Robin Norgren, M.A, R-YT, Spiritual Director Robin Norgren, M.A, R-YT, Spiritual Director

Andrew Brischler Elementary Art Lesson Pre-K to 6th Grade


 Josey’s Art School

Presents

 

This Lesson:

Goodbye to All That:

Andrew Brischler


Andrew Brischler: Goodbye to All That

 “Goodbye to All That”


Discussion

·       In 2013, he was awarded the prestigious Rema Hort Mann Foundation Visual Arts Grant. Brischler has been featured in numerous publications, including 100 Painters of Tomorrow

·       Brischler put a lot of humor into his compositions, and titles his paintings after song lyrics, pop cultural events, and lines from movies. 

·       Brischler's work is inspired by contemporary art from Felix Gonzales-Torres to Robert Mapplethorpe, Keith Haring, and Andy Warhol. 

·       One critic commented upon viewing this particular painting, “the stripes had all been painted using a painstaking taping process over which Brischler applied strategic stains and doodles… The work is conceptually tight and well-thought out, but not in that annoying just-got-my-MFA way. Brischler makes really good paintings.”

Source:http://www.huffingtonpost.com/liz-markus/andrew-brischler_b_3239225.html

Also: http://andrewbrischler.com/news

 

Materials needed

Pencil (to write the child’s name on the back of the work)

8.5x11 or 9x12 white cardstock/precut poster board – something with a bit more stability to it than copy paper in order to withstand the amount of paint and glue your students will be using.  You will need enough for each participant to use as the base for his/her artwork

Optional: Paintbrushes and water bowls

Acrylic or tempura Paint: white, red, yellow, blue and other colors if available

Black pens (optional)

Baby wipes

Rulers

Aprons

 

Length of Time/Duration of project:

20 minutes to gather supplies

Prep work:

None

Instructions

  1. Take your piece of white paper that you are using as the base for the project and write the child’s name on the back of the paper or let them write their names on their own.

2.   Draw a vertical line in the middle of the page using a ruler. Draw a horizontal line about 1/3 of the way down the page.  

3.  

Draw a diamond using your ruler; turning the paper might be helpful for the student to create this shape.  Exact measurements are not necessary.

4.   Create a second diamond.  

 


5.   Continue to build concentric diamonds.


Create the diamonds all the way to the edge of the page.

 

7.   Paint the diamonds in a way that breaks up the diamond.  In other words, do not paint ALL FOUR SIDES of the diamond in the same color tone.

 

8.   Optional: Outline the lines in pen.

 

A peek at one of the works in progress.

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Alexander Calder Elementary Art Lesson Pre-K to 6th Grade

 


Josey’s Art School

Presents

 This Lesson:

Alexander Calder “Fleur”

Artwork details

Medium: Original lithograph

Title: Le Fleur

Year: 1975

Edition: 90

Sheet Size: 30" x 27"


Discussion

·        Alexander Calder was born in 1898, in Lawnton, Pennsylvania. He was born into a family of artists. His father Alexander Stirling Calder was a prominent sculptor who created many public sculptures in the Philadelphia area. Calder's mother, Nanette Lederer Calder, was a professional portrait painter who studied art in Paris before moving to Philadelphia where she met her husband Alexander Stirling Calder.

·        In 1902, at the age of four, Alexander completed his first sculpture - a clay elephant. In 1909, when he was in the fourth grade, Alexander sculpted a dog and a duck from a sheet of brass. The duck, which could rock back and forth, is one of his earliest examples of his interest in kinetic (moving) sculpture.

·        Although Calder's parents supported Alexander's creativity, they discouraged their children from becoming artists, as the life of an artist is often uncertain and financially difficult. In 1915, following his parent’s advice, Calder decided to study mechanical engineering, and enrolled in the Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, New Jersey. Four years later he received his degree.

·        Calder's interest in art never left him. Though he had tried to please his parents by becoming an engineer, he decided to pursue a career in art instead.

