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THE Curriculum for Creativity TM
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EARLY ELEMENTARY K-3 BOOK ONE
An Introduction to the Visual Arts
A Comprehensive Art Program Designed to Involve the Student in the Creative Process While Developing Observational Skills
Art Instruction PLUS Master Works Including Ancient Art Newly Expanded and Revised
Brenda Ellis 36 Lessons with Projects
Contents
Page Lesson
3 4
Materials
Teaching Simply
What Artists Do 5 1
Think Like an Artist, Lessons 1-5
Artists Compose Artists Imagine
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2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
11 14 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 33 35
Artists Look
Artists Communicate Artists Use Photographs Artists Plan the Space Artists Fill in Spaces Artists Draw in Color Artists Outline Shapes Artists Make Landscapes Artists Make Portraits Artists Make Still-Lifes Artists Draw Figures Artists Show Works
Handling Materials of the Artist, Lessons 6-9
The Subject Matter of the Artist, Lessons 10-13
10 11 12 13 14
Show it Like an Artist, Lesson 14
What Artists See 37 15
Seeing and Using the Elements of Art, Lessons 15-21
Artists See Shape Artists See Form Artists See Line Artists See Color Artists See Edges Artists See Space Artists See Texture
40 43 45 48 50 52
16 17 18 19 20 21
Where We Find Art 54 22
Art in Caves
(European Cave Drawings) (Near-Eastern Pottery) (Minoan Fresco Painting)
57 59 62 65 67 70 73 76 79 81 84 87 90 93 95
23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36
Art Underground Art in Palaces Art in Pyramids
(Egyptian Murals)
Art on Floors
(Egyptian Pavement Painting)
Art on City Walls
(Near Eastern Bas-relief)
Art on Pots Art in Tombs Art in Streets
(Greek Pottery)
(Etruscan Wall Painting)
(Roman Sculpture) (Roman Portraits) (Byzantine Mosaics) (Medieval Tapestry)
Art on Roadsides Art in Churches Art in Castles Art in Windows
(Gothic Glass)
Art in Books
(Medieval Illumination) (Medieval Scriptoria)
Art on Book Covers
Bibliography
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Materials Materials needed for this book are listed in groups. Each project is given a material group number so that you will know what you need to complete the project by referring to this page. Having these items on hand will make the preparation for each art class simple.
Group #1 Additional items: cotton cloth and masking tape in lesson 33, brown wrapping paper in lesson 22, white roll of paper in lesson 25. Group #1 is used in lessons 3, 6, 8, 9, 10, 14, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 25, 26, and 29. Group # 2 Additional items: Paper towels, empty cans for water containers, and a pencil. Group #2 is used in lessons 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13, 18, 24, and 35. Group #3 Additional items: glue stick, pencil, string, and ruler. Group #3 is used in lessons 15, 16, 28, 32, 34, and 36. Group # 4 Additional items: rolling pin, 4 inch paper tube, and foil. Group #4 is used in lessons 23, 27 28, 30, and 31. Option: substitute lesson 23 with a flour dough recipe.
GROUP #1 DRAWING 1- Ebony pencil 1 - Vinyl eraser 1 - Small set of soft pastels (Powdery like chalk, not professional grade) 1 - Small set of oil pastels ( CrayPas, Junior Artist brand recommended) 1 - Sketch or drawing paper pad GROUP #2 PAINTING 1 – Set of 10-15 Watercolor Crayons ( Caran d’ache, Neocolor II Watersoluble brand recommended) 1 - #8 round watercolor brush that comes to a point. 1 - Watercolor paper pad GROUP #3 PAPER ART 1 -heavy weight construction paper, assorted colors including black 1 -package tissue paper, assorted colors 1 -scissors (Fiskars for children are recommended.)
GROUP #4 CLAY 1 -4 or 5 lb. gray self hardening clay
(Red self-hardening clay can be substituted and may be preferred for the Greek pot project in lesson 28. White self-hardening clay or a flour dough recipe can be used in lesson 23.)
