Thursday, November 16, 2023
RAINBOW ORDER BEEHIVES
Rainbow Order Beehives
Learning Targets
I can...
- Create an original Rainbow Order Beehives using drawing techniques learned in class
- Use shape variation (geometric, organic, free form), line types (horizontal, vertical, diagonal), and space (positive, negative) inspired by Manchester Artist (2017-Present) Kelly Stanford
- Use painting techniques (overlapping, blending, layering) and design principles (proportion, repetition, emphasis) based on Illustration
- Define Rainbow Order (colors in order from longest to shortest red orange yellow green blue purple wavelengths)
Lesson One
Day One, Art Start
1. Hyper Realistic Insect Illustration 3 (2018) Kelly Stanford
2. Read The Honey Makers by Gail Gibbons
3. Discussion Questions "Did you know honeybees dance to communicate information? Do you know bees use hexagons to build their hives? Why do honeybees love hexagons? What is all the buzz about? How can you use reflective symmetry to draw a bee? Why is there a prevalence of bees in art throughout human history? What is a honeybee and how does the honeybee function as a system? Are bees important and why? How many of the things we eat and need are dependent on bees? How do flowers propagate? What do bees need to live? Why should we protect the honeybees and their habitats? How can we help protect honeybees and their habitats in our community? How can we show what we have learned about bee habitats and help to motivate others to protect the bees? Are bees important any why?"
Lesson Activities
1. Use ruler, compass, or straightedge to draw the scenery (background, middle ground, foreground) of the beehive paintings
2. Add details (buildings, branches, leaves, clouds) within the scenery (foreground, middle ground) of the beehive paintings
3. Use colored sharpies to outline the scenery (foreground, middle ground, background) of the Rainbow Order Beehives
Day Two, Art Start
1. Retrieve Rainbow Order Beehives for Assigned Tables
2. Hyper Realistic Insect Illustration 13 (2018) Kelly Stanford
3. Discussion Questions "What can we make with this now? What is something found in nature? What if it was a habitat for an insect? How can we make the cylinder shape or a real beehive when the cardboard is flat? Are bees going to school? Are bees living in houses or at a birthday party? What would be going on in there? Why do bees like the smell of nectar? What makes honey bees buzz? What would be going on in there? Why doo bees like the smell of nectar? What colors are the bees? How many legs do the bees have? How many wings do the bees have? Are bumblebees bigger, smaller, or the same size as honeybees? How many species of bees are there in the world? What kinds of bees are there in a colony?"
Lesson Activities
1. Add patterns (swirls, clouds, stars) into the scenery (foreground, middle ground, background) of the beehive paintings
2. Use rainbow order (red orange yellow green blue purple) to fill in the scenery (foreground, middle ground, background) of the beehive paintings
3. Use color combinations (complimentary, secondary, analogous) to fill in the scenery (foreground, middle ground, background) of the Rainbow Order Beehives
Day Three, Art Start
1. Retrieve Rainbow Order Beehives for Assigned Tables
2. Set Up Studio Area (glue sticks, construction paper, scissors, tempera paint)
Lesson Activities
1. Add highlights (reflective light, sunlight, cast light) within the scenery (foreground, middle ground, background) of the beehive paintings
2. Add shadows (cast shadow, reflective shadow, shadow) within the scenery (foreground, middle ground, background) of the beehive paintings
3. Add details (branches, leaves, flowers, clouds) within the scenery (foreground, middle ground, background) of the Rainbow Order Beehives
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Tuesday, October 3, 2023
WITCH HAT DRAWINGS
Witch Hat Drawings
Learning Targets
I can...
- Create an original Witch Hat Drawing using painting techniques learned in class
- Use shape variation (geometric, organic, free form), line types (horizontal, vertical, diagonal), and color combinations (muted, subdued, monochromatic) inspired by Spanish Painter (1746-1828) Francisco Goya
- Use observational drawing (perspective, proportion, grid measurement) and design principles (emphasis, movement, contrast) based on Romanticism
- Define Mood (the emotions that are elicit in the viewer of an artwork)
Lesson One
Day One, Art Start
1. The Witches Witchcraft Spell (1764) Francisco Goya
2. Read Room On The Broom by Julia Donaldson
3. Discussion Questions "How does his depictions of monsters reflect human nature? How can artwork make a government upset? Do you find this artwork intriguing? Do you want to know more about this artwork? What art movement does Francisco Goya's sense of imagination and emotion fit with? How does his artwork capture the behavior, actions, and everyday life of the people the artist observed? Did you know that a bad sickness left the painter Francisco Goya deaf? What did Francisco Goya's personal motto claim that he was doing throughout his life? What is original about the paintings that reflect social and political events of the time? How does the artist depict woman (queens, witches, lower class) as powerful? Why did Francisco Goya paint witches?"
