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

Paul Cezanne Elementary Art Lesson Pre-K to 6th Grade

 

lJosey’s Art School

Presents

Art with the Masters: Paul Cezanne

By

Robin Norgren, M.A.

This Lesson:

Basket of Fruit


Discussion

·        Because he was drawn naturally to country life, Cézanne disliked Paris. He neither combed his beard nor cared how much paint covered his coat. He was gloomy, awkward, and hot-tempered, and he had few friends.

·        Throughout the last 20 years of his life, Cézanne isolated himself from people and devoted himself entirely to his work.

·      Cezanne tried to show the geometric forms--cylinders, cones, spheres--that he saw in nature. By using blocks of color, he built up the appearance of solid shapes. To emphasize volume--the roundness of an apple or the thickness of a stone--he changed the actual appearance of objects. This distortion of shapes led directly to the style of painting called cubism.

SOURCE: http://www.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3754353

 


Materials needed

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

Black pen (optional)

8.5x11 piece of copy paper.  If you plan on painting the drawing it would be best to use a heavier grade paper.

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

Optional: markers/crayons/colored pencils/watercolors

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 long side down on the table.  Draw a gridline on the page.

 

 

3.Use the horizontal gridline to create a slim rectangle in the middle of the page.   

4.Draw the sides of the basket.



5.Draw the bottom of the basket usually a similar rectangle.   

6.Draw another rectangle in the middle of the basket. Draw vertical lines to represent the slats in a wooden basket.

7.Draw the handles of the basket usually a capital “C”.

8.Create your first piece of fruit to put in the basket. 

9.Add another piece of fruit.

10.Continue to add fruit to the basket.

1.   Add a horizon line to represent a table or the ground.  Add more fruit to that space.

 


 

2.   Fill with color using crayons/markers/colored pencils/paint.

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

Faith Ringgold 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:

Faith Ringgold Inspired Quilt Project



Discussion

·        Faith Ringgold was born in Harlem in 1930. She received a degree in art education from the City College of New York and was an art teacher long before she became a professional artist.

·        She is best known for her painted story quilts but also creates sculptures, mosaics, performance art and children’s books.

·        Faith Ringgold became famous for her innovative “story quilts.” Each of these artworks, which are pieced together of painted canvas and fabric, tells a story. The quilts feature narrative images and texts handwritten on sections of fabric.

SOURCE: https://kinderart.com/art-lessons/arthistory/faith-ringgolds-story-quilts/

 

 


Materials needed

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

8” X 8” 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). 

Construction paper cut in 2” x 2” squares

Glue

scissors

sharpies

yarn (optional)

Baby wipes

Aprons

Length of Time/Duration of project:

30 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.   Cut your squares into triangles.  For younger students, help them find a system so they won’t get overwhelmed with all the paper.

3.Begin the gluing process of taking different color triangles and matching them together; glue the triangles on your 8” x 8” piece of paper.

4.Soon the students will see the quilt design coming together.

5.When filled, glue the 8”x8” page to a full-sized piece of construction paper.


6.To give your piece more of a quilted effect, take a sharpie and add accents to the end of each side of the quilt pattern.

 

 


2.   Another option: add yarn as the accent.

 

 

3.   Maybe even add both.

 

Option: Students can draw a picture on a white piece of paper and glue it in the middle of the quilt.

You can find my art lessons on Teachers Pay Teachers

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

Betye Saar 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:

Betye Saar – “Eye”

 

 Artist: Betye Saar (American, born 1926)

Title: Eye

Medium: acrylic on cut leather w/mirror collage

Size: 8.5 x 13.75 in. (21.6 x 34.9 cm.)

 

Discussion

Betye Saar is an American artist known for assemblage and collage works.  “I'm the kind of person who recycles materials, but I also recycle emotions and feelings,” the artist has explained.

Later in her career, Saar began combining her prints with other objects, such as found photographs, or placing them in window frames.

Saar transitioned to placing her artwork within boxes.  Some of these objects were gathered by the artist during trips throughout the world, including Europe, Mexico, and Haiti, or at swap meets and flea markets in Los Angeles.

SOURCE: https://hammer.ucla.edu/now-dig-this/artists/betye-saar

 

Materials needed

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

Large sized lunch bag

Construction paper – one for each page

Glue

scissors

various colors of tempera paint

water bowls and paintbrushes

Baby wipes

Aprons

Length of Time/Duration of project:

30 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 lunch bag 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 football shape on your lunch bag.

3.   Draw parallel lines within your shape. Add the pupil.

 


4.   Design your eye either mimicking the artist’s work or create your own design.

 


5.   Use construction paper to add the pupil. Add details with paint; I also painted the pupil.

 

 


6.   Create the eyelid with construction paper and glue it within the crease of the paper bag.

 

 

You can find my art lessons on Teachers Pay Teachers

CLICK HERE: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Joseys-Art-School

 

Look at my free art videos on YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbQExZltWJHERASlzbZ6nLtjeqvpAgLY7

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