Mrs. Rosehill

Kids are going CRAZY WITH CLAY in 3A!  Check out their work on handbuilt slab vessels.

Kindergarten students have had great fun painting their body size portraits. This was the beginning of learning about material and tools of a painter. Children were expected to make a tint from one color plus white. Even with art shirts on the keiki managed to paint their shoes, knees and noses!

KA – Ms. Coons Class

Abstract Art is work that emphasizes design and simplifies forms.  The subject matter is usually recognized, it can be simplified with less detail or maybe enlarged so it is hard to identify the content.  It is considered unrealistic.  Non-Objective Art does not make use of recognizable subject matter.  Colors, lines, shapes and textures are selected and placed on the canvas to achieve an effective design or to communicate emotions or feelings.   Both Abstract art and Non-Objective art are movements or styles of the 20th century (the 1900’s  to present).

Wassily Kandinsky (1866-1944)                           Transverse Line (1923)         Oil on Canvans

Georgia O’Keefe                   Spring Tree no. II (1945)       Oil on Canvas

 Please respond…

(1)Which work of art would you consider Non-Objective and which painting is Abstract?

(2)Write one sentence for each painting that describes how the artist used a specific element of art.

A Seascape is a painting of the ocean. Sometimes there are people in the seascape, but they are only a small part of the overall scene. The weather and the time of day are important parts of the mood of a seascape.  We often look up at the sky for clues about the weather and thus our mood of the day. Think of the kind of weather that makes you feel good!

Sea or Mountain As you Will (1947) John Marin

Sea or Mountain As You Will was painted in 1947 by John Marin. He is an American painter. In this painting brush strokes are important. Look for groups of brush strokes that could be either sea or mountain.

West Point, Prout’s Neck, 1900 Winslow Homer

Winslow Homer (1836-1910) was an American Painter. He moved to Prout’s Neck, Maine in 1883. In his paintings of the sea, the viewer can almost feel and hear the power of the waves and the surf. His talent for capturing spontaneous moments in nature is what makes Winslow Homer so appealing to art lovers everywhere.

Please respond to the following questions by October 17.

1. Sea Mountain as You Will – Does the scene seem real or imaginary to you? Calm or restless? Why?
2. West Point, Prout’s Neck – Does the scene seem real or imaginary to you? Calm or restless? Why?
3. What similarities do you see in these two seascapes?

Self Portrait

Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) was one of the greatest artists of the twentieth century. As a young child, Picasso had a remarkable gift for drawing an painting. As he grew up and studied under different artists, his painting style changed many times. He was always trying new and different things. He brought a new sense of freedom to the art world.  He was an unpredictable character, dedicated to art and to discovering new forms of expression.

Some of his most memorable work is done in a cubist style. Cubism is one of th most important periods in the history of modern art, it is a style that got its name from the image being broken up into little cubes. It shocked people that Picasso started painting people and things that didn’t look the way they were suppose to look.

For his inspiration, Picasso drew heavily on his personal life, especially his relationships with his various lady friends. Study these next two portraits below.

Bust of a Woman with Hat, 1962 

Dora Maar Seated, 1937 

Please answer the following question by Friday, September 12, 2008.

1. What similar elements of design do you see in all three portraits. Do not just list, provide and explain what you actually see.
2. How does this particular style of painting make you feel? Explain why.

Lewis and Clark at Eagle Creek
Thomas Hart Benton

A Landscape is a painting of a place that depicts a view or vista of natural scenery. It is likely to include mountains, fields, woods, trees, shrubs and water elements. Sometimes there are people in the landscape, but they are only a small part of the overall scene.  Some artists travel far away to paint, but many paint places near where they live.

Lewis and Clark at Eagle Creek is a landscape created by American painter Thomas Hart Benton (April 15, 1889- January 19, 1975.) Benton loved to show scenes of life in the United states, more specifically the Midwest. His work often showed the melancholy (sad), desperation and beauty of small-town life. He is recognized for his murals (large wall paintings). As a teenager he worked as a cartoonist for a newspaper. He was a draftsman in the Untied States Navy and a teacher at the Kansas City Art Institute.

After studying this painting please respond (by Friday, September 12) to the following questions:

1. How does the artist use color to show distance? How does the color make you feel? Can you guess what time of the day it is?
2. What words would describe the shapes uses by the artist in his painting? How do these shapes make you feel?
3. How would you move through the painting? Is there a clear path the artist wants you to follow?

Tomatoes, Fruit, and Flower Oil on Canvas
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

A STILL-LIFE is a painting of a group of objects, shown close-up. Often objects in a still-life are on a tabletop, but not always. Many still-lifes show things we like to eat, drink, smell and feel, but any object can be part of a still-life.

Tomatoes, Fruit, and Flowers is by an Anonymous (unknown) artist painted about 1840-1850. Artists don’t always sign their paintings and there are many paintings by artists whose names we don’t know. This artist probably taught himself or herself to paint.

Question:

1. What colors or color plan did the artist use in the painting?
2. What shapes do you see being used and repeated this painting?

Respond by: August 22, 2008

Roulin the Postman, 1888                                         Vincent vanGogh

A PORTRAIT is a painting of a particular person. Portraits are painted to show how people look and what they are like. Often artists are hired to paint someone’s portrait, but sometimes they paint their friends or family. A portrait can be with more then one person. It can group children together. Some portraits show people looking right at you.

Roulin the Postman was painted by Vincent van Gogh in 1888. Vincent used bold colors in his portrait to show how strongly he felt about people he was painting. Joseph Roulin worked for the post office in Arles, the town where van Gogh painted most of his paintings. The post man was a good friend to the artist.

Question:

1. What sort of lines do you see in the painting? Identify these lines and why the artist use them.
2. If you could touch this painting, what would it feel like?

Comment by: September 15, 2008