Materials
Red, yellow, and blue tempera paints, brushes, water cans, palettes, student drawings of city scenes, reference materials such as sketches and photos
Resources
John Sloan's Backyards, Greenwich Village 1914
Students will begin by blocking in broad areas of color in the painting.
Ask volunteers to show their works-in-progress and to explain the choices they made.
What mood do you want your painting to convey? What colors will you use?