HENRI JEAN FANTIN LATOUR INSPIRED POINSETTIAS

Henri Jean Fantin Latour Inspired Poinsettias

Learning Targets

I can...

• Create a Henri Jean Fantin Latour Inspired Poinsettia using collage techniques learned in class
• Use complimentary colors (red, green), shape (geometric, organic), and value (lightness, darkness) inspired by French Painter (1806-1904) Henri Jean Fantin Latour 
• Use fine motor skills (cutting, layering, gluing) and design principles (balance, composition, gradation) based on Impressionism 
• Define Cluster (a group of similar things positioned closely together)

Lesson One
Day One, Art Start 

1. Red Amaryllis (1937) Georgia O'Keefe
2. Read "The Legend of the Poinsettias" by Tomie dePala
3. Reflective Discussion "The Poinsettia has become a symbol of Christmas too many people all around the world. This flower comes from a country called Mexico. The Legend of the Poinsettias tells a story about a young girl who is upset because she cannot afford to give a gift to baby Jesus. An older woman explained that the importance of giving is not what misgiven, but that the gift is given from the heart. The little girl brought beautiful green plants to the church that bloomed at the altar into beautiful red flowers called poinsettias."

Lesson Activities 

1. Choose 12" by 15" Construction Paper
2. Use scissors to cut out small, medium, and large petals from red crepe paper
3. Use scissors to cut out large leaves out of different shades of green (mint green, forest green, lime green)

Day Two, Art Start

1. Retrieve Henri Jean Fantin Latour Inspired Poinsettias for Assigned Table
2. Christmas Flowers (2014) Albert Williams

Lesson Activities 

1. Glue down different shades of green (mint green, forest green, lime green) for leaves of Poinsettia Collage
2. Glue down different sizes (small, medium, large) for petals of Poinsettia Collage
3. Use white oil pastel to draw snowflakes in the negative space (background) of their Henri Jean Fantin Latour Inspired Poinsettias

Day Three, Art Start

1. Retrieve Henri Jean Fantin Latour Inspired Poinsettias for Assigned Table
2. Set Up Studio Area (oil pastel, glue sticks, scissors)

Lesson Activities

1. Use value (dark green, light pink) to add shadows to leaves of Poinsettia Collage
2. Use value (dark green, light pink) to add highlights to petals of Poinsettia Collage
3. Add embellishments (snowflakes, glitter, berries) to positive/negative space of Henri Jean Fantin Latour Inspired Poinsettias

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