·        Alexander Calder died on November 11, 1976 in New York. He is most remembered for inventing the mobile.

SOURCE: http://makingartfun.com/htm/f-maf-art-library/alexander-calder-biography.htm

 

 


Materials needed

Pencil (to write the child’s name on the back of the work)

8.5x11 or 9x12 white cardstock/precut poster board/watercolor paper– something with a bit more stability to it than copy paper in order to withstand the amount of paint and glue your students will be using.  You will need enough for each participant to use as the base for his/her artwork

This is a lesson that can be adapted in many ways depending on the age and skill level of your classroom. 

Choose between these two options:

a.    Yellow and black tempura paint.  You might want to have a hair dryer handy for helping ‘excessive’ paint to dry. 

b.    Use crayons, markers and colored pencils in the same colors as listed above

Paintbrushes and water bowls

Optional: White Cardstock cut of a petal

Markers or pens– black

Baby wipes

Aprons

Length of Time/Duration of project:

30 minutes

Prep work:

Only prep work is to gather the materials unless you are creating a petal stencil.  This should take no more than about 20 -30 minutes

Instructions

1.Take your piece of white paper that you are using as the base for the project and write the child’s name on the back of the paper or let them write their names on their own.

 

2.Have the child begin by creating an oval in the middle of the bottom of the page using a pencil.   Then add 2 more rings around the oval.

 

3.You have a few options for how you want to proceed with developing the main thrust of the project.  I work with 3-5 year olds in a Montessori setting.  This means that you are met with a gamut of skill levels.  Some children will have no problem free drawing the shapes.  Some may need to have you create a stencil for them to trace the shapes.  I would encourage you to open to allowing each student to work within their skill set.

4.Use words like “football” or “flower petals” to describe the shape the students will need to make around the edge of the circles.

5.(Stencil option): Take your petal stencil and place it randomly around the oval and trace the petal with a pencil.

 

 

6.Use your yellow medium (tempura paint/watercolor paint/crayon/marker) and fill in the main part of the oval.

 

7.Add STRAIGHT lines around the petal with a pencil.

8.Paint the main petals using your black medium (crayons/paint/marker/colored pencil).

 

 

9.Trace the remaining lines an outline all painted areas with black pen/marker.

10.Let Dry. (This could be the time that you talk more about the artist)

 

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David Gerstein Elementary Art Lesson Pre-K to 6th Grade


Josey’s Art School

Presents

Art with the Masters

By

Robin Norgren, M.A.

This Lesson: Recycled Cardboard Butterflies

 

 

 

 

Yafa butterfly

 

Discussion

-David Gerstein is widely considered to be one of the most creative and innovative artists in the world today.


-Some of his works have been chosen to appear on huge billboards, as human and aesthetic images that aim to catch the eye and engage the heart, and to promote companies like Isracard and the First International Bank.

-His monumental statues adorn Israeli cities; a playground of his invention continues to delight the children of Jerusalem.

 

Source: https://www.gersteinart.com/about-david-gerstein

 

 


Materials needed

Pencil (make sure to write the child’s name on the back of the work)

Black pen (optional)

1 piece - 8.5x11 piece of Cardboard – something like a side of a cereal box panel or taking a moving box and cut into rectangles

OR

heavy weighted paper; perhaps watercolor but more weight than copy paper.

This is a lesson that can be adapted in many ways depending on the age and skill level of your classroom. 

Paint – various colors

OPTIONAL: markers, colored pencils, watercolor paints and crayons should be available if possible to really create diverse colored butterflies

Paintbrushes/water bowls/palette or paper plates for paint

OPTIONAL: EPHEMERA OR SCRAPBOOK PAPER SCRAPS

Aprons

Length of Time/Duration of project:

30-40 minutes

Prep work:

Gather the materials

Create a sample

This should take no more than about 20 -30 minutes

 

Instructions

1.Take your piece of paper that you are using as the base for the project and write the child’s name on the back of the paper or let them write their names on their own.

