Human Anatomy Sculpture Level: Middle School Duration: Six 45-minute class periods Historical Overview: August Rodin (1840-1917) and France Goals and Objectives: To introduce sculpting techniques Vocabulary: Positive and negative space, carving additive and subtractive methods, proportion, scale Materials: Clay, wire, wood, nails, armature, carving tools, wire and washer clay cutting tool, sponges, …
The Downtrodden by Kathe Kollowitz Night Snow by Utagawa Hiroshige Relief Printmaking Level: Middle School Duration: Six 45-minute class periods Historical Overview: Kathe Kollwitz, German Expressionism, and the history of Japanese wood block printing Goals and Objectives: To introduce printmaking techniques Vocabulary: Positive and negative space, relief printmaking, brayer, press, …
Oil Pastel and Talouse Lautrec Level: Middle School Duration: Two 45-minute class periods Historical Overview: Goals and Objectives: To introduce figurative drawing styles by various artists and oil pastel techniques Vocabulary: Oil pastel washes Materials: Oil pastels, paper towel, water soluble oil pastels, Prang Payons water soluble crayons, water soluble …
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: …
