LESSON PATTERN INSTRUCTIONSCOLOR Lesson Objectives: Children will learn warm vs. cool colors, line and texture.Time Required: 2 one-hour lessonsArtist & Print: Wassily Kandinsky Circles, but also goggled rainy day umbrella art, lots of art from SeattleSource: Copy of Circles print is in the EA roomWebsite: http://www.thatartistwoman.org/2013/04/rainy-day-watercolour.htmlMaterials (Day 1):- … [Read more...]

LESSON PRESENTATION INSTRUCTIONSCOLORCOLOR WHEEL TURTLESLesson Objectives: Students will learn about the color wheel, secondary colors, and complementary colors.Time Required: 1 hour Artist:  Paul Klee, Castle and Sun, Claude Monet, Poppy Field in Argenteuil (available online)Source: “Crazy Color Wheel” by Shirley Laird in the September, 2013 issue of Arts and Activities magazine.Website: … [Read more...]

 LESSON PATTERN INSTRUCTIONSCOLOR HUNDERTWASSER FLOWERSLesson Objectives:  Teach the students about warm vs. cool colors, line, texture and pattern.Time Required:  Two 1 hour lessons.Artist & Print:  Friedensreich Hundertwasser, Man Find in Zahala, 1974, or Blobs Grow in Beloved Gardens, 1975. (available online) Great book about the artist for kids:  Harvesting Dreams: Hundertwasser for Kids … [Read more...]

LESSON PRESENTATION INSTRUCTIONSCOLOR RELIEF AMAZON ANIMALSLesson Objectives: Students will learn how to make a relief picture while exploring color. Time Required: 1½ hours or 2 daysArtist: Wassily Kandinsky, White Zig-zags  (available online)            http://www.renoirinc.com/biography/artists/kandinsky.htm             Robert Terrell            http://www.robertterrell.com/relief.htmlSource: … [Read more...]

LESSON PRESENTATION INSTRUCTIONSCOLOR WARM AND COOL HANDS Lesson Objectives:  Students will learn about warm and cool colors.Time Required: 1 hourArtist: Paul Cezanne, Still LifeMaterials:White construction paper 9x12Black SharpiesTempera paint or markersProcedure:Pass out white paper. Write names on back. Orient paper vertically.Draw a circle, triangle, or square in the upper right part of the … [Read more...]

LESSON PRESENTATION INSTRUCTIONSCOLOR ANDY WARHOL FISHLesson Objectives: Students will explore color concepts such as warm, cool, complementary, and analogous in the style of Andy Warhol.Time Required: 1 hour (plus 5 minutes sometime prior to the lesson)Artist: Andy Warhol, Campbell Soup Series, 10 Marilyns 1967   Materials:White paper 8 ½   x 11 cut into 4 ¼ x5 ½  squares, 5 per … [Read more...]