 

 

2.This lesson has a directed drawing component to it.  Place your cardboard/paper SHORT side down on the table.  Draw a scooped line – also looks like and upside down “U”.


3.Close the “U’ with a “V” – add a similar shape next to it. You will be adding two more of these shapes – like petals of a flower or a 4 leafed clover.

 



4.Add antennae.  Begin to design the butterfly. 

 

 5.Here are some design ideas. 

5.Design your butterfly using the materials on hand. 

 


6.Continue to fill with color.  Color the background and outline in black.

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Laura Burch Elementary Art Lesson Pre-K to 6th Grade

 


Josey’s Art School

Presents

Laurel Burch: Cats

By

Robin Norgren, M.A.

 

This Lesson: Flowering Felines

 


Discussion


-Laurel’s search for connectedness was evidenced in the jewelry she began to make for herself and wear – old coins, bones, and beads arranged into earrings and necklaces. Wearing them gave her a sense of belonging.

-Her creations became bridges to friendships and patrons. Through trading, selling, and giving them away, these artifacts found their way into the lives of people across the country, and the phenomenon of collecting Laurel Burch began.

-Laurel was a self-taught painter. She saw herself as a folk artist, telling stories. “In our fast-paced, changing world,” she said, “we need symbols that are a reminder of the ongoing world of the spirit.”

Source: http://www.laurelburch.com/about.html#

 


Materials needed

Pencil (make sure to write the child’s name on the back of the work)

Black pen (optional)

1 piece - 8.5x11 piece of heavy weighted paper; perhaps watercolor but more weight than copy paper.

This is a lesson that can be adapted in many ways depending on the age and skill level of your classroom. 

Paint – crayons

OPTIONAL: markers, colored pencils, watercolor paints if crayons are not available

Aprons

Length of Time/Duration of project:

30-40 minutes

Prep work:

Gather the materials

Create a sample

This should take no more than about 20 -30 minutes

 

Instructions

1.Take your piece of paper that you are using as the base for the project and write the child’s name on the back of the paper or let them write their names on their own.

 

 

2.This lesson has a directed drawing component to it.  Place your paper SHORT side down on the table.  Draw a circle for the face.

 

3.Add ears to the circle out of triangles.

 


4.Add nose with upside down triangle.  Add triangle directly below. 

 

5.Connect the top to the bottom of the circle with a line.

6.Draw squares for eyes.


7.Draw whiskers and draw diamonds inside of the squares. 

8.Draw a cone shape for the body. Add rectangles and squares in the shapes.



9.  Add the collar.

10. Choose warm or cool colors to fill in lines with the cat.  Take segments in the shape and alternate the colors.

1.    Continue to fill with color.  Color the background and outline in black.

 

 

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Gutstav Klimt Elementary Art Lesson Pre-K to 6th Grade

 

Josey’s Art School

Presents

Studying Art with the Masters

This Lesson: Gutstav Klimt “Birch Forest I”

By

Robin Norgren, M.A.

 

Discussion

-Klimt seems to have felt tranquil in the middle of forests.  The trunks are cut off by the top of the canvas.  Rather, the trees reach up to the sky like columns in a cathedral created by nature.

-The rich heritage of folklore based around the forest, including Grimm's fairy tales, may have struck a chord with Klimt.

-Rather than dwell on the mysterious, dark nature of the forest, Klimt has chosen an autumnal scene.

 
 SOURCE: http://www.gustav-klimt.com/Birch-Forest.jsp

 

 


Materials needed

Pencil (to write the child’s name on the back of the work)

Black pen

8.5x11 or 9x12 white cardstock/precut poster board/watercolor paper– something with a bit more stability to it than copy paper in order to withstand the amount of paint and glue your students will be using.  You will need enough for each participant to use as the base for his/her artwork

This is a lesson that can be adapted in many ways depending on the age and skill level of your classroom.  