Lesson Activities
1. Choose 12" X 15" Colored Construction Paper
2. Use hat template (witch hat, wizard hat) to fill in the positive space (foreground) of the hat designs
3. Use line types (horizontal, vertical, diagonal) to draw the patterns (stripes, plaid, floral, dots) onto the positive space (foreground) of the Witch Hat Drawings
Day Two, Art Start
1. Retrieve Witch Hat Drawings for Assigned Tables
2. The Witches Witchcraft Spell (1797) Francisco Goya
3. Discussion Questions "Are hats the same on both sides? What types of lines did you use to mark a pattern or design on the hats? How do you like your colorful hats? What eye-catching embellishments did you add to your hats? Is it merely decorative or did it pull your eye to something important? What are hats? How many of your have ever worn a hat? How many have you ever lost a hat? How did you feel when you lost the hat? Why are hats easy to lose? Will your hat be straight or have a bend at the top? Do you want a skinny hat or a wide hat? Will you make the brim big or little?"
Lesson Activities
1. Add highlights (reflective light, light source) to the positive space (foreground) of the hat designs
2. Add shadows (reflective shadow, cast shadow) to the negative space (background) of the hat designs
3. Add embellishments (jewels, sequins, floral, fabric) to the positive space (foreground) of the Witch Hat Drawings
Day Three, Art Start
1. Retrieve Witch Hat Drawings for Assigned Tables
2. Set Up Studio Area (pencils, colored pencils, erasers, sharpeners)
Lesson Activities
1. Use line types (horizontal, vertical, diagonal) to add patterns (dots, stripes, floral. plaid) to the positive space (foreground) of the hat designs
2. Use color combinations (analogous, complementary, secondary) to fill in the positive space (foreground) of the hat designs
3. Use color combinations (analogous, complementary, secondary) to fill in the negative space (background) of the Witch Hat Drawings
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Saturday, September 16, 2023
EARLY BIRD DRAWINGS
Early Bird Drawings
Learning Targets
I can...
- Create an original Early Bird Drawings using drawing techniques learned in class
- Use line types (horizontal, vertical, diagonal), color combinations (complementary, secondary, primary) and space (positive, negative) inspired by American Illustrator (1961-Present) David Allen Sibley
- Use art element: shape (geometric, organic, free form) and design principles (composition, variation, proportion) based on Illustration
- Define Composition (placement or arrangement of visual elements in a work of art)
Lesson One
Day One, Art Start
1. Variations Of Eastern Fox Sparrows (2021) David Allen Sibley
2. Read What It's Like To Be A Bird- From Flying To Nesting, Eating To Singing- What Birds Are Doing And Why by David Allen Sibley
3. Discussion Questions "How many rare birds have we found with the use of technology? How man rare birds have we missed without the use of technology? What types of nests do birds build (materials, size, location)? How do birds fly (feathers, wings)? What is the role of the beak? How do talons help birds? How do birds communicate (songs, calls)? What sounds do birds make? Are they all the same? What are the nests? How are they made? Do all birds build nests? How are beaks useful? Why are they different? What are feathers? How do they help birds? Do all birds live in trees? Do you hear and see birds at home or on your way to school? What color and size are the birds? Do you know the names of any of the birds?"
Lesson Activities
1. Choose 12" X 15" Drawing Paper
2. Use line types (horizontal, vertical, diagonal) to draw the foreground (bird), middle ground (feathers), and background (outdoors) of the bird drawings
3. Use drawing techniques (blending, smudging, smearing) to add layers to subject matter (bird) of the Early Bird Drawings
Day Two, Art Start
1. Retrieve Early Bird Drawings for Assigned Tables
2. New Illustrations Of Cave Swallow Subspecies (2021) David Allen Sibley
3. Discussion Questions "What factors influenced the artist as a child that impacted his career? What are some characteristics from this artwork that sets it apart from other artists work? What is the symbolism found within his work? What are some indicators that provide he is an important artist? What are some different types of art produced at different stages of his life? What makes you think this artist is a great artist? How did the artist become interested in birds? Does his work change your view of the world? How did the artist fill the composition? Did the artist take time and effort to make the color vibrant? What are some birds colorful?"