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Teaching Simply
This book is designed to involve each child in a time of parent/child interaction followed by a time of working independently. Parents read the lesson, participate with the child in short observation activities or discuss art works by the masters, and then provide the child with materials for the art project. The child creates original works of art about subjects of his or her choosing. This book can be used at home or in the classroom.* Lessons take five to ten minutes to present. Optional exercises will take longer. Projects take thirty to sixty minutes, depending on the child’s approach and attention span. WHAT ARTISTS DO The first section of the book covers the activities artists engage in when making art (composing, imagining, looking), how to use the materials of an artist (watercolor crayons, pastels, pencil), and the various types of subjects artists work from (landscapes, people, still life). Activities broaden the child’s awareness of the world he or she lives in. The child explores drawing and painting in this section. Fourteen lessons give students plenty of opportunities to find out just what it is to be an artist! WHAT ARTISTS SEE The second section of the book covers the elements that artists use in two- dimensional and three-dimensional work such as shape, form, line, and color. The child explores collage, paper works, drawing and color mixing while gaining experience in handling scissors, glue, folding paper forms, drawing materials, and using a brush. Seven lessons give children opportunities to make art that originates from their interests. WHERE WE FIND ART The third section of the book looks at art in caves, pyramids, cathedrals, etc., covering ancient art from cave paintings to book illumination of the Middle Ages. The child uses various media including chalk pastels, oil pastels, clay, and paper works. The child explores mural, pottery, clay modeling, paper art, bookbinding, and mosaic techniques. Fifteen lessons give children even more opportunities to explore art media while learning about the many places in which ancient cultures created art. *Since classroom environments are often more limited than the home, the teacher in a classroom will need to bring in interesting subjects for children to work from and observe. Pots, models, a jar of goldfish, a shell collection, or bowls of fruit and vegetables are just some of the rich sources I’ve found at home or have been able to purchase for a small price. Small caged pets such as lizards, turtles, rabbits, etc. can be brought in by students who own them and create high student interest. Suggested outings can be local, and I highly encourage you to take them! Simply stepping outdoors provides an active, rich environment from which children can create.
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What Artists Do This section introduces ideas that are key to understanding what the visual arts are about. The child uses these ideas and discovers what it is to be an artist.
Artists Compose
Lesson 1
Artists place things together to create something new. They compose. Musicians place notes together to make songs that we hear. Choreographers put body movements together to make dances that we feel. In theatre, story and song are put together to make plays that we act out. Visual artists place images together to make pictures that we see.
Music, dance, theatre, and visual arts are all part of what we call
the ARTS. This book is about visual artists. They work with the way things look. They put things together in new ways so others can see a part of the world the way the artist sees or imagines it. Artists move objects and colors around, composing their pictures, so that we can see the subjects in new ways.
I’ve Done That! Exercise
This lesson teaches us that artists compose things we hear, feel, act, and see. This book is about artists who put together things that we see.
Talk about the things you have done in the arts. They may be things like playing a musical instrument, singing, dancing, participating in a play, drawing a picture, or modeling sand or play dough. Note: Create awareness of the arts by discussing areas in which the student has already participated. Participation does not mean to have performed the piece in front of others. Simply doing any of these things helps in understanding the arts and feeling comfortable with having already done it.
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Look at Composition In 17 th Century Netherlands
The artist composed this painting to show two views at the same time. On the right, a woman in a blue skirt and two men casually talk while the men relax. On the left, a child in a yellow skirt sits in an open doorway. The artist framed each view in special ways so that we notice the figures. The group is surrounded by a bower constructed with trellis-work. This dark wood catches our attention. The girl is framed by the arched doorway with red brick pattern. Her white cap stands out from the dark interior behind it.
A girl with a yellow skirt sits in the closest doorway. What does she hold? How many doorways do you look through in this painting?
What hangs on the red window shutter?
Pieter De Hooch’s early paintings show life as it was lived around the home. What do you think the barrel and the pot might be used for? Which one could hold water for washing floors or clothing? What part of the painting tells us that this is a clear, sunny day?
Pieter De Hooch, The Courtyard of a House in Delft , 1658. Photo Credit: Dover Publications Inc.
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STUDENT GALLERY
Project - You Compose!
You just looked at a picture of a home in 1658. This scene could have happened on any day. Paint a picture of something you see today in your home. Include any people, animals, or objects. Include what is around them like doorways, windows, or sidewalks. 1. Draw with watercolor crayons. Fill in the spaces with color. 2. Dip your brush in water and paint water over the colors.
MATERIALS GROUP #2 Watercolor crayons, Watercolor paper, Brush
Cayla (age 6) draws lines with the watercolor crayons as you can see in the left building. She then fills it in with color and brushes the color with water as seen in the red house with orange windows.
LIKE THIS! Always drag the brush across the paper using just the tip
1.
and mid- section to
transfer the water to the paper.
