PATTERN LANDSCAPES

Pattern Landscapes

Learning Targets

• Create an original Pattern Landscape using drawing techniques learned in class
• Use line variation (swirls, squiggles, curves), visual texture (rock, grass, wood), and shape (geometric, organic, free form) inspired by American Painter (1891-1942) Grant Wood
• Understand Art Element: Line (curved, whirling, straight) and design principles (balance, composition, emphasis) based on Folk Art
• Define Zentangle (style of drawing or doodling with repeating pattern to create a dynamic piece)

Lesson One
Day One Art Start

1. Young Corn (1931) Grant Wood

2. Read Grant and Tillie Go Walking by Monica Kulling
3. Discussion Questions "What does the scene tell about the area of the country in which the artist lived in? How as Grant Wood's art influences by each of these elements in his life: his early drawing tools, his home, his school, and his trips to Europe? How does his artwork reflect the community around him? What kind of scenes were the subjects of regionalist artists? How does his artwork differ from other artists of the same era?"

Lesson Activities

1. Use graphite pencil to draw the background (sky, clouds, hillside) of the pattern landscapes 
2. Use graphite pencil to draw the middle ground (fields, houses, trees) of the pattern landscapes
3. Use graphite pencil to draw the foreground (bushes, animals, rocks) of the pattern landscapes

Day Two, Art Start

1. Retrieve Pattern Landscapes for Assigned Table
2. Read Foster Creative Books: The Art of Zentangle by Notions Walker
3. Discussion Questions "What is Zentangle? What is the theory behind Zentangle Art? Who invented Zentangle? How many Zentangle patterns are there? What is the difference between doodling and Zentangle? What are the benefits of Zentangle? Why are Zentangles considered a meditative art? What are the characteristics of Zentangle art? How do you do Zentangles?"

Lesson Activities

1. Add pattern (stripes, zig zags, polka dots) to background (sky, clouds, hillside) of pattern landscapes
2. Add pattern (stripes, zig zags, polka dots) to middle ground (fields, houses, trees) of pattern landscapes
3. Add pattern (stripes, zig zags, polka dots) to foreground (bushes, animals, rocks) of pattern landscapes

Day Three, Art Start

1. Retrieve Pattern Landscapes for Assigned Table
2. Set Up Studio Area (paint brushes, tempera paint, water bucket)

Lesson Activities

1. Use warm/cool colors (red, orange, yellow) to paint in the background (sky, clouds, hillside) of pattern landscapes
2. Use warm/cool colors (red, orange, yellow; green, blue, purple) to paint in the middle ground (fields, houses, trees) of pattern landscape
3. Use warm/cool colors (red, orange, yellow; green, blue, purple) to paint in the foreground (bushes, animals, rocks) of pattern landscape

Artist Examples

Student Examples