Robin Norgren, M.A, R-YT, Spiritual Director Robin Norgren, M.A, R-YT, Spiritual Director

Pablo Picasso Elementary Art Lesson Pre-K to 6th Grade

 


Josey’s Art School

Presents

Studying Art with the Masters

By

Robin Norgren, M.A.

This Lesson: Pablo Picasso: Cubism inspired Dogs 

 

 

“Dog and Rooster (Cock)”

 

Discussion

 

·        Even as a child, Picasso was better at drawing than many adults. He could draw and paint just about anything, and in any style. He liked to experiment and try out new ideas.

·        Cubism is when the artist paints an object, like a bottle, from lots of different angles all in the same picture. So, you see the front, the back and the sides of the bottle at the same time. In a way, it’s a bit like having x-ray eyes!  Picasso loved to paint in this style.

·        Picasso helped us see the world in new ways.  He painted in many ways called “stages:” The Blue Period and the Rose Period came first (when he used lots of blue and pink to make paintings). These were followed by primitivism, cubism, classicism (when he created more traditional or classic artworks), surrealism, wartime and Late Works.

Source: https://www.tate.org.uk/kids/explore/who-is/who-pablo-picasso

 

Materials needed

Pencil (to write the child’s name on the back of the work)

12x12 scrapbook paper (you can also use scraps of scrapbook paper)

6x9 piece of blue or black construction paper

White tempura paint

Paintbrushes and water bowls

White and black crayons

scissors

Glue

Baby wipes

Aprons

 

Length of Time/Duration of project:

30 minutes

Prep work:

-      Stencils of shapes of circles and triangles as options for tracing eyes and ears

This should take no more than about 15 minutes


Instructions

 

You have a few options for how you want to proceed with developing the main thrust of the project.  I work with 3-5 year olds in a Montessori setting.  This means that you are met with a gamut of skill levels.  Some children will have no problem handling more of the details of this project which means less time needed to prep and more of the experience for the way the artistic process works is offered to the child.  I have attempted to give you two ends of the spectrum but please feel free to modify as needed.

1.Take your piece of white paper that you are using as the base for the project and write the child’s name on the back of the paper or let them write their names on their own.

 

2.Take your piece of scrapbook paper and place it in front of you.  Paint your paper white allowing some of the colors in the scrapbook design to poke through.  Allow to dry.  Begin to discuss the shapes of the different parts of a dog’s body: eyes, ears, tail, nose.

 

3.Draw a large eye and a small eye using a black crayon.  Now draw a tail = make sure these are not too small because you will be cutting them out. 

 

4.Draw a nose..

5.Draw an ear.

6.Draw a leg.

1.   Take your white crayon and draw 6 dots randomly and spread out on your construction paper.

 

2.   Cut out your parts of the dog and place them randomly on the dots.

3.   Turn your paper around until you can ‘see’ your dog.

 

4.    

 

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GlGlue on the parts and use your black crayon and white paint to fill in the vision you see.

 

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Jim Dine Elementary Art Lesson Pre-K to 6th Grade

 

Josey’s Art School

Presents

Studying Art with the Masters

By

Robin Norgren, M.A.

This Lesson: Jim Dine “Four Hearts”

 

 

 

 

 

 “Four Hearts”

Jim Dine


Discussion

·        Jim Dine is an American artist and poet known for his contributions to the formation of both Performance Art and Pop Art. Employing motifs which include Pinocchio, heart shapes, bathrobes, and tools, Dine produces colorful paintings, photographs, prints, and sculptures.

·        “I grew up with tools. I came from a family of people who sold tools, and I’ve always been enchanted by these objects made by anonymous hands,” Dine has said.

·        Though he was shown alongside Roy Lichtenstein and Andy Warhol, Dine never considered himself a member of the Pop Art movement.

SOURCE: http://www.artnet.com/artists/jim-dine/


Materials needed

Pencil (make sure to write the child’s name on the back of the work)

Black pen (optional)

1 piece – 9”x12” piece of heavy weighted paper; perhaps watercolor but more weight than copy paper.

This is a lesson that can be adapted in many ways depending on the age and skill level of your classroom. 

Watercolor paint

A variety of colors – your choice - Red, blue, red, white, yellow or green tempura/acrylic paint

Water bowls

Water

Collage paper

Paper plates or palettes for paint

Paint brushes of varying sizes

Aprons

Length of Time/Duration of project:

45-60 minutes

Prep work:

Gather the materials

Create a sample

This should take no more than about 20 -30 minutes

 

 

Instructions

1.Take your piece of paper that you are using as the base for the project and write the child’s name on the back of the paper or let them write their names on their own.

 

2.Place your paper SHORT side down on the table.  Create 4 quadrants with a pencil. Use different watercolors and make splotches of various colors in each of the quadrants.

 

 

3.Let the paint dry and make sure to not smear the colors together. 


1.   Use your fingers and the tempura or acrylic paint to create design and finger paint. 


2.   Let dry.

 


3.   Use the collage paper and cut out hearts; glue one in each of the four quadrants.

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Paul Klee Elementary Art Lesson Pre-K to 6th Grade

 

Josey’s Art School

Presents

Studying Art with the Masters

By

Robin Norgren, M.A.

This Lesson: Paul Klee

Masks in Twilight

Paul Klee   b.1879

Masken im Zwielicht (Masks in Twilight), 1938

Oil on paste board

Discussion

·        Artist Paul Klee said, ‘a line is a dot that went for a walk’. This is often what happens with a doodle…you don’t plan to draw; your pencil just seems to wander off across the paper. This drawing is made from an almost unbroken line that makes a series of round-cornered boxes. The artist then added stick legs and eyes to make the shapes into a quirky character.

