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IMPRESSIONIST STYLED PAINTING
In this unit, we will be discovering the art of the French Impressionists. Begin the unit by taking a French Impressionist tour with the two powerpoint presentations below. Click to open each and thoroughly read each slide taking note the definition of Impressionism, artists involved in this style, and the work associated with Impressionism.
After reading through the presentations, take the following quiz by clicking on the link to test your knowledge of the French Impressionists.
http://www.artyfactory.com/quiz/impressionism_quiz/impressionism_quiz.html
When you have successfully passed the quiz (strive for 100%! – RETAKE if necessary), research a French Impressionsist and find a painting you admire. Save this painting to your picture folder and then email the picture attachment to ccsdart@gmail.com . You may also look through books and calendars in the art room to find a painting you enjoy.
PAINTING ASSIGNMENT – IMPRESSIONISM CAMOUFLAGE
Select an interesting area from an Impressionist painting and cut out a 2″ wide vertical strip from painting. Glue the strip down to the surface of the canvas using acrylic gloss medium. All four sides of the strip must be on the canvas surrounded by white, not on an edge. Gently squeegee out excess medium with a piece of cardboard until the strip of paper is flat to the surface with no bubbles or folds. Select one predominant color that is on the strip and paint a wash of color over the whole canvas to “kill the white.” The under-painting will give the whole painting a warm or cool feel. Match the colors exactly all the way around the strip on all four sides. Extend the composition out to the edges of the painting, continuing to accurately match colors and brush stroke techniques. Many colors will have to be layered to get the exact match. Colors must match hue, value and intensity exactly, so that the strip seems to disappear or is very hard to see. Make sure that the strip is not painted over. Try to keep compositions simple, without adding a lot of extra “stuff”, such as rivers, roads, buildings, trees, etc.
With this project you can turn a piece of a Monet into something entirely abstract! You may also choose to create a gorgeous landscapes out of this assignment. Remember, if a simple sky ground relationship was good enough for Van Gogh, it’s good enough for you. Complementary mixes are the most important thing for you to understand when trying to make darker and less intense colors.
You can keep the strip on. If you did a great job you will have a hard time finding the strip. You can explain what you did to viewers who are amazed and highly impressed! It is certainly an option to remove or paint over the strip when completed.
Cut vertical strips which include a horizon line, sky and ground – but not all. You can choose a painting that has more shapes to keep it more abstract. If you do so, you will have to deal with compositional issues related to abstraction.
Vertical Strip
