2nd Grade
Week 2:
Introductions.
Mixed Media Hot Air Balloon
For this piece, we will explore a variety of artistic media and tools, including watercolors or tempera paints, brushes, pencil, pen, crayons, paper, cloth, scissors, and glue. We will watch part of a video showing hot air balloons taking off into the air, focusing on the variety of shapes, lines, colors, and patterns on those balloons. Using a wet-on-wet technique for watercolors, we will paint a sky with blues and violets. We will also talk about warm and cool colors and about how warm colors tend to “pop” when placed next to cool colors.
Nebraska Visual Arts Standards:
FA 2.2.1.a Experiment and explore ideas and materials
FA 2.2.1.b Create artworks that express unique student interpretation.
FA 2.2.1.c Explore and experience the properties of various art media (glossary) through senses and emotions.
FA 2.2.1.d Explore elements of art and principles (glossary) of design to brainstorm visual possibilities. (e.g., use color and shape to create pattern).
FA 2.2.1.e Explore various techniques, skills, and the importance of craftsmanship/workmanship (glossary) (e.g., properly hold scissors, while turning paper, to create a well-defined shape).
FA 2.2.1.f Demonstrate respect for accepted procedures regarding responsible care of equipment and materials (glossary).
FA 2.2.2.b Select a work of art for display.
FA 2.2.3.b Identify use of elements and principles (glossary) in works of art (e.g., recognize use of pattern, symmetry).
Week 3:
Mixed Media Hot Air Balloon
Continuing our piece while focusing on craftsmanship, we will create our hot air balloons by tracing and circular template and adding a "box" shape to the bottom. We will then carefully draw different lines and shapes to create patterns on the balloons with a pencil and then use crayons to add various colors to the shapes and to the spaces in between our lines. After we have made sure that our balloons are well colored, we will go over our pencil lines with black pen to make our patterns more visible. Finally, we will carefully cut our balloons out.
Week 4:
Mixed Media Hot Air Balloon
Finishing our hot air balloons, we will twist small thin pieces of paper to imitate ropes and we will use pre-cut pieces of cloth to make the baskets that will hang down from the balloons. Finally, we will compose our pieces by gluing our balloons, ropes, and baskets onto our watercolor or tempera skies. Once we finish our work, we will talk about our craftsmanship, our ideas, and how we can display our pieces.
Week 5:
Mixed Media Hot Air Balloon
We will put our Hot Air Balloons on display along with a description of the project for others to see. We will talk about different venues (places) where artists display their artwork, including galleries, museums, art fairs, schools, art supply stores (such as a frame store), homes, public buildings (such as a library).
Week 6:
The Color Wheel and Color Theories
We will create a traditional color wheel with oil pastels. We will talk about primary and secondary colors as well as complementary colors. We will talk about complementary colors creating contrast as well as brownish colors that are good for shading. We will also talk about warm and cool colors and how those colors appear visually.
Art History: The Renaissance
Jan van Eyck, The Arnolfini Portrait
Andrea Mantegna, Lamentation of Christ
Raphael, The School of Athens
Sofonisba Anguissola, The Chess Game
Nebraska Visual Arts Standards:
FA 2.2.3.a Identify and describe a piece of art (e.g., subject matter (glossary), use of color).
FA 2.2.3.b Identify use of elements and principles (glossary) in works of art (e.g., recognize use of pattern, symmetry).
FA 2.2.3.c Interpret mood or feeling in a work of art.
FA 2.2.3.d Articulate personal artistic choice and ideas
FA 2.2.4.d Identify how images and objects are used to convey a story, familiar experience, or connection to the world.
Oil Pastel Fruit
For this piece, we will talk about still life art and look at some historical examples. We will also talk about shading, including highlights, shadows, and cast shadows. As we talk about shading with color, we will focus on using complementary colors to create shadows. After a demonstration, we will use oil pastels to create a colorful still life drawing of a piece of fruit such as an apple, an orange, or a banana, surrounding that fruit with its complementary color to make it visually "pop" off of the paper.