Watercolor paint

Paintbrushes and water bowls

Masking tape

Kitchen sponges cut into squares

Black Acrylic paint (or Tempura paint) – not pictured in photo

Baby wipes

Aprons

Length of Time/Duration of project: 30 minutes

Prep work:  Gather the materials. This should take no more than about 20 -30 minutes

 

Instructions

  1. Take your piece of paper that you are using as the base for the project and write the child’s name on the back of the paper or let them write their names on their own.

 

 

  1. Place your paper long and tall.  Take strips with masking tape and place randomly on the page. 

 

3.   With your pencil, divide your page into 3 using squiggly lines. 

 

4.   Begin to paint the bottom quadrant with green watercolors.

5.   Paint the middle area with brown watercolors

6.   Paint the top of the page with blue watercolors.


7.   Take the masking tape off the page; be careful not to tear the paper.

8.    Outline the tree shapes with black pen/marker.

9.   Paint thin lines in the middle of the white space; blot with the sponge.

10.               OPTIONS FOR OLDER/MORE ADVANCED STUDENTS: tear the masking tape in half and create a denser forest. 

11.               Add shadow to the trees where appropriate. 

 

OPTION FOR OLDER/ADVANCED STUDENTS:  create the speckled effect BEFORE YOU TAKE OFF THE TAPE seen in the original painting by flicking the paintbrush filled with black paint onto the page.

 

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Roy Lichtenstein Elementary Art Lesson Pre-K to 6th Grade

 



Josey’s Art School

Presents

Studying Art with the Masters

By

Robin Norgren, M.A.

This Lesson:

Roy Lichtenstein: “Sunrise”

 

Discussion

·        Lichtenstein loved to turn subjects like landscapes to following his comic-inspired Pop look. 

·        Lichtenstein used the dots and the most basic pictorial elements.

·        He became famous for his bright and bold paintings of comic strip cartoons as well as his paintings of everyday objects. He was one of a group of artists making art in the 1960s who were called pop artists because they made art about 'popular' things such as TV, celebrities, fast food, pop music and cartoons.

 

 Source: http://www.roylichtenstein.com/sunrise.jsp and https://www.tate.org.uk/kids/explore/who-is/who-roy-lichtenstein

 


Materials needed

Pencil (to write the child’s name on the back of the work)

8.5x11 or 9x12 white cardstock/precut poster board/140lb watercolor paper – something with a bit more stability to it than copy paper in order to withstand the amount of paint and glue your students will be using.  You will need enough for each participant to use as the base for his/her artwork (older children option will need two pieces).  On this second page cut off about 3 inches horizontally.

Paintbrushes and water bowls

Blue, yellow and red tempura paint

Ruler (optional – you may choose the draw the lines creating the sunrays for the younger students or allow the students to free draw the lines).

Foam brushes (optional)

Bubble wrap

Q-tips

Baby wipes

Aprons

 

Length of Time/Duration of project:

30 minutes

Prep work:

-      Draw the lines of the sun rays.

This should take no more than about 15 minutes

 

 

 

Instructions

You have a few options for how you want to proceed with developing the main thrust of the project.  I work with 3-5 year olds in a Montessori setting.  This means that you are met with a gamut of skill levels.  Some children will have no problem handling more of the details of this project which means less time needed to prep and more of the experience for the way the artistic process works is offered to the child.  I have attempted to give you two ends of the spectrum but please feel free to modify as needed.

1.Take your piece of white paper that you are using as the base for the project and write the child’s name on the back of the paper or let them write their names on their own.

 


2.Draw a large semi-circle on the page.

 

 


3.Draw 5 diagonal lines that attach to the semi-circle – rulers are optional.

4.Draw parallel lines for the diagonal lines and around the face of the sun. 

5.Fill the inside of the parallel lines with blue paint. 

6.Paint inside the sun using yellow paint.

7.Paint inside 2 of the sun rays with yellow paint.  Paint a blue horizon line over the face of the sun.


8.   Student choice to finish the creations using:

Q-tips

Bubble wrap

End of a paint brush

Foam brush

Sponges

This will be their interpretation of the Lichtenstein piece.

 

 

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