Lessons for visual art education – where it's about the process, not the product
In the K-8 Art Studio with Anita Sagastegui
Kindergarten – Picasso’s Dog Lump
Description of the Unit – It’s a fun experiment to introduce student this young to the concept of multiple perspectives. To approach this concept in a playful way, students created a Picasso-inspired oil pastel illustration of his beloved dog Lump.
2nd Grade – Recreating Vincent van Gogh’s Sunflowers
Description of the Unit – Second grade students explored Vincent van Gogh’s unique style of painting by observing and then recreating his famous Sunflowers still life.
3rd Grade – Cityscape Mosaics inspired by Paul Klee
This is an exciting, multistep exploration of shape and color inspired by one of my favorite artists, Paul Klee. This unit is an extension of a previous one, which you can see here: https://anitasagastegui.com/2020/06/08/3rd-grade-paul-klees-magic-square-series/ . The difference being that this time students are creating mosaic collages rather than drawings, so we emphasize the terms background , middle ground and foreground , as well an understanding of overlapping elements.
7th & 8th grade – famous painting halloween costumes
Description of the Unit – To celebrate Halloween, students chose a famous painting featuring any kind of portrait, such as one of Vincent van Gogh’s or Frida Kahlo’s self-portraits. They recreated the painting onto posterboard, cutting out the area with the face so that they could ultimately “wear” the painting as a Halloween costume!
1st Grade – Spooky Halloween Scene Emphasizing Positive and Negative Space
Description of the Unit – Following our previous unit on shape, this unit will emphasize what students learned while introducing them to positive and negative space, and the way they interact with one another. We will also reinforce the concepts of cool and warm colors via the expression of a warm-colored sky.
Kindergarten: Monet’s Water Lilies
Description of the Unit – Students will be “introduced” to Monet and will learn all about the ways he approached painting the world around him. Students will try to recreate his painting of water lilies, paying attention to their brushstrokes and the colors they choose.
6th Grade – Masks inspired by traditional masks of the Pacific Northwest
Description of the Unit – Students explored the interesting history and dramatic artistry of masks of First Nations people of the Pacific Northwest. Taking inspiration from the colors and patterns observed in these masks, students made their own masks primarily using…egg cartons!
7th & 8th Grade Pen Drawing Techniques and Landscape Drawing
Activity statement – 7 th and 8 th grade students developed their pen drawing skills via the illustration of a landscape.
4th Grade – Still life with colored pencil techniques
Activity statement – Students will learn and practice essential colored pencil techniques (some of which can also be applied to painting, as well as chiaroscuro drawing) to create a realistic still life.
1st Grade – Recreating Vincent van Gogh’s Starry Night
Description of the Unit – Students observed and discussed Vincent van Gogh’s famous painting, Starry Night, and, using what they noticed in the painting regarding color, texture and movement, attempted to recreate it in oil pastel.
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