LESSON PRESENTATION INSTRUCTIONSSPACE POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE DIPTYCH: OPTION 2Lesson Objectives:  Students will create a diptych using a stencil to make positive and negative shapes.Time Required:      1 hourArtist: Rene Magritte, The Surprise AnswerMaterials:9x12 construction paper12x18 construction paper for mountingChalk pastelsStencils (smaller are better)Wet OnesPresentation:Discuss and define … [Read more...]

LESSON PRESENTATION INSTRUCTIONSSPACE POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE DIPTYCHLesson Objectives:  Students will create an original visual image using colored construction paper that will demonstrate that both positive and negative space within a work of art have their own unique shapes. Time Required:      1 hourArtist: Rene Magritte, The Surprise AnswerMaterials:9”x12” sheets of construction paper, … [Read more...]

LESSON PRESENTATION INSTRUCTIONSSPACE HIDE AND SEEK ANIMALSLesson Objectives: Students will learn about space while creating a camouflaged animal in the sytle of Henri Rousseau. Time Required: 1 hour Artist: Henri Rousseau, French Exotic Landscape, Who Is The Beast? by Keith Baker (book) Materials:Construction paperTag boardFine tip markersColored pencilsGlue sticksScissorsPresentation:Listen to … [Read more...]

LESSON PRESENTATION INSTRUCTIONSSPACE ANDY WARHOL’S CAMPBELL’S SOUP LABELSLesson Objectives: Show students how to use elements of perspective to create a drawing of a Campbell’s soup can, but with some personal twists (flavor and colors).Time Required: 1 hourArtist:  Andy Warhol, Campbell’s Soup Labels (several prints in bin under W)Website: … [Read more...]

LESSON PRESENTATION INSTRUCTIONSSPACEONE POINT PERSPECTIVE Lesson Objectives: Students will create a landscape using one point perspective.Time Required: 1 1/2 hours Artist: Raphael, The School of Athens, 1509-1510 (available online)Materials:            Watercolor paper 9x12            Pencils            Rulers            Paintbrushes            Cups for water            Watercolors: red, orange, … [Read more...]