·        While he is remembered as a skilled artist capable of mastering a wide range of styles, with a sharp eye for colors, Klee wasn’t always confident in his abilities as a painter.

·       The painter himself took note of that change and wrote in a diary entry: “Color has taken possession of me; no longer do I have to chase after it, I know that it has hold of me forever... Color and I are one. I am a painter.

SOURCE: https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/news/paul-klee-google-doodle-art-paintings-death-cubism-surrealist-expressionism-switzerland-hitler-a8687286.html

 


Materials needed

Pencil (make sure to write the child’s name on the back of the work)

Black pen (optional)

1 piece - 8.5x11 piece of heavy weighted paper; perhaps watercolor but more weight than copy paper.

1 separate of scrapbook paper

Scrapbook paper scraps

This is a lesson that can be adapted in many ways depending on the age and skill level of your classroom. 

Watercolor paint 

Water bowls

Water

Paint brushes of varying sizes

OPTIONAL: crayons, markers, colored pencils if watercolor paints are not available

Scissors

glue

Aprons

Length of Time/Duration of project:

30-40 minutes

Prep work:

Gather the materials

Create a sample

This should take no more than about 20 -30 minutes

 

Instructions

1.Take your piece of paper that you are using as the base for the project and write the child’s name on the back of the paper or let them write their names on their own.

 

 

2.This lesson has a directed drawing component to it.  Place your paper SHORT side down on the table.  Create a dome on the page for the body.

 

 


 3.Add arms reaching up to the top of the page. Add hands.

 

 

4.Create the eyes and add some details.


 

5.Create some funky brows.  And create a funky nose.

 

6.Now add the mouth. Add some funky gear like details.

 

7.Here are some examples. 

 

 

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Eric Carle Elementary Art Lesson Pre-K to 6th Grade


Josey’s Art School

Presents

Studying Art with the Masters

By

Robin Norgren, M.A.

This Lesson: The Tiny Seed – Eric Carle

 

 

 Discussion

·       Eric Carle’s book “The Tiny Seed” conveys the miracle of a seed.

·       Carle loves to connect his art with nature.

·       His illustrations are famous for their brilliant colors and simple design

Source: https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-88708-015-9

 

 
 

Materials needed

Pencil (make sure to write the child’s name on the back of the work)

Black pen (optional)

1 piece - 8.5x11 piece of heavy weighted paper; perhaps watercolor but more weight than copy paper.

This is a lesson that can be adapted in many ways depending on the age and skill level of your classroom. 

Paint – acrylic or tempura – orange, black, yellow

OPTIONAL: crayons, markers, colored pencils, watercolor paints if paint is not available

Sponge shaped like capital “D”

Green construction paper

Brown lunch bag

Cotton balls

glue

Aprons

Length of Time/Duration of project:

30-40 minutes

Prep work:

Gather the materials

Create a sample

This should take no more than about 20 -30 minutes

 

 

 

Instructions

1.Take your piece of paper that you are using as the base for the project and write the child’s name on the back of the paper or let them write their names on their own.

 

 

This lesson has a directed drawing component to it.  Place your paper SHORT side down on the table. 

 

2.Using your orange paint, take your “D” shaped sponge and add paint to the sponge with a paint brush.  Stamp it on your page as one of your petals.

 

         

 

 

3.Shape them in a circle to create a flower pattern.

 

4.Cut a thin rectangle from the green construction paper and add it to the petals to create a stem. 

5.Tear pieces from the green construction paper to use as leaves.

6.Glue them wherever looks natural. 


7.Take cotton balls and dip in black paint and stamp them in the middle of the petals.


8.Tear pieces from brown paper bag and add them as the dirt to your painting. Use a cotton ball to stamp a bit more orange into the petals.


1.     OPTIONAL: paint the background.

 

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Terrell Powell Elementary Art Lesson Pre-K to 6th Grade

 


Josey’s Art School

Presents

Studying Art with the Masters

By

Robin Norgren, M.A.

This Lesson: Terrell Powell

Owls

 


Discussion

·       Terrell Powell likes memories, dreams, and everyday life to inspire my work.

·       Powell loves to have surprises happen in a painting.

·       He says, “For me the uncertainty of what will happen in a painting is an essential aspect of making art.”

 

Source: http://www.skylinearteditions.com/terrell-powell/

 

 


Materials needed

Pencil (make sure to write the child’s name on the back of the work)

Black pen (optional)

1 piece - 8.5x11 piece of heavy weighted paper; perhaps watercolor but more weight than copy paper.

This is a lesson that can be adapted in many ways depending on the age and skill level of your classroom. 

Watercolor paint 

Water bowls

Water

Paint brushes of varying sizes

Aprons

Length of Time/Duration of project:

30-40 minutes

Prep work:

Gather the materials

Create a sample

This should take no more than about 20 -30 minutes

 

Instructions

1.Take your piece of paper that you are using as the base for the project and write the child’s name on the back of the paper or let them write their names on their own.

 

2.This lesson has a directed drawing component to it.  Place your paper long side down on the table.  Draw a circle in the middle of the page. This will be the face of the owl in the middle.

 

 

3.   Draw stylized eyes, a beak and cheeks in the middle of the circle.   

    

 

2.    Add a “U” underneath the circle to be used as the body of the owl.   

 

3.    Add rounded triangles on each side of the body for the wings.  Add slim rectangles for the legs underneath the body.  Add geometric shapes to the body and wings similar to the ones seen in the sample painting.

4.    Draw an owl on the left of this owl -this one with the beak on top of the circle.

 

5.    Draw the owl on the right with the beak on the left side of the circle. 

 


6.    Here is another sample of the markings to use on the owls.   

 

7.    Paint your drawing.

 

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