Students learn about the South Carolina artist, Anne Worsham Richardson and develop their observational skills in drawing realistic birds.
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THE PLAN
1. SWBAT learn about the artists Anne Worsham Richardson and John James Audubon.
2. SWBAT understand realism in art and the skills necessary to depict a subject realistically.
3. SWBAT develop their observational skills in the creation of a realistic bird.
4. Community Connection: Students learn about an artist from their community as well as species of birds found in South Carolina in connection with their state history unit in their regular classrooms. Students compare/contrast with John James Audubon.
photographs and books of birds
pencils/erasers
watercolor paper
watercolor pencils
watercolor
watercups
paintbrushes
black sharpies (optional)
oil pastels (optional)
1. Show students a PowerPoint about Anne Worsham Richardson and her artwork. Compare/contrast to John James Audubon.
2. Discuss the difference between realistic art and abstract art.
3. Have students choose a picture of a bird from a book or photograph and practice drawing their bird using observational skills to draw the markings, shapes and patterns of the birds they see. To ease the pressure of trying to draw realistically I emphasize their effort in trying to depict the main features of the bird, ie., patterns, color, shape, etc...
5. When students are ready give them a piece of watercolor paper to begin their drawings.
6. Demonstrate watercolor techniques and allow students to color their work with a variety of watercolor media. Watercolor pencil, liquid watercolor, watercolor cakes, etc... Encourage shading and blending.
7. Optional: students may outline their birds with a sharpie or oil pastels.
Visual Arts Standard 1: Understanding and applying media, techniques, and processes
[K-4] Students use different media, techniques, and processes to communicate ideas, experiences, and stories
[K-4] Students describe how different materials, techniques, and processes cause different responses
Visual Arts Standard 4: Understanding the visual arts in relation to history and cultures
[K-4] Students know that the visual arts have both a history and specific relationships to various cultures
[K-4] Students demonstrate how history, culture, and the visual arts can influence each other in making and studying works of art
[5-8] Students know and compare the characteristics of artworks in various eras and cultures
Visual Arts Standard 5: Reflecting upon and assessing the characteristics and merits of their work and the work of others
[K-4] Students understand there are various purposes for creating works of visual art
Visual Arts Standard 6: Making connections between visual arts and other disciplines
[K-4] Students understand and use similarities and differences between characteristics of the visual arts and other arts disciplines
[K-4] Students identify connections between the visual arts and other disciplines in the curriculum
[5-8] Students compare the characteristics of works in two or more art forms that share similar subject matter, historical periods, or cultural context
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