Peter Diem inspired cows By Year 3/4 students Peter Diem (born 1945) is a Dutch artist well known for his expressive use of colour and texture in his art. "He gained worldwide fame because of his vivid paintings and lively, colourful representations of Dutch cows." We viewed the Peter Diem – Cows website for examples … Continue reading Crazy Cows ~ Peter Diem inspired Year 3-4 art lesson
LEARNING INTENTIONS: To learn about Picasso’s abstract portraits showing different views of facial features, including portrait of Dora Mar and the Weeping Woman. To create portraits to show emotion in the style of Picasso. SUCCESS CRITERIA: I can talk about some abstract portraits by Picasso. I can explore different facial features to make abstract Picasso … Continue reading Colour and Emotion: Picasso Portraits ~Year 1-2 art lesson
This art lesson is suitable for Prep students (adaptable to Year 1 & 2) and I loved the way the artworks turned out. The use of colour is stunning! It will take 2-3 lessons depending on the class time allotment. I have hour lessons, so two and a bit of the next lesson gave enough … Continue reading Expressionism Portraits: Alexei Jawlensky inspired- Prep art lesson
Chalk Pastel Portraits- Marten Jansen inspired Students viewed portraits made by Dutch artist Marten Jansen, discussing use of colour ,line, shape. I just used "head shots"; some of his pieces are not suitable to use in primary school, eg. 'Street walker', 'Solicitation' for obvious reasons!! They discussed different colour combinations to show emotion or create a … Continue reading Abstract Expressionism Portraits: Marten Jansen inspired~Year 4
