Description:
Students will examine how several artists created a sense of place in depictions of neighborhood scenes. From memory they will do a drawing of a block in their neighborhood. Then using reference materials - photos, sketches and written descriptions - students will do a final drawing based on observation. After experimenting with mixing tints and shades and secondary colors, students will paint the the scenes making sure to create balance through the use of color. Students will compare the process of writing and painting to understand the value of revisiting their work. This unit will conclude with students writing about their work, reflection on aesthetic decisions, the mood, and how this neighborhood block has changed over time.
Grade 5 Benchmark:
Students begin sequential unit projects; extend knowledge of art media and compositional and design elements; choose new ways of using familiar tools and materials, and deepen imaginative capacities, observational and expressive skills.
Vocabulary:
sense of place, details, observation, primary colors, secondary colors, tints, shades, contrast, balance, composition, draft, aesthetic