NOT LIKE THIS! Never push the brush forward or flatten the bristles. This damages the brush.
2.
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Where We Find Art This section is designed to expand children’s ideas about what art is and where it is found. It introduces children to ancient art and provides opportunities to explore new media. It follows art history from cave paintings to the Middle Ages, as children look at the many places we find art.
Lesson 22
Art in Caves
European Cave Drawings
Have you ever dreamed of making a great discovery? In France, four boys discovered some of the oldest art known to the world. They were enjoying a romp through the countryside with their dog, Robot. Suddenly Robot disappeared. They called for him, but could not see him anywhere. Their search led to a deep hole that had been hidden by bushes. The oldest boy
descended into the darkness with only some matches he had in his pocket to light the way. He found Robot! Robot had fallen through a crack in the ground. The next day the boy and his friends, along with their school teacher, returned with lights and went down into the 50-foot hole. There they saw oxen, horses, and deer drawn in motion on the walls and ceilings of the cave. Cave art is found throughout the world. We see human figures, animals, tools, maps, and symbols such as circles or hands in caves. Animals found in cave art include extinct ones like cave lions, saber-toothed tigers, mammoths, and horned buffalo. Pictures also include animals we are more familiar with like horses, bears, bison, reindeer, wild boars, fish, and birds. The four boys in our story were not the only children to discover drawings in caves. Many accounts of
discovering cave art tell of children who saw the art first (Casteret). Pictures of the cave’s interior can be seen in this article: “Art Treasures from the Ice Age: Lascaux Cave” by Rigaud, Jean – Philippe.
This lesson tells us that a discovery by four boys revealed some of the oldest art we know of. Paintings in caves were protected from elements that usually destroyed them like the weather, erosion, or people. We can still see them today!
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Look at Cave Art In Ancient France
Cave art is drawn directly onto the cave walls. Caves protect the art from wind, rain, and natural erosion. That is why we can still see it. Some of the animals are simply outlined in black and others are filled in with bright earth colors, found in nearby rocks and minerals. The first men to document the art had a hard task getting to it. They had to climb on their hands and knees to enter some caverns. The cave floors were uneven and slippery and the spaces were very tight. The animals shown below are painted on the ceiling of a cavern. There are many caverns in the cave at Lascaux. The photograph below shows one section of a long area that is full of bulls, horses, and deer.
Can you find a red horse with a black neck and head? The line extending from the head is really the back of a bull. Can you see the outline of a bull with long horns?
Do the animals seem to be standing or running?
Black horses prance along the bottom of the group. What do you notice about the size of the animals? Find the small red deer with large antlers painted below the nose of the bull.
Great Hall of the Bulls, reconstruction of Paleolithic rock paintings, Lascaux caves, France Photo Credit: Gianni Dagli Orti / The Art Archive at Art Resource, NY Musee des Antiquites St Germain en Laye
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STUDENT GALLERY
Project -You Make Cave Art!
MATERIALS GROUP #1 Soft pastels, earth colors only Brown wrapping paper Black construction paper
Sometimes cave art is carved into a rock or wall, but in the caves of France, the art is drawn onto the wall. The artists did not change the surface of the rock, but looked at the bumpy surface to see what sort of animal it suggested. The shapes of some of the animals follow the natural shape of the rock so the body might follow a bump or a crack. You can make a cave picture, using the wrinkles on a piece of paper as your cave wall. 1. Wrinkle a piece of brown paper by crunching it into a loose ball. Carefully flatten it out. Now you have a rough surface similar to what the cave painters drew on. 2. Look for shapes or lines that suggest an animal or part of an animal. The painters of the caves drew animals they saw. Draw an animal you know about using rust, black, brown, yellow, and white soft pastels. 3. When finished, have an adult spray the drawing lightly with hair spray to keep the drawing from smearing. 4. Glue the drawing onto black construction paper. A pattern can be drawn onto the black border with pastel and sprayed again with hair spray.
Mommy and baby giraffe are drawn by Amanda (age 6). Giraffes are seen in cave art from Africa.
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ART/EDUCATION
Art History Projects Encouraging Creativity
Artistic Pursuits Early Elementary, K-3, Book One - An Introduction to the Visual Arts is sure to delight young students with colorful illustrations and great Masters’ paintings and prints. The THIRD EDITION features more Master works, more demonstrated technique, and more lessons. 36 lessons complete a one year course and capture your child’s interests and imagination while introducing fundamental principles of the visual arts.
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