May Project: Still Life Flowers

Wild Flowers in a Long-Necked Vase, Odilon Redon, 1912

Project attributes:

• Looking closely at lines, shapes, textures and colors that make up a still life picture.
• Recording what you see using a contour, outside line then adding details.
• Analyzing colors seen, then exploring color blending using multiple water color pencils
• Discussion about Odilon Redon's technique used when painting his still life pictures.

Resource:

• Odilon Redon paintings of flowers in a vase, found on Internet

Vocabulary:

• Still Life defined
• Transparent (vase)

Art Materials:

• Black sharpie
• Watercolor pencils
• Crayons
• Watercolor paper

Examples of Student Work:

April Project: Louise Nevelson 3-D Sculpture

Sky Cathedral, Louise Nevelson

Project attributes:

• Investigation of three of Louis Nevelson's sculptures employing VTS - Visual Thinking Strategy.
• Compare/Contrast each sculpture
• Record five facts about Nevelson after reading an article about this Russian artist.
• Choice of found wood objects and then careful placement of objects with a focus on creating interesting negative and positive play in space.
• Collaborative relief sculpture.

Resource:

• Magazine: Highlight Magazine article based on Louise Nevelson, October 1993, pgs 22-23

Art Materials:

• Found wood objects
• Wood glue
• Illustration board
• Acrylic paint

Examples of Student Work: