Essential Understanding: Artists observe the world Artists learn from other artists
Essential Questions: How do artists create their own style? Why do artists study other artists? Where do artists get their inspiration?
Vocabulary: Expressionism Observation Line Shape Color
Art Skills: Observation Safety Reflection
Learning Targets& Success Criteria:
I can talk about the mood of Van Gogh’s artwork
Look at artwork made by Van Gogh and develop my own opinion
In groups, answer the questions about Van Gogh's artwork
I can defend my opinion of Van Gogh's art style (2.2)
Answer the questions on the reflection sheet
I can create my own floral still life study (3.1)
Make a floral arrangement with my peers
Create artwork displaying the beauty of the flowers
I can use oil pastels to draw from observation (3.2)
Use floral arrangement as a reference when drawing
Safety use oil pastels
Color in the flower petals
Ideation: Each class has their own color scheme of flowers. We work as an entire class to assemble a floral vase. We arrange it to where we mix the colors as much as we can to make it to where it is interesting to look at. Students get to pick what color paper they are wanting to use as well.
Reflection & Assessment: Students fill out a reflection sheet about the work of Vincent Van Gogh, talking about his style and their opinion of his style.
Materials and Techniques: In this project we explore the blending technique with oil pastels. We practice drawing the flowers on newsprint, to allow practice before we start drawing our final piece. We talk about the importance of observation and practice different angles of flowers.