A Tree in a Landscape

 The project is inspired by American Modernist and Color Master Georgia O'Keeffe. 

Tree in a Landscape

Lake George

Inspired by the Georgia O'Keeffe painting...collage learning the basics of creating a landscape. We used color pencil to layout the various areas and talked about warm and cool colors. Students were encouraged to use a variety of papers and experiment with tearing out their shapes and forms. Lots of individuality inspired by one classic image.

Lake George inspired fall landscapes

4th and 4th/5th  grade artists were introduced to the landscape work of American Modernist Artist Georgia O'Keeffe .

Tree in a Landscape Pastel Project

4th 5th blend, Creating a Landscape

Inspired by the work of Georgia O'Keeffe...

Relief Mountain collage

This new project allows students to build texture and interest with tissue paper and then highlight their image and add details with watercolor paints and watercolor pencils . Very well received and positive results.
Connects well to 5th and 6th earth science standards. Also builds on understanding of a landscape, foreground, middle ground and background.

Warm and Cool folk inspired landscapes

Warm and Cool folk/pattern inspired landscapes. Exploring composition, perspective, shapes and patterns.
Drawing with pencil then sharpies, colors warm and cool/ground and sky, using markers and and color pencils. Beautiful pieces, allow time for detail work.

City in a distance

One point perspective, skill building, expanding vocabulary, exploring new material combinations...

Winter Magic

Starry Night inspired winter landscape using value scale snow/hill paint and a variety of metallic sharpies, markers and color pencils

Color "wheel" landscape

2nd/3rd grade color/painting project two parts.
Part I using the primary and secondary colors and direct drawing create a landscape from hot desert to the cool mountains.
Part II using Sharpies add landscape details and add snow/clouds to composition with tempera paints.

Warm and Cool Landscape

This 3rd grade project uses, pencil, oil pastels and black sharpies. Students review the color wheel and discuss warm/cool colors looking a famous works of art. What is a landscape? Element of perspective  Using direct drawing they create a simple 3 hill/3 tree landscape. The tree should be the same style on each hill but get progressively smaller as seen further in the distance. Inspired by the work of Hunderwasser and folk/primitive works (provided in table hand outs and prints seen around the room) students sketch their landscape and work on building patterns. The sky should have one moon/sun element.

Students redraw their composition on sturdy paper and go over the pencil lines using sharpie markers. They must decide on warm or cool ground/tree and warm or cool sky/moon/sun.

Rainbow Zebra

Happy Rainbow Zebras-this project was inspired by a Pinterest post (see link below)


Teacher sample with materials

Part I: Students select 2 colors of paper to cut (lines/stripes) to glue on a pre cut rectangular shape. Model how to cut from edge to edge. Cut and glue in a pattern leaving white space between each stripe.

Part II: Using tempera paint on large paper, students create a landscape for their Zebra. Connect sky to ground.

Part III: Design head using smaller pre-cut rectangle-embellish with the same color pattern as the larger (body) rectangle.

Part IV: Assemble all parts and add legs, yarn tail, mane and savanna grass.

http://www.artsonia.com/museum/art.asp?id=14583348&exhibit=424704&gallery=y