Nebraska Visual Arts Standards:
FA 2.2.1.a Experiment and explore ideas and materials
FA 2.2.1.b Create artworks that express unique student interpretation.
FA 2.2.1.c Explore and experience the properties of various art media (glossary) through senses and emotions.
FA 2.2.1.d Explore elements of art and principles (glossary) of design to brainstorm visual possibilities. (e.g., use color and shape to create pattern).
FA 2.2.1.e Explore various techniques, skills, and the importance of craftsmanship/workmanship (glossary) (e.g., properly hold scissors, while turning paper, to create a well-defined shape).
FA 2.2.1.f Demonstrate respect for accepted procedures regarding responsible care of equipment and materials (glossary).
FA 2.2.2.b Select a work of art for display.
FA 2.2.3.b Identify use of elements and principles (glossary) in works of art (e.g., recognize use of pattern, symmetry).
Week 7:
Oil Pastel Fruit
For this piece, we will talk about still life art and look at some historical examples. We will also talk about shading, including highlights, shadows, and cast shadows. As we talk about shading with color, we will focus on using complementary colors to create shadows. After a demonstration, we will use oil pastels to create a colorful still life drawing of a piece of fruit such as an apple, an orange, or a banana, surrounding that fruit with its complementary color to make it visually "pop" off of the paper.
[Week 8:
Fire Fighting Contest
For this piece, which is part of a local contest, we will look at several images of the city's fire engines and trucks and we will talk about how we might use them to develop a drawing that looks at the theme of firefighting. We will then use pencils and colored pencils to compose and draw our pieces.
Nebraska Visual Arts Standards:
FA 2.2.1.a Experiment and explore ideas and materials
FA 2.2.1.b Create artworks that express unique student interpretation.
FA 2.2.1.c Explore and experience the properties of various art media (glossary) through senses and emotions.
FA 2.2.1.e Explore various techniques, skills, and the importance of craftsmanship/workmanship (glossary) (e.g., properly hold scissors, while turning paper, to create a well-defined shape).
FA 2.2.1.f Demonstrate respect for accepted procedures regarding responsible care of equipment and materials (glossary).
FA 2.2.4.a Communicate that “I can be an artist.”]
Week 9:
Oil Pastel Fruit
For this piece, we will talk about still life art and look at some historical examples. We will also talk about shading, including highlights, shadows, and cast shadows. As we talk about shading with color, we will focus on using complementary colors to create shadows. After a demonstration, we will use oil pastels to create a colorful still life drawing of a piece of fruit such as an apple, an orange, or a banana, surrounding that fruit with its complementary color to make it visually "pop" off of the paper.
We will talk about how we might display these pieces, and then we will put them on display.
Art History: The Baroque
Caravaggio, Supper at Emmaus
Rembrandt, The Night Watch
Nebraska Visual Arts Standards:
FA 2.2.3.a Identify and describe a piece of art (e.g., subject matter (glossary), use of color).
FA 2.2.3.b Identify use of elements and principles (glossary) in works of art (e.g., recognize use of pattern, symmetry).
FA 2.2.3.c Interpret mood or feeling in a work of art.
FA 2.2.3.d Articulate personal artistic choice and ideas
FA 2.2.4.d Identify how images and objects are used to convey a story, familiar experience, or connection to the world.
Art History: The Baroque
Diego Velazquez, Las Meninas
Jan Vermeer, The Art of Painting
Nebraska Visual Arts Standards:
FA 2.2.3.a Identify and describe a piece of art (e.g., subject matter (glossary), use of color).
FA 2.2.3.b Identify use of elements and principles (glossary) in works of art (e.g., recognize use of pattern, symmetry).
FA 2.2.3.c Interpret mood or feeling in a work of art.
