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PICASSO LA COQ CHALK ART

Learning Target 

I can... 

• Create a Picasso Rooster using techniques learned in class
• Use shape (mismatching, fragmented, complex) color (whimsical, complex) and texture (implied, tactile) to mimic Spanish Painter Pablo Picasso
• Use design principles (composition, proportion, contrast) relating to the Neoclassic Period
• Define Whimsical (an art or idea that is unusual, playful, and unpredictable)

Lesson One

Day One, Art Start

1. Domestic Fowl- Rooster Parts (comb, gobbler, beak, claws, sickle feathers)

3. Discussion Questions "What differences do you notice between a real rooster and the rooster Pablo Picasso created? Whimsical- an art or idea that is unusual, playful, and unpredictable. What makes this rooster look surreal or whimsical? What message is this artwork trying to convey?"

Lesson Activities

1. Choose three shapes (mismatched, fragmented, complex) for the Rooster Body, Head, & Tail
2. Add detailed features (beak, feathers, gobbler) to the Rooster Body, Head, and/or Tail
3. Use black oil pastel, ink pens, or sharpie markers to outline the Picasso Rooster

Reminder:

• Initials & Home Teacher on Back of Paper

Day Two, Art Start 

1. The Rooster (Le Coq) (1938) Pablo Picasso
  Unicorn Rooster (Coq Licorne) (1952) Jean Dallaire

2. The Year of The Rooster by A.J.Fontaine
3. Famous Artist Quote "When first asked why Picasso painted the Rooster Series, he replied 'There have always been roosters, but like everything else in life we must discover them -roosters have always been seen but never as well as in American weather vanes.' What do you believe the artist meant by this comment? 

Lesson Activities

1. Use black oil pastel, ink pens, or sharpie markers to finish outlining the Rooster
2. Use color (analogous, complimentary) to fill in the lights and darks of the Rooster
3. Use pure color (white, black) to add highlights and shadows to ones Picasso Rooster

Day Three, Art Start

1. Retrieve Picasso Rooster for Assigned Table
2. Set Up Studio Area (oil pastels, wipes, colored pencil)

Lesson Activities

1. Use color (analogous, complimentary) to finish filling in the lights and darks of the Rooster
2. Use pure color (white, black) to finish adding highlights and shadows to the Rooster
3. Use baby wipes to blend colors (pure, analogous, complimentary) for a finished Picasso Rooster

Artist Examples

NATIVE AMERICAN PORTRAITS

Learning Targets

I can...

• Create a Native American Portrait using realistic techniques (bristol board, smudging, preliminary sketch) learned in class 
• Use value (lightness, darkness) shape (simple, complex) and space (positive, negative) similar to American Painter George Catlin
• Use design principles (balance, composition, proportion) to recreate documentation Indigenous People and have art appreciation American Indian Culture
• Define Indigenous (something or someone who is native to an area or naturally belongs there)

Lesson One
Day One, Art Start

Lesson Activities

Day Two, Art Start

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Day Three, Art Start

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Artist Examples

Harvest Autumnal Still Life

Learning Targets:

I can... 

• Create an Autumnal Still Life using techniques learned in class
• Use line variation (straight, curved, diagonal), shape relation (organic, simple, fragmented), and realistic color (vivid, bright, layered)
• Make Historical Connections (Cornucopia, Goat Horn, Celebrations) relating to 17th Century Art Movement
• Define Decorative (ornament made to make something look more attractive)

Lesson One
Day One, Art Start

1. Discuss Differences between Historical References (1) Horn of Plenty- Greek Vase (5th Century), (2) Horn of Amalthea (1508) 5th Century Folklore, and (3) Harvest Cone Thanksgiving Celebration
2.  Read "Orange, Pear, Apple, Bear" by Emily Gravett
3. Decorative- an ornament made to make something look more attractive. Are there any art forms, symbols, and environments that help objects, people, or places appear more attractive?

Lesson Activities:

1. Choose Three Fruits (Apple, Pear, Orange) and Three Vegetables (Corn, Carrot, Pepper) for Autumnal Still Life
2. Use pencil, eraser, and paper to sketch out Autumnal Still Life

Reminder:

• Initials & Home Teacher on Back of Paper

Day Two, Art Start

1. Retrieve Still Life Drawing for Assigned Table
2. Study Artistic Styles of Fauvism Artists Henri Matisse, Andre Derain, Jean Metzinger, & Georges Braque



3. Discussion Question "How have famous artists from different art movements incorporated historical references, symbolism, and connections to inspire or influence works of art?

Lesson Activities: 

1. Finish using pencil, eraser, and paper to sketch out Autumnal Still Life
2. Use black glue to outline pencil lines for a Batik Decorative Look
3. Add oil pastel colors inside of black lines to finish the Harvest Autumnal Still Life

Day Three, Art Start

1. Retrieve Still Life Drawing for Assigned Table
2. Set Up Studio Area (eraser, oil pastel, black glue)

Lesson Activities:

1. Finish using black glue to outline pencil lines for Batik Decorative Look
2. Finish adding oil pastel inside of black lines to finish the Harvest Autumnal Still Life

Artist Examples