Last week, we moved from Impressionism, to "Post Impressionism" and I talked to students about French artist, Paul Cezanne. I showed them images of the three categories he liked to paint- portraits, landscapes and still lifes. They are great at observing the art and making inferences about what the artist may have been thinking! For the first part of this project, they began by drawing a quick map of the still life, labeling it with the colors they needed. Then, at their desks, they built their still life with paper, making sure to overlap their shapes to help create a sense of space. They pointed out that Cezanne's paintings have a lot of texture, and I shared a few still life oil paintings with them so they could feel the texture to get a sense of what Cezanne's art felt like. They will add their texture this coming week!
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The first graders really impressed me with all they remembered about Claude Monet and Impressionist artists. After reviewing, students set out to put the finishing touches on their paintings. I gave them tissue paper to make flowers, pastels to add details and long construction paper to make a bridge. This part was up to them- I asked them to design their bridge on their own and gave them no directions. I love the overall texture, color and variety in these paintings!
The first graders are almost experts in the elements of art- so it's time to put that knowledge to work. I let students know that from here on out they will learn about different styles of art and artists. We began our journey learning about Monet and Impressionism. We observed an discussed many of his paintings, and I talked to students about how Impressionist artists loved to paint outside and capture the moment. They loved to study the light and would often paint the same thing in different seasons or light to capture small changes. A huge part of Monet's paintings is texture. So, students set out to paint a garden of water lilies inspired by Monet using various texture tools, including sponges, Q-tips and cotton balls. They will add to these next class :)
The first graders are beginning a unit on arctic animals, so we did an art project focusing on arctic animals and texture. The students used their classroom books as references and they practiced drawing their arctic animals. When they were ready, they drew their good copy on black paper and slowly and carefully colored them in using oil pastels to show texture. I love how expressive their marks are!
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