Saturday, September 21, 2019

OIL PASTEL PEAR STILL LIFE

Oil Pastel Pear Still Life

Learning Targets

I can...

Create an original Oil Pastel Pear Still Life using drawing techniques learned in class
Use form (two dimensional, three dimensional), tertiary colors (red-orange, yellow-orange, yellow-green, blue-green, blue-violet, red-violet), and value (light red, dark red) inspired by French Painter (1869-1954) Henri Matisse
Use drawing techniques (blending, shading, defining) and design principles (composition, balance, variation) based on Expressionism
Define Still Life (painting or drawing of an arrangement of objects such as a fruit, flower, or dishes)

Lesson One
Day One, Art Start

1. Still Life with Apples on Pink Tablecloth (1925) Henri Matisse

2. Apples (1916) Henri Matisse

3. Discussion Questions "What are some of your favorite fruits? What are your favorite foods? What shadows surround this fruit? Do you like warm weather colors? How many fruits are you going to choose to draw? What colors would you like to use? Where do you go to shop for food? What smells, colors, and sounds come from this place? What do you see in the painting? What do you like or dislike about this painting? What do you think the artist was feeling when he created it? What do they feel when looking at it? Do the colors show an emotion? How do you like these apples? Is there a story that can be told? What is special about your home town?"

Lesson Activities

1. Choose a 12" by 15" Drawing Paper

2. Choose one fruit (apple, pear, orange) to draw the basic shapes (triangle, circle, rectangle, oval) of the oil pastel still life

3. Add horizon line in the background (table, folded drapery, wallpaper) to separate from the foreground

Reminder:

Initials & Home Teacher on Back on Paper

Day Two, Art Start

1. Retrieve Oil Pastel Pear Still Life for Assigned Table

2. Still Life with Compote, Apples, and Orange (1899) Henri Matisse

3. Discussion Questions "Who is Henri Matisse? How did Henri Matisse make his art? What was Matisse famous for? What did Henri Matisse contribute to the art world? When he was too old and weak to paint to paint, Henri Matisse made art by doing what paper? Before becoming a painter, Henri Matisse had dreams of being what? Where did Henri Matisse grow up? What do you feel when you look at Henri Matisse's art? Does it look like a snail's spiraling shell to you? Do his pictures make you feel happy? Do you like this painting by Henri Matisse?"

Lesson Activities

1. Use tertiary color (red-orange, yellow-orange, yellow-green, blue-green, blue-violet, red-violet) to fill in the positive space (dishes, fruit, glasses) of oil pastel still life
2. Use tertiary color (red-orange, yellow-orange, yellow-green, blue-green, blue-violet, red-violet) to fill in the negative space (wallpaper, fabric) of oil pastel still life
3. Use felt tip pens to add line types (contour line, cross hatching, outline) to positive space of Oil Pastel Pear Still Life

Day Three, Art Start

1. Retrieve Oil Pastel Pear Still Life for Assigned Self
2. Set Up Studio Area (kneaded erasers, oil pastel, pencils)

Lesson Activities

1. Add tints (adding white, reflective light, light source) to subject matter (dishes, fruit, glasses) of the value of still life
2. Add shades (adding black, cast shadows, shadow) to background (fabric, wallpaper) of value of still life
3. Use drawing tools (kneaded erasers, oil pastels, pencils) to add details to the Oil Pastel Pear Still Life