LESSON PRESENTATION INSTRUCTIONSSPACE FALL LEAVESLesson Objectives:  Students will learn about perspective while painting a watercolor tree.Time Required: 1 hourArtist: John Constable, Wivenhoe Park, EssexSource: The Usborne Complete Book of Art Projects, pgs 140-141 Materials:Watercolor paper 9x12 taped to a cardboard boardWatercolors (orange, red, brown, blue)Acrylic paint (brownBrown oil … [Read more...]

LESSON PRESENTATION INSTRUCTIONSSPACE WINTER TREES OR SPRING WINDMILLS Lesson Objectives:  Students will create a winter landscape that shows the illusion of depth.Time Required:      1 hourArtist: Andrew Dasburg, Chantet LaneMaterials:Watercolor paper 9x12Watercolors (blue, purple, black)PaintbrushesSaltWhite tempera paintQ-tipsPresentation:Discuss space in art: creating a picture that appears … [Read more...]

LESSON PRESENTATION INSTRUCTIONSSPACE BURSTING SHAPES Lesson Objectives:  Students will learn about space and one-point perspective while creating the illusion of bursting shapes.Time Required: 1 hourArtist: Victor Vasarely, Gestalt-Zoeld,            Philip Evergood, Sunny Side of the Street (vanishing point)Materials:White construction paper 12x18Colored pencilsRulersPresentation:Discuss one … [Read more...]