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Photo by Steve Johnson, via Unsplash Expressionist Painting – Acrylic Paints Level: Middle School Duration: Two 45-minute class periods Historical Overview: German Expressionism and Emil Nolde (1867-1956) Goals and Objectives: To introduce expressive uses of paint media Vocabulary: German Expressionism, acrylics, impasto Materials: Acrylic paints, brushes, plastic containers Procedures: Day 1 …

Vincent van Gogh, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Impressionist Mark-making Landscapes – Ink Level: Middle School  Duration: Three 45-minute class periods Historical Overview: Dutch Impressionism and Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890) Goals and Objectives: To introduce ink media Vocabulary: Landscape, Impressionism, ink, washes, mark-making Materials: inks, brushes, plastic containers, bamboo tools Procedures: …

Mary Cassatt, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Impressionist Portraits – Pastels Level: Middle School Duration: Five 45-minute class periods Historical Overview: Mary Cassat, American Impressionism, and Portraits Goals and Objectives: To introduce use of pastel medium. To teach accurate proportions for profile, frontal, and ¾ views. To teach shading and blending …

Impressionist Landscapes – Acrylic Paints Level: Middle School  Duration: Three 45-minute class periods Historical Overview: French Impressionism and Claude Monet (1840-1926) Goals and Objectives: To introduce paint with the use of media, color, and light. Students will be able to identify all the colors on the color wheel and learn …