- white drawing sheet A4 size
- oil pastels
maandag 23 mei 2011
Filled with fruit
dinsdag 17 mei 2011
Wavy weaving
You need:
- paper strips in two colours, 4 x about 50 cm
- black cardbaord
- scissors
- glue
- printed grid of 5 by 5 squares, each square is 4 by 4 cm
3. Paste the fold edges exactly along the lines of the squares. Use two different colours alternately. Paste the arcs from bottom to top and from left to right, alternately. Cut a piece of the strip if it's too long. You may paste small squares to the ends of the rows as a finishing touch.
vrijdag 13 mei 2011
MOMA
- drawing sheet A4 size
- colour pencils
- ruler
Students draw a square in the middle of their sheet and draw four lines from the corners to the middle, see schedule. These are the floor and ceiling lines. Draw two lines from both short sides to the middle. Between these two lines the paintings has to be drawn. Draw lines from the bottom to the middle for tiles or parquet.
It's nice to draw artworks that students have made this schoolyear or to choose for artworks of famous painters.
Colour with colour pencils.
zaterdag 7 mei 2011
Puzzle drawing
- white drawing sheet A4 size
- markers
- black construction paper
- glue
donderdag 5 mei 2011
Three spring flowers, three materials
You need:
- three white drawing sheets 10 by 10 cm
- coloured origami sheets 12 by 12 cm
- coloured cardboard 14 by 38 cm
- tempera paint
- brushes
- crayons
- colour pencils
- tulips, daffodils, bluebonnets or pictures of them
- glue
maandag 2 mei 2011
Painting while listening to classical music
- cd's with classical music
- cd-players
- drawing sheet A2 size
- brushes
- tempera paint
- jar with water
maandag 25 april 2011
Fantastic felines like Laurel Burch
You need:
- pink or purple constrution paper A3 size
- oilpastels
- tempera paint
- brushes
- gold and silver markers
- glitter
- glue
Laurel Burch (1945 – 2007) was an American artist, designer and businesswoman. As a 20-year-old single mother she found metal in junkyards to hammer into jewelry to support her two children, and went on to launch her business, now called Laurel Burch Artworks, in the late 1960s with the help of a small staff that worked out of her house. She began making paintings and was commissioned by restaurants, businesses and private collectors. Burch designed, among other things, beads, jewelry, paintings, T-shirts, scarves, coffee mugs and tote bags, but 90% of her designs derived from her original paintings.
Especially Burch's cats are recognizable. Few some of her paintings on the website of Laurel Burch and discuss the salient features: bright colours, bold pattersn, eyes and nose are drawn out of one line. use of silver and gold.
zondag 17 april 2011
Charming chicken
You need:
- blue and yellow construction paper A4 size
- oil pastels
- glue
Tear the edges of the blue sheet away and paste the chicken on a yellow undersheet. Draw eggs around it.
dinsdag 12 april 2011
Printed tulips
- cardboard of a box
- scissors
- block printing ink
- flat piece of glass
- linoleum roller
- white or coloured sheets A4 size
zondag 10 april 2011
Red white and blue - Like Jean Dubuffet
You need:
- drawing sheet A4 size
- pencil
- thick markers in red, blue and black
- fine markers in red, blue and black
Towards the end of the 1960s he turned increasingly to sculpture, producing works in polystyrene which he then painted with vinyl colour paint.
Look at artwork of Dubuffet, especially AllƩes et venues. Discuss the salient features: colours (mostly red, blue, white, black), recognizable and unrecognizable shapes, curved lines, hatched areas and the whole sheet is full.
Doodling wavy lines |
vrijdag 8 april 2011
Scenes from a fairy tale
- piece of linoleum of 15 by 15 cm
- drawing sheets A4 size
- lino knives
- block printing ink
- flat piece of glass
- linoleum roller
- lino press
- white paper A2 size
- scissors
- glue
Every group of students chooses a fairytale that has to be represented in images. They discuss the most important parts and each students cuts one scene out of linoleum. After printing the scenes, they paste them in the right order to create a fairytale cartoon. Use letter stamps to print the name of the story above.
I chose to let all students print their part of the fairytale four times. The best print is for yourself. Each student gets one print of the other three group members, so every student has his own cartoon.
zaterdag 2 april 2011
Fairy tale comic
Hansel and Gretel
- white drawing sheet A5 size
- pencil
- markers or colour pencils
- fine black marker
Divide the sheet into four sections. Draw four scenes and use speech bubbles if you want to. Colour the drawings with markers or colour pencils. Outline them with a fine black marker. You can choose to colour the drawings completely, but also a black and white strip with a single accent colour is nice.
woensdag 30 maart 2011
Puss in boots?
- drawing sheet A4 size
- pencil
- ruler
- indian ink
- brush
- saucer
- dip pen
How would it be if the animal you like most, wears boots? What kind of boots would he wear - rain boots, cowboy boots, thigh boots, high-heeled boots?
dinsdag 22 maart 2011
Greek pottery
- brown paper bag or wrapping paper
- black markers (different sizes)
- coloured paper for background
- glue
- scissors
View images of Greek pottery. Discuss several forms:
amphora - jug with a handle on both sides so it could be easily lifted. Amphora's were used to store liquids and solids.
crater - mixing vessel for wine and water. The Greeks always mixed their wine with water and sometimes they added spices to change the flavour.
kylix - bowl, flat or on an ornate base with two horizontal handles to pass the scale easily.