Lesson Activities
1. Add thin layers of pastel to the foreground (bird), middle ground (feathers), and background (outdoors) of the bird drawings
2. Use drawing techniques (blending, smudging, smearing) to add details (beak, eyes, eyelashes) to the bird drawings
3. Use drawing techniques (blending, smudging, smearing) to add texture (actual, implied, visual) to the Early Bird Drawings
Day Three, Art Start
1. Retrieve Early Bird Drawings for Assigned Tables
2. Set Up Studio Area (oil pastels, erasers, pencils, pens)
Lesson Activities
1. Use color combinations (analogous, complementary, secondary) to fill in the positive space (bird) of the bird drawings
2. Use color combinations (analogous, complementary, secondary) to fill in the negative space (background) of the bird drawings
3. Use tint (white) and shade (black) to add the illusion of depth within the positive space (bird) of the Early Bird Drawings
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Sunday, September 3, 2023
ANDY WARHOL FLOWER COLLAGES
Andy Warhol Flower Collages
Learning Targets
I can...
- Create and original Andy Warhol Flower Collage using drawing techniques learned in class
- Use color combinations (analogous, complementary, secondary), shape variation (geometric, organic, free form), and space (positive, negative) inspired by American Artist (1928-1987) Andy Warhol
- Use printing process (lighting, cropping, editing, contrasting) and design principles (repetition, alignment, composition) based on Pop Art
- Define Silkscreen (a stencil cut out of thin paper or material to be printed by rubbing, rolling, or spraying ink on the surface)
Lesson One
Day One, Art Start
1. Flowers (1993) Andy Warhol
2. Read Andy Warhol's Colors by Susan Goldman Rubin
3. Discussion Questions "How did Warhol use photography, collage, drawing, and silk-screening in this print? What color combinations does Warhol use? Are the colors realistic? Are they appealing? Why or why not? How are the flowers arranged? How does Andy Warhol use shadows in the composition? What three colors did the artist use to create a triad print? What four colors were used to make a tetrad print? How did Warhol use lighting, cropping, editing, and contrasting to manipulate his source images for photographic silkscreen printing? Why did Warhol do this? What aesthetic was he trying to achieve? How is image transferred onto a silkscreen? What does it mean to expose an image onto a silkscreen? What were the advantages of underpainting as opposed to making a multilayer print with multiple silkscreens? What did Warhol mean by this? What are the advantages and disadvantages of painting like machines?"
Lesson Activities
1. Choose 12" X 15" Drawing Paper
2. Use line types (horizontal, vertical, diagonal) to draw positive space (flower) of the flower collages
3. Use color combinations (analogous, secondary, complementary) to fill in the positive space (flower) of the Andy Warhol Flower Collages
Day Two, Art Start
1. Retrieve Andy Warhol Flower Collages for Assigned Tables
2. Flowers (1968) Andy Warhol
3. Discussion Questions "How did Andy Warhol create a unique art style? What are other everyday materials that we can use to create art? What are more ways color, texture, and balance can be used to create vivid, engaging art? Is one series more colorful than the other? How did Warhol create the background differently in each series? What did he change in each flower print? Do these flowers perfectly reflect each other on both sides? What artist do you think created the flower artwork? How can you tell it is an Andy Warhol piece? Are there any other everyday materials that could be used to create different textures for printmaking?"
Lesson Activities
1. Add shape variation (geometric, organic, free form) to the negative space (background) of the flower collages
2. Use patterns (swirls, stripes, dots) to add a design to the negative space (background) of the flower collages
3. Use green chalk to fill in the negative space (leaves, grass, weeds, background) of the Andy Warhol Flower Collages
Day Three, Art Start
1. Retrieve Andy Warhol Flower Collages for Assigned Tables
2. Set Up Studio Area (chalk pastels, speed ball ink, brayers, black construction paper)
Lesson Activities
1. Blend color combinations (analogous, complementary, secondary) for the positive space (flower) of the flower collages
2. Add highlights (light source, reflective light) to the positive space (flower) of the flower collages
3. Add illusion of depth by adding details (petals, glitter, sprinkles) to the positive space (flower) of the Andy Warhol Flower Collages
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