"Two pieces of art in one year - that's easy," you say! Yes - that is easy in theory. Many art teachers in my district make art that is the same size all year so that there are several choices for the art show. I just cannot make myself do that. I like to make BIG art and art that is different sizes. I like to make seasonal art that would not be appropriate for the spring art show. I also display art work throughout the building all year long and that equals the need for a lot of art as well. Since I want the Spring Arts show to be special I don't want to use something that has been "seen" before.
That said, (yes, I realize I have gone off on a tangent) I love to do portraits as one of our choices for the art show. I have my son's kindergarten portrait that he did still hanging in my living room and it makes me happy every time I see it. This year we are studying Chuck Close with my 1st grade students for Spring Arts.
I could spend all day just looking at the noses! If we had more time I originally planned on having them go back over their monochromatic paintings with oil pastels to make the circles and shaped that Chuck Close is so famous for. I love them anyway!
Here are some links to the resources I used:
Teacher Resource Packet
Brief Chuck Close YouTube
Chuck Close & Big Bird
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These are wonderful! What directions did you given them for their backgrounds? They add a great depth to these pieces. I am way overdue for a portrait lesson. You have really inspired me!
ReplyDeleteThanks Mary! After we looked at Chuck Close's paitnigs we talked about how he divided his canvas' up in a grid pattern. Then students used that as an inspiration while they painted tints and shades of one color. I didn't have them draw the grids but let them free form them as they painted. I really just wanted to reinforce our color mixing standard since we are getting so close to the end of the year. It works!
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