FA 2.2.3.d Articulate personal artistic choice and ideas
FA 2.2.4.d Identify how images and objects are used to convey a story, familiar experience, or connection to the world.
Week 11:
FA 2.2.1.a Experiment and explore ideas and materials.
FA 2.2.1.c Explore and experience the properties of various art media (glossary) through senses and emotions.
FA 2.2.1.d Explore elements of art and principles (glossary) of design to brainstorm visual possibilities. (e.g., use color and shape to create pattern).
FA 2.2.1.e Explore various techniques, skills, and the importance of craftsmanship/workmanship (glossary) (e.g., properly hold scissors, while turning paper, to create a well-defined shape).
FA 2.2.1.f Demonstrate respect for accepted procedures regarding responsible care of equipment and materials (glossary).
FA 2.2.2.b Select a work of art for display.
FA 2.2.4.d Identify how images and objects are used to convey a story, familiar experience, or connection to the world.
Week 12:
Week 13:
Week 14:
FA 2.2.1.a Experiment and explore ideas and materials.
FA 2.2.1.c Explore and experience the properties of various art media (glossary) through senses and emotions.
FA 2.2.1.e Explore various techniques, skills, and the importance of craftsmanship/workmanship (glossary) (e.g., properly hold scissors, while turning paper, to create a well-defined shape).
FA 2.2.1.f Demonstrate respect for accepted procedures regarding responsible care of equipment and materials (glossary).
FA 2.2.4.d Identify how images and objects are used to convey a story, familiar experience, or connection to the world.
Week 15:
Art History: Rococo and Neoclassicism
Jean-Honore Fragonard, The Swing
Elisabeth Vigee Le Brun, Marie Antoinette and Her Children
Jacques Louis David, Napoleon Crossing the Alps
Nebraska Visual Arts Standards:
FA 2.2.3.a Identify and describe a piece of art (e.g., subject matter (glossary), use of color).
FA 2.2.3.b Identify use of elements and principles (glossary) in works of art (e.g., recognize use of pattern, symmetry).
FA 2.2.3.c Interpret mood or feeling in a work of art.
FA 2.2.3.d Articulate personal artistic choice and ideas
FA 2.2.4.d Identify how images and objects are used to convey a story, familiar experience, or connection to the world.
Week 16:
Art History: Realism
Gustave Courbet, A Burial at Ornans
Rosa Bonheur, The Horse Fair
Nebraska Visual Arts Standards:
FA 2.2.3.a Identify and describe a piece of art (e.g., subject matter (glossary), use of color).
FA 2.2.3.b Identify use of elements and principles (glossary) in works of art (e.g., recognize use of pattern, symmetry).
FA 2.2.3.c Interpret mood or feeling in a work of art.
FA 2.2.3.d Articulate personal artistic choice and ideas
FA 2.2.4.d Identify how images and objects are used to convey a story, familiar experience, or connection to the world.
A Table in a Room
Using a pencil (and eraser) and 1-point perspective, we will draw the top of a table on a 6" x 9" piece of paper. We will then use our own imaginations to decide what room this table is in. What will be on top of this table? What will be on the wall around the table? With our drawings, we can create a space and even tell a story.
Nebraska Visual Arts Standards:
FA 2.2.1.a Experiment and explore ideas and materials
FA 2.2.1.b Create artworks that express unique student interpretation.
FA 2.2.1.c Explore and experience the properties of various art media (glossary) through senses and emotions.
FA 2.2.1.d Explore elements of art and principles (glossary) of design to brainstorm visual possibilities. (e.g., use color and shape to create pattern).
FA 2.2.1.e Explore various techniques, skills, and the importance of craftsmanship/workmanship (glossary) (e.g., properly hold scissors, while turning paper, to create a well-defined shape).
FA 2.2.1.f Demonstrate respect for accepted procedures regarding responsible care of equipment and materials (glossary).
FA 2.2.4.d Identify how images and objects are used to convey a story, familiar experience, or connection to the world.
