Colleen Wilcox Abstract Art

Learning Targets

I can...

• Create an original Colleen Wilcox Abstract Art using drawing techniques learned in class
• Use color combinations (primary secondary intermediate), shape variation (geometric organic free form) and space (positive negative) inspired by Contemporary Artist (1996-Present) Colleen Wilcox
• Use art element color (primary secondary intermediate) and design principles (composition gradation proportion) based on Contemporary Art
• Define Color Theory (mixing of colors and visual effects to create specific color combinations)

Lesson One
Day One, Art Start

1. Acrylic Painting (2010) Colleen Wilcox

2. Read Hina and the Sea of Stars by Michael Nordenstrom

3. Discussion Questions "When was the piece created? What events were happening in the world at the time when the work was created? Where is the art piece located? How is the location of the artwork significant? What is the subject matter? Who is the artist? what was the artist known for? What colors are prominent throughout the piece? Where can you see movement being represented? How does the artwork feel balanced or unbalanced? Where are the areas of high or low contrast? What media was used to create it? What equipment would have been needed to create it? How long do you think it would have taken the artist to create it?"

Lesson Activities

1. Choose 12" X 15" Drawing Paper

2. Draw three line types (contour continuous outline) as a design for the abstract art

3. Outline three line types (contour continuous outline) with white oil pastel for the Colleen Wilcox Abstract Art

Day Two, Art Start

1. Retrieve Colleen Wilcox Abstract Art for Assigned Table

2. Acrylic Painting (2010) Colleen Wilcox

3. Discussion Questions "What challenges does this type of media pose? Why do you think this media was chosen for this piece? If the piece you are looking at is a sculpture, how would you represent it as a painting? Is the style of the piece realistic, abstract, or something else? Would the piece have the same impact if it were done in a different style? Why or why not? Can you see brushstrokes? What kind of energy do they have? Does this artwork tell a story? Does this artwork evoke a feeling? What do you think the artist was feeling? How does it make you feel? What emotions are captured in the artwork? What parts of the artwork make you feel the way you do? Does this artwork bring to mind any of your own life events or memories? How has your opinion changed about this artwork from the time you started looking at it until now?"

Lesson Activities

1. Use drawing techniques (contour line outline) to add basic shapes (geometric organic free form) to the positive space (foreground) of the abstract art

2. Use drawing techniques (contour line outline) to add basic shapes (geometric organic free form) to the negative space (background) of the abstract art

3. Use drawing techniques (contour line outline) to add details (pattern repetition) to the Colleen Wilcox Abstract Art

Day Three, Art Start

1. Retrieve Colleen Wilcox Abstract Art for Assigned Table

2. Set Up Studio Area (chalk oil pastels pencils)

Lesson Activities

1. Use complimentary colors (red green; blue orange; yellow purple) to fill in the positive space (foreground) of the abstract art

2. Use complementary colors (red green; blue orange; yellow purple) to fill in the negative space (background) of the abstract art

3. Add design details (geometric shapes, border) to the positive space (foreground) of the Colleen Wilcox Abstract Art

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