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 …
Student’s Recreation of Starry Night, Photo by Art Sphere Inc. Lesson Students recreate Starry Night using chalk pastels Recommended Ages Elementary school to middle school Historical Art Examples or References Vincent Van Gogh’s Starry Night Vocabulary Impressionism: a style of painting using small brush strokes to make an image Materials …
Photo by Miguel Á. Padriñán, via Pexels Lesson Students emulate a famous artist Recommended Ages Elementary school to middle school Historical Art Examples or References The artist they pick Vocabulary Art History: study of history and development of certain art techniques Materials Watercolor Pencils Paper List of artists Anticipatory Set …
Lesson Students emulate Romero Britto Recommended Ages Preschool to middle school Historical Art Examples or References Romero Britto is a Brazilian neo-pop artist that focuses on cubism, pop-art and street art. He is known for his bold use of shape and color. You can learn more about him here! Vocabulary …
Amalienburg in the Nymphenburg Palace Park, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Lesson Students create a fan with Rococo influence Recommended Ages Preschool to middle school Historical Art Examples or References Rococo is an 18th century French artistic movement. It is very ornate, focusing on light colors, curved lines and …
