Docent Training
AAYF Projects 2023-24
Art in Motion
Kandinsky’s Colors
Larger than Life
Polka Dot Queen
Fields of Lavender
Created by Jake Tedesco
March 2024
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
This project, influenced by the Renaissance painter Masaccio, teaches the mathematical properties behind linear perspective. As a twist, Impressionist painting techniques are used to create a landscape painting.
MOTIVATION
Artists use various concepts to create drawings and paintings. Perspective and shading create the illusion of three dimensions on a 2-D piece of paper. The use of these concepts makes a drawing look REAL. Imagine you are on the streets of a big city, looking up at a tall building. As you look down the street, the buildings get smaller and smaller the further away they are from you. That’s linear perspective! So you see, perspective is a very important concept to know when you wish to draw what you see even when you are cartooning.
OBJECTIVES
● Students will learn about Renaissance painter Masaccio
● Students will learn to paint in the Impressionist style
● Students will learn the history of perspective drawing and create the illusion of space using one-point and two-point perspective.
● Students will understand the concept of foreground, middleground and background in landscape.
SUPPLIES (PER STUDENT)
● 8 ½” X 11” newsprint 2 pieces per student (None for Kinders)
● 11” X 17” white drawing paper (Vellum Bristol 67 lb.)
● Drawing pencil, eraser and ruler (No ruler for kinders)
● 1” white bristle brush
● small #1 or #2 brown sable- like brush
● Graphite pencil
SUPPLIES (Shared)
●Small paint palettes
● Tempera paint in the following colors: Light blue, light purple, white, dark purple, dark green, light green, yellow, beige and burnt sienna
ART VOCABULARY
● Horizon Line – A physical/visual boundary where sky separates from land or water.
● Orthogonal Lines – Diagonal lines receding to the vanishing point. These imaginary lines help the artist maintain perspective in their drawings.
● Perpendicular – A right angle to a given line or surface.
● Solid – Having mass; substantial; filling the whole of the space occupied by its apparent form.
● Trapezoid – A quadrilateral with 2 parallel sides.
● Shadows – Dark areas in or on an object. Dark areas are NOT always black or gray. There are many shades of shadow and many colors can be used in a shadow.
● Triangle – A plane figure with 3 sides and 3 angles. Vanishing Point – The point at which a diminishing object seems to disappear.
DOWNLOAD
▪ Fields of Lavender Powerpoint
▪ Fields of Lavender Lesson Plan
TEACHERS/PARENTS RESOURCES
▪ Distance Learning Tips – Suggestions to help make this experience enjoyable for all.
▪ Elements of Art – Resource sheet with vocabulary used by artists.
