Integrated Art Lessons: A Classroom Resource for Teachers

Integrated Art Lessons:A Classroom Resource for Teachers Presented by: Cameron Art Museum 3201 South 17th Street Wilmington, North Carolina 28412 www.cameronartmuseum.com In cooperation with: The A+ Schools Program The University of North Carolina at Greensboro P. O. Box 26170 Greensboro, North Carolina 27402-6170 aplus-schools.uncg.edu Funded by a grant from the Corning Foundation Author: Martha Burdette

Lesson Seven Integrated Concepts • Language Arts: descriptive language, imaginative narrative, story elements • Science: weather, climate, seasons • Visual Art: color, texture, space, light, shape, line, art vocabulary

Paintings or drawings that depict (show) an outdoor scene, mostly without people, buildings, or other elements are called landscapes. Many people say landscapes make them feel calm, relaxed or peaceful.

If paintings that are mostly just about the outdoors are called landscapes… What would you call these paintings? Explain why.

Like a story, a painting may have a main idea. Sometimes the title helps tell the main idea. What title would you give this painting? Explain why you chose that title.

Here is another artist’s painting of the sky. What title would you choose for this painting? Why do you think your title is a good one for this artwork?

Let’s compare and contrast these two paintings. • What do you notice in each about: • color? • shape? • texture? • space? • light? • line?

Have you ever seen a sky that looked like this? What time of day could it be when the sky looks like this? What are the clues that tell the time of day? What could the weather be like? How can you tell? Does the season seem to be winter, summer, spring or fall? Why do think that?

Have you seen the sky look like this? Explain. Can you describe what the artist has done in this painting to get the viewer to pay attention? What does the grid make you think about? Why do you think the artist chose to paint the sky this way?

How do you feel when you look at these paintings? People often like to write about their feelings. How would you begin writing a poem or a paragraph describing your feelings about these paintings? How would you describe one of these paintings if you wanted to use it as a setting for a story?

If you were composing an imaginative narrative using either of these images as a setting, how could you begin? Which of the paintings would you choose as a setting? What other elements could you add to the painting to bring characters or events to your story? (For example, a kite)

Information about the art and the artists Title: “Opid, France” Artist/Dates: Anthony Thieme Medium: oil on canvas Size: 11.25 “ x 15.25 “ Title: “Flight” Artist/Dates: Herb Jackson, American, born 1945 Medium: acrylic on canvas Size: 48” x 60” Date: 1972 Title: “ White Clouds, Mooselookmeguntic” Artist/Dates: John Beerman, American, Born 1958 Medium: oil on canvas Size: 30” x 50” Date: 1994 What else would you like to know about the art or artists? How could you find out?

Integrated Art Lessons: A Classroom Resource for Teachers