Patty Baker Sunset Landscapes
Learning Targets
I can...
- Create an original Patty Baker Sunset Landscapes using drawing techniques learned in class
- Use line types (horizontal, vertical, diagonal), color combinations (analogous, complementary, secondary) and shape variation (geometric, organic, free form) inspired by Contemporary Artist (2004-Present) Patty Baker
- Use landscape elements (horizon line, foreground, middle ground, background) and design principles (composition, movement, gradation) based on Contemporary Art
- Define Horizon Line (the point where the earth meets the sky)
Lesson One
Day One, Art Start
1. The Gathering At Sunset (2004) Patty Baker
2. Read Artist Workshop: Landscapes by Clare king & Penny Roundhill
3. Discussion Questions "What are the three parts of landscape paintings? What do you see? What do you think it would sound like in this place? What do you think it would smell like in this place? Is the painting warm or cold? What season do you think it is? What would you do if you were in this painting? How does it make you feel? Do you hear sounds? What are the different areas (foreground, middle ground, background) in this painting? What objects, shapes, or colors can you find in these different fields? How did the artist make these paintings? Where do they do the work? Did they imagine this landscape painting? Is this a place that you would want to visit? What would you wear if you were visiting this landscape? Why or why not?"
Lesson Activities
1. Use ruler, compass, or straightedge to draw the scenery (background, foreground, middle ground) of the landscape paintings
2. Add details (buildings, animals, plants) within the positive space (foreground) and scenery (foreground, middle ground, background) of the landscape paintings
3. Use colored sharpies to outline the positive space (foreground) and scenery (foreground, middle ground, background) of the Patty Baker Sunset Landscapes
Day Two, Art Start
1. Retrieve Patty Baker Sunset Landscapes for Assigned Table
2. Back Road Through Rolling Hills (2004) Patty Baker
3. Discussion Questions "Why are these artists working outside? What are they painting? What are they drawing? Why might artists choose to work outside? What times are there when artists might work indoors? Do artists that work outside have a table to work on? What do artists who work outside do about wind and weather? What might you smell in this landscape? What do you hear in this landscape? what do you see in the background far away? What are the different colors and feelings used for different seasonal landscapes? What seems natural in the landscape? What seems manmade in the landscape? If you could enter into the scene in the work, where would you be located? Does the artist give you a natural path to follow through the landscape?"
Lesson Activities
1. Add patterns (swirls, clouds, stars) into the scenery (foreground, middle ground, background) of the landscape paintings
2. Use complementary colors (green, red; blue, orange; yellow, purple) to fill in the scenery (foreground, middle ground, background) of the landscape paintings
3. Use complementary colors (green, red; blue, orange; yellow, purple) to fill in the scenery (foreground, middle ground, background) of the Patty Baker Sunset Landscapes
Day Three, Art Start
1. Retrieve Patty Baker Sunset Landscapes for Assigned Table
2. Set Up Studio Area (paintbrushes, water bucket, tempera paint)
Lesson Activities
1. Add highlights (reflective light, light source) within the scenery (foreground, middle ground, background) of the landscape paintings
2. Add shadows (reflective shadow, cast shadow) within the scenery (foreground, middle ground, background) of the landscape paintings
3. Add details (animals, buildings, people) within the scenery (foreground, middle ground, background) of the Patty Baker Sunset Landscapes
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