This is a lesson focusing on rhythmic landscapes inspired by the artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser. I chose to use watersoluble oil pastels to increase the layered look in Hundertwasser's paintings and to expose the students to this material.
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THE PLAN
5 sessions; 50 minutes per session
SWBAT define and recognize rhythm in Hundertwassers paintings.
SWBAT create a layered landscape with repeated and varied designs;showing a repetition of lines.
SWBAT use the watersoluble pastels to enhance their layers.
SWBAT create a balance unified landscape.
pencil
crayon or permanent marker (optional)
water soluble oil pastels. I prefer the portfolio 24 packs so that students have a variety of blues, greens, etc.
brushes, water cups
1. Intro to artist.
-PPT introducing artist; Hundertwasser.
-Discuss his work and what we notice as well as general information about this artist.
-View landscapes and discuss what can be shown in a landscape. (buildings, flowers, land, water, sky, trees, etc)
- A comparison/contrast between a Cezanne Landscape and a Hundertwasser Landscape is helpful.
2. Practice, practice, practice.
- practice using the watersoluble pastels to learn the limitations and benefits of this medium so they can approach their final project with an educated strategy. Both teacher demonstration and student use.
-1. We did quick easy water layers or what I called layered lollipop trees.
-2. When choosing the colors students referred to the color wheel and selected analagous colors to use together for sections but were encouraged to consider complementary colors near each other. For example a building layered in greens might have a roof layered in reds.
-Practice drawing a layered landscape creating a repetition of lines in each section. The addition of designs such as swirls to enhance these sections to create variety in our layered landscape is encouraged.
-Choose their favorite and best developed landscape that shows these "onion" or "echo" layers within most of the sections 3. Final Project.
- Students will now put their favorite practiced or developed landscape on their larger final draft with light careful pencil lines.
-Outline pencil lines with a crayon color of their choice or a permanent marker. (teacher preference)
-Use analogous colors to begin layering in each section. For example the water could be layered in dark blue, light blue, medium blue. A land section could be tan, brown, peach. I encourage each land section to be a bit different in design and color scheme.
- Carefully blend the layers of colors. Some students need to see other students blend within the rows to avoid mixing or to observe you at their tables while you blend a sample project.
Use of time
Craftmanship
Balanced, unified landscape
Use of analogous colors in sections.
Layered look with addition designs for visual interest.
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