darkness) inspired by Romantic Painter (1775-1851) J.M.W Turner
• Use landscape elements (landforms, buildings, vehicles, structures) and design principles (composition, proportion, movement) based on Romanticism
• Define Sculpture (making two- or three-dimensional abstract forms by carving, casting, or shaping material)

Lesson One
Day One, Art Start

1. Snow Storm- Steam Boat Off A Harbor's Mouth (1842) J.M.W Turner

2. Read Explorers Who Got Lost by Diane Sansevere-Dreher

3. Discussion Questions "What does a ship in a bottle symbolize? why do people put ships into bottles? How did this concept come about? What does a storm look like? Why or why not? How might the water feel? How would the wind feel? How hard is it blowing? Would it be cold or warm? Why? Is the water still, rippling, or wavy? How do these colors make you feel? What types of gestures might you make if you were painting a calm, sunny day? What kinds of colds would fill the sky on a stormy day? How would he waves cut? How tall would they be? What potion did you use to paint the waves and clouds? How do builders work in small spaces with tweezers?"

Lesson Activities

1. Choose 12" X 15" Painting Paper 

2. Use pencil lines to draw the basic shapes (circle, oval, triangle) of the positive space (bottle) of the voyage paintings

3. Use pencil lines to draw the basic shapes (circle, oval, triangle) of the positive space (ship) of the Ship In A Bottle Paintings

Day Two, Art Start

1. Retrieve Ship In A Bottle Paintings for Assigned Table

2. The Fighting Temeraire Tugged To Her Last Berth To Be Broken Up (1839) J.M.W Turner

3. Discussion Questions "Can you tell me what this is a picture of? How do you think this painting was made? What is a seascape? How do artists create depth in a work of art? What does the painting look from the background and looking ahead? What color forms are within these paintings? How did the artist make the sky look different from the wave since they are both blue? What colors do you see in the water? What is the weather like? How did the artist show movement in the water? How is a seascape different from a landscape? Can you find these places on a map? How do boats find the way in the water?"

Lesson Activities

1. Use color combinations (analogous, secondary, complementary) to fill in the positive space (foreground) of the voyage paintings

2. Use color combinations (analogous, secondary, complementary) to fill in the negative space (background) of the voyage paintings 

3. Use neutral colors (black, grey, white) to fill in the positive space (ship) and negative space (background) of the Ship In A Bottle Paintings

Day Three, Art Start

1. Retrieve Ship In A Bottle Paintings for Assigned Table

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

Lesson Activities

1. Add highlights (reflective light, light source) to positive space (bottle) of the voyage paintings

2. Add shadows (reflective shadow, shadow) to the negative space (background) of the voyage paintings

3. Use black sharpie marker to outline the positive space (foreground) and negative space (background) of the Ship In A Bottle Paintings

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 Monets Boat On Lily Pond

Learning Targets

I can...

• Create an original Monets Boat On Lily Pond using drawing techniques learned in class
• Use color combinations (secondary neutral earth tones), shape variation (geometric organic free form) and value (lightness darkness) inspired by French Painter (1840-1926) Claude Monet
• Use perspective techniques (vanishing point horizon line parallel lines) and design principles (composition gradation proportion) based on Impressionism
• Define En Plein Air (relates to painting in the outdoor daylight)

Lesson One
Day One, Art Start

1. The Row Boat (1887) Claude Monet

2. Read The Magical Garden Of Claude Monet by Laurence Anholt 

3. Discussion Questions "Where are most of Monet's paintings located? How many paintings did Monet create? When did Monet start painting? When was Claude Monet born? Where was Claude Monet born? Who introduced Claude Monet to the practice of painting in the open air? When did Claude Monet paint The Beach at Sainte-Adresse? When did Claude Monet paint Impression, Sunrise? Monet and the Impressionist movement are associated with which city? Which painting reflects the techniques of painting and en plein air? Which of the following does not describe a technique used by the Impressionists? Which of the following things would Claude Monet have most likely wanted to paint? What style of art did he invent? What did Monet like to paint? What kind of painting style is he famous for?"

Lesson Activities 

1. Choose 12" X 15" Painting Paper

2. Use a pencil to draw a horizon line in the middle of the painting paper for boat paintings

3. Add scenery (ocean blue sky wooden fence lilies) to the negative space (background) of Monet's Boat On Lily Pond

Day Two, Art Start

1. Retrieve Monet's Boat On Lily Pond for Assigned Table 

2. Boats On The Beach (1883) Claude Monet

3. Reflective Discussion "Claude Monet is the founder of the Impressionist Movement in art history. His mother supported him becoming an artist, but his father wanted him to take over the family grocery business. Monet experimented with light, painting the same scenes at different types of day. His artwork continues to influence future artists to this day. Can you tell me what this is a picture of? Can you see the shapes of the flat leaves and pale flowers on the shimmering water? Can you see how Monet has tried to capture light and reflect on the surface of the water by using daps of paint? Do you think it is strange that he painted such a calm and beautiful picture when there was chaos all around him?"

Lesson Activities

1. Add flowers (roses carnations tulips irises sunflowers) to middle ground (pond, lake) of boat drawings

2. Add boat (sail boat, fishing boat, row boat) to positive space (foreground) of boat drawings

3. Use black sharpie marker to outline foreground (boat) and positive space (foreground) of Monet's Boat On Lily Pond

Day Three, Art Start

1. Retrieve Monet's Boat On Lily Pond for Assigned Table 

2. Set Up Studio Area (watercolor, buckets, colored pencils)

Lesson Activities 

1. Use earth tones (brown yellow blue green) to fill in the positive space (boat) of the boat drawings

2. Use earth tones (brown yellow blue green) to fill in the negative space (background) of the boat drawings 

3. Add highlights (reflective light, light source) and shadows (cast shadow, shadow) with colored pencil to Monet's Boat On Lily Pond

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