Project ExplanationFor our second lesson students will be encouraged to think about their favorite place. We will introduce the idea that artists use inspiration from places that are personal to them. They will close their eyes and imagine the smells, sounds, and colors. To incorporate literacy and storytelling students will do a pair share and tell each other of their favorite place. Using listening skills their partner will then sketch the favorite place being described. They will be introduced to new vocabulary including seascape, landscape, and cityscape with examples from Hokusai, Bierstadt, Eddy. This will guide them into thinking about how to turn their favorite place into a painting. They will then explore mixing acrylic paints to create desired colors for their favorite place, by mixing the primary colors. Once the paintings are completed they will then make skits about chosen student paintings.
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The pictures shown above display the students' process of learning how to mix acrylic paints. In the top left corner, Lauren is demonstrating how to properly mix colors without making them all muddy brown. As she was demonstrating, students were engaged and asking how to mix different colors. Each table was given a pallet with the primary colors and then each student had their own pallet to mix with. The center picture shows a student using red as she began to explore what kinds of pink she could make by gradually adding red to white. The picture on the far right is an example of a student's mixing pallet. This student was excited to show me how they could mix a dark color and a bright lighter color.
Many of the students already had a basic understanding of color mixing and were able to further this knowledge while creating their painting. For example, one student knew that mixing red and yellow would create orange, but they were unsure how to make a darker orange. Through experimentation, they realized that adding blue in small increments would create the darker orange they wanted.
Many of the students already had a basic understanding of color mixing and were able to further this knowledge while creating their painting. For example, one student knew that mixing red and yellow would create orange, but they were unsure how to make a darker orange. Through experimentation, they realized that adding blue in small increments would create the darker orange they wanted.
Students used observation skills to interview their partner by asking them about their favorite place and recording it in their sketchbook. Later, students referred to their partner's records of their ideas in order to help them express what they felt about their favorite place. By brainstorming in pairs, students were able to work together and collaborate on their ideas. The pictures above show how students were able to appropriate certain aspects of their partner's sketches into their own paintings.
Above is a video of a student explaining how they mixed a specific "tree green" color.
During the next class, students will be able to complete their paintings and reflect on how their peers expressed feelings and emotions about their favorite places.
During the next class, students will be able to complete their paintings and reflect on how their peers expressed feelings and emotions about their favorite places.