Discuss the different designs on the vases: animals, plants, people, flowers, triangles, spirals, mythical creatures etc.
The students fold a piece of brown wrapping paper in half and draw one half of a Greek vase of their choice against the fold. Cut the vase and draw figures and patterns on it using black sharpies. Paste the vase on a coloured sheet.
Made by students of grade 5
zaterdag 19 maart 2011
Fairy tale caste
- white drawing sheet A4 size
- indian ink
- dip pen
- watercolour paint
- brushes
- jar with water
See some pictures of castles and talk about the several parts: battlements, high thick walls, drawbridge, towers, schietgaten, portcullis etc. Talk about the location of a castle: often a high point, so oversee the area. Show that many castles were surrounded by a moat and discuss why this was.
Students draw their castle directly with indian ink on ther sheet. Add details like shutters, torches or flags. Draw the background, the surrounding of the castle. Colour the drawing with watercolour paint. The combination of indian ink and watercolour paint will give a perfect aged feeling.
zondag 13 maart 2011
Baby and blanket, like Gustav Klimt
Made by Debbie, 11 years old
You need:- white drawing sheet A4 size
- pencil
- colour markers
- chalk pastel
Gustav Klimt (Austria, 1862 – 1918) was born near Vienna. In 1876 Klimt was awarded a scholarship to the Vienna School of Arts and Crafts . His work consists of paintings of mostly women, but also wallpaintings, drawings and collages. Klimt is much praised for the use of gold in his paintings.
Show some artwork of Klimt, and especially the painting 'Baby'. Discuss the distinctive features in the work: different patterns in the blanket, many colours, the blanket is more important than the baby, wavy lines verschillende patronen in de deken, veel kleuren, de deken is belangrijker dan de baby, wavy lines to express the folds of the blanket.
Students draw a baby in its bed, covered by a patchwork blanket. The blanket has to be divided into sloping surfaces. All different patterns should be coloured with markers. Drawing little black stripes at the edges of the fabrics, will make the patchwork blanket look more real. Use chalk pastel for the a wallpaper behind the bed.
maandag 28 februari 2011
Paper mache figure on a bottle
You need:
- wine bottle
- newspapers torn in strips
- paper tape
- wallpaper paste
- tempera paint
- brushes
- varnish
- fabrics
- wool, cotton, feathers etc.
Students make a ball of newspaper and tape it on the bottle with paper tape. Tear newspapers in strips and paste them with wallpaper paste on the ball far over the bottle so that the tape is not visible anymore. Be sure to use a lot of wallpaper paste. If the ball on the bottle is smooth, students make eyes, nose, ears and paste them on the head. Fix them with paper strips and paste. Let dry for at least 24 hours.
After drying the figures can be painted. Start with the brightest colour. Paint several times to be sure the ink of the newspaper is not visible anymore. Varnish the dolls to make them shine.
After drying the doll has to be dressed and beautified. Use fabrics, wool, cotton, feathers, beads, lace etc. Paste them on the bottle and head with strong glue.
All artworks are made by students of grade 3
Thanks to Ruth Megens
zondag 27 februari 2011
Making masks
- white cardboard
- rectangular aluminum containers
- paint
- brushes
- scissors
- glue
- cutting knife
- oil pastels
We look at masks from Venice, masks from Africa and the culture of the Incas, Mayans and Aztecs through photos on the internet. We discuss the form of the masks and look for the differences between the African, Venetian and those of the Incas. We look at the position of the eyes, nose and mouth.
Let students choose the style and material they want to use. The aluminium containers are meant for students who want to make an Inca mask, since Incas often used silver or gold. Draw with pencil the shape of the mask and cut it out. Mark the spot where the eyes should be (at half or slightly above or below the half) and cut them out. Draw a nose and cut it partly in order to create some relief. Colour the mask with oil pastels. For an Inca mask: cut the aluminum container, cut the eyes, cut a nose and paste it on, cut a mouth. Paint the mask with tempera, making sure there will be some shiny material to be seen.
Look at each others masks at the end of this lesson and discuss what style or influence you recognize.
Artworks made by students of grade 3
Thanks to Ann de Naegel (Belgium) and her students
zaterdag 26 februari 2011
Longing for spring: printing flowers!
You need:
- piece of linoleum of 12 by 12 cm
- several sorts of paper
- lino knives
- block printing ink
- flat piece of glass
- linoleum roller
- lino press
- coloured cardboard 34 by 12 cm
- scissors
- glue or stapler
Students draw one or more flowers on their piece of linoleum and cut it out. Then the flower has to be printed on three different sorts of paper. In this lesson I choose for coloured construction paper, a brown paper bag and white white woven towels from the dispenser. Cut the prints with 1 cm around. Paste or staple them on coloured cardboard. Spring can come!
Both artworks are made by students of grade 4
woensdag 16 februari 2011
Winter trees glimpse
Made by a student of grade 6
You need:- cardboard in three colours, 15 by 20 cm
- ruler
- pencil
- cutter
- cutting mat
- double sided foamtape
- hook
Draw a rectangle on each sheet of cardboard 2 cm from the edges. Draw wintertrees in these rectangles. The trunk must be on the bottom, the branches must reach the left, right or upper edge. Make sure the three trunks slightly stagger. Cut the parts between the branches/trunk and the frame using a cutter. Use double sided foam tape to paste the three windows together. The lightest colour in the front, the darkest colour on the back.
Attach a hook to the window to hang it.