Glennray Tutor Inspired Marbles

Learning Targets

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• Create an original Glennray Tutor Inspired Marbles using collage techniques learned in class
• Use line types (horizontal vertical diagonal), shape variation (geometric organic free form) and value (lightness darkness) inspired by American Painter (1950-Present) Glennray Tutor 
• Use drawing techniques (horizon line vanishing point parallel lines) and design principles (composition balance proportion) based on Photorealism 
• Define Reflection (representations of mirroring surfaces in a painting)

Lesson One
Day One, Art Start

1. Phoenix (2020) Glennray Tutor

2. Read A Bag Of Marbles by Joseph Joffo

3. Discussion Questions "In the game of marbles, which type of marbles is made of stone? What is the difference between bombing and lagging in marbles? How many people can play marbles? When was the last time you played with marbles? How would you become a good marble player? What do you find interesting about marbles? Have you ever lost your marbles? What is an idiom? Where did the phrase "lose your marbles" originate? What does it mean? What are marbles made out of? Did your parents have marbles as children? Have you played marbles? Can you think of other phrases you might lose if you feel like you are losing your mind? How do you feel? Have you ever lost your marbles? What other phrases could you use, though, to express different feelings? Do any friends or family members use similar phrases?"

Lesson Activities

1. Use three geometric shapes (circle, oval, ellipse) to create a three-dimensional sphere for sphere drawings

2. Use line variation (thick, thin) to show type of object (ravens wood, Milky Way, peacock) for marble drawings

3. Use complimentary colors (red green, blue orange, yellow purple) to fill in the positive space (marble) of the Glennray Tutor Inspired Marbles

Day Two, Art Start

1. Retrieve Glennray Tutor Inspired Marbles for Assigned Tables

2. Solo (I Dreamed It All) (2006) Glennray Tutor

3. Discussion Questions "What type of liens are being used in this artwork? How did this artist use space? How does your eye move through this artwork? What elements of this artwork seem real? What adjectives would you use to describe this artwork? What verbs would you use to describe this artwork? What do we know about the artist after viewing this artwork? If you could ask the artist a question, what would you ask him? What do you think this artwork was created for? How do you think this artwork was made? Why do you think the artist created this work? What do you think the artist is trying to say in this work? What is the meaning or message?"

Lesson Activities

1. Use complementary colors (red green, blue orange, yellow purple) to fill in the negative space (background) of the marble drawings

2. Add patterns (stripes, waves, swirls) to fill in the negative space (background) of the marble drawings

3. Use neutral colors (white) to fill in the highlights (reflective light, light source) of the Glennray Tutor Inspired Marbles

Day Three, Art Start

1. Retrieve Glennray Tutor Inspired Marbles for Assigned Table

2. Set Up Studio Area (glue sticks, scissors, chalk)

Lesson Activities

1. Use neutral colors (black, grey) to fill in the shadows (cast shadow, shadow) of the marble drawings

2. Add highlights (reflective light, light source) to subject matter (marbles) of marble drawings

3. Use drawing tools (pencils, oil pastels, chalk) to add details to marbles of Glennray Tutor Inspired Marbles 

Artist Examples

Student Examples 

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

Shape and Form Paintings

Learning Targets

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• Create a Shape and Form Painting using painting techniques learned in class
• Use neutral colors (white, grey, black), value types (lightness, darkness), and basic form (cone, cylinder, sphere, cube, torus) inspired by the Five Basic Forms
• Use basic techniques (proportion, perspective, gradation) and design principles (movement, balance, emphasis) based on Art Fundamentals
• Define Form (an object having length, width, and depth that is in an enclosed space)

Lesson One
Day One, Art Start

1. The Blue Fan (1922) Francis Campell Boileau Cadell
2. Read Creating the Illusion of Three Dimensional by Bill Martin

3. Discussion Questions "How does contrast work to establish three-dimensional form? How do we use perspective to create a cube? What are some other examples of pictures such as a television or a canvas? What words would you use to describe this painting? What other words might you use? How would you describe the lines in this picture? The shapes? The colors? What does this painting show? What observations can you make about this painting? How would you describe this painting to a person would could not see it?"

Lesson Activities

1. Choose 12" X 15" Painting Paper
2. Draw five basic forms (cone, cylinder, sphere, cube, torus) before adding light, middle, and dark values within Shape and Form Paintings
3. Add an horizon line in the background to separate the five basic shapes from the background (wallpaper, table) of the form paintings

Reminder:

• Initials & Home Teacher on Back of Paper 

Day Two, Art Start

1. Retrieve Shape and Form Paintings for Assigned Table
2. Still Life with a Peach and Two Green Pears (1883-1887) Paul Cezanne
3. Discussion Questions  "What is integral to the work of an artist? What role does an artist have in society? How does practicing artwork help artists change overtime? What artwork do you most identify with? What is your favorite artwork? What type of artwork do you most enjoy doing? Why is art important? Is the artistic life lonely? What do you do to counteract it? What do you like about your artwork? What are the names of the three artists you have been compared too? What was your first reaction to this artwork?"

Lesson Activities 

1. Use neutral colors (black, white, grey) to fill in the positive space (cone, cylinder, sphere, cube, torus) of the Shape and Form Paintings
2. Use neutral colors (black, white, grey) to fill in the negative space (wallpaper, table) of the Shape and Form Paintings
3. Use felt tip pens to add a contour line to the positive/negative space of the form paintings

Day Three, Art Start

1. Retrieve Shape and Form Paintings for Assigned Table
2. Set Up Studio Area (water bucket, paint brushes, paint)

Lesson Activities

1. Add tints (add white, reflective light, light source) to subject matter (cone, cylinder, sphere, cube, torus) of the form paintings
2. Add shades (add black, cast shadows, shadow) to background (wallpaper, table) of the form paintings
3. Use drawing tools (pencils, oil pastel, chalk) to add details to the Shape and Form Paintings

Artist Examples

Student Examples