Your Destination: Participate in museum-type observation and dialogue about Van Gogh’s Sunflowers painting and paint your own version in a directed lesson. Learn how colors and strokes can express feelings. Travel Kit: large image of a Van Gogh Sunflowers painting Camille and the Sunflowers by Laurence Arnholt (or other children’s …
Our inspiration for class this week at Fishtown Recreation Center this week came from Vincent Van Gogh’s Starry Night painting. Starry Night is one of the most recognized pieces of art in history and we held a gallery-style observation and discussion about the painting, using a commercially available poster print …
Photo by Monstera, via Pexels Goals and Objectives To introduce types of poetry and their structure. To learn the basic format of a poem and how to create one with one subject in mind. Recommended Ages Grades 8-12 Duration 10, 2-hour class periods Historical Overview Poetry has been around for …
Recreation of Watercolor Landscape by Doug Denniston, Artwork by Art Sphere Inc. Watercolors of the U.S. Level: Middle School Duration: Three 45-minute class period. Historical Overview: Contemporary Watercolor Painters from the U.S.- Bruce McGrew, Homer Johnson, Doug Denniston Goals and Objectives: To introduce watercolor techniques and various artists Vocabulary: Watercolor, …
Image by Ken, from Pixabay Surreal Landscapes of the Mind – Acrylic Paints Level: Middle School Duration: Three 45-minute class periods Historical Overview: Surreal Landscapes of Max Earnst Goals and Objectives: To introduce experimental uses of paint media Vocabulary: Surrealism, Landscape, acrylics, drip techniques, encaustic Materials: Acrylic paints, brushes, plastic …
Photo by Jr Korpa on Unsplash Expressionist Psychological Landscapes – Acrylic Paints Level: Middle School Duration: Three 45-minute class periods Historical Overview: German Expressionism and Max Beckman (1884-1950) Goals and Objectives: To introduce paint media and psychological use of figure Vocabulary: Expressionism, acrylics, glazes Materials: Acrylic paints, brushes, plastic containers Procedures: …
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: …