A Table in a Room
Using a pencil (and eraser) and 1-point perspective, we will draw the top of a table on a 6" x 9" piece of paper. We will then use our own imaginations to decide what room this table is in. What will be on top of this table? What will be on the wall around the table? With our drawings, we can create a space and even tell a story.
Art History: Impressionism
Claude Monet, Impression, Sunrise
Edgar Degas, The Dance Class
Mary Cassatt, The Child's Bath
Nebraska Visual Arts Standards:
FA 2.2.3.a Identify and describe a piece of art (e.g., subject matter (glossary), use of color).
FA 2.2.3.b Identify use of elements and principles (glossary) in works of art (e.g., recognize use of pattern, symmetry).
FA 2.2.3.c Interpret mood or feeling in a work of art.
FA 2.2.3.d Articulate personal artistic choice and ideas
FA 2.2.4.d Identify how images and objects are used to convey a story, familiar experience, or connection to the world.
A Table in a Room
Using a pencil (and eraser) and 1-point perspective, we will draw the top of a table on a 6" x 9" piece of paper. We will then use our own imaginations to decide what room this table is in. What will be on top of this table? What will be on the wall around the table? With our drawings, we can create a space and even tell a story.
Art History: The Aesthetic Movement and Portraiture
James McNeill Whistler, Whistler's Mother
John Singer Sargent, Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose
Nebraska Visual Arts Standards:
FA 2.2.3.a Identify and describe a piece of art (e.g., subject matter (glossary), use of color).
FA 2.2.3.b Identify use of elements and principles (glossary) in works of art (e.g., recognize use of pattern, symmetry).
FA 2.2.3.c Interpret mood or feeling in a work of art.
FA 2.2.3.d Articulate personal artistic choice and ideas
FA 2.2.4.d Identify how images and objects are used to convey a story, familiar experience, or connection to the world.
Nebraska Visual Arts Standards:
FA 2.2.1.a Experiment and explore ideas and materials
FA 2.2.1.b Create artworks that express unique student interpretation.
FA 2.2.1.c Explore and experience the properties of various art media (glossary) through senses and emotions.
FA 2.2.1.d Explore elements of art and principles (glossary) of design to brainstorm visual possibilities. (e.g., use color and shape to create pattern).
FA 2.2.1.e Explore various techniques, skills, and the importance of craftsmanship/workmanship (glossary) (e.g., properly hold scissors, while turning paper, to create a well-defined shape).
FA 2.2.1.f Demonstrate respect for accepted procedures regarding responsible care of equipment and materials (glossary).
FA 2.2.3.b Identify use of elements and principles (glossary) in works of art (e.g., recognize use of pattern, symmetry).
Nebraska Visual Arts Standards:
FA 2.2.3.a Identify and describe a piece of art (e.g., subject matter (glossary), use of color).
FA 2.2.3.b Identify use of elements and principles (glossary) in works of art (e.g., recognize use of pattern, symmetry).
FA 2.2.3.c Interpret mood or feeling in a work of art.
FA 2.2.3.d Articulate personal artistic choice and ideas
FA 2.2.4.d Identify how images and objects are used to convey a story, familiar experience, or connection to the world.
Nebraska Visual Arts Standards:
FA 2.2.1.a Experiment and explore ideas and materials
FA 2.2.1.b Create artworks that express unique student interpretation.
FA 2.2.1.c Explore and experience the properties of various art media (glossary) through senses and emotions.
FA 2.2.1.d Explore elements of art and principles (glossary) of design to brainstorm visual possibilities. (e.g., use color and shape to create pattern).
FA 2.2.1.e Explore various techniques, skills, and the importance of craftsmanship/workmanship (glossary) (e.g., properly hold scissors, while turning paper, to create a well-defined shape).
FA 2.2.1.f Demonstrate respect for accepted procedures regarding responsible care of equipment and materials (glossary).
Nebraska Visual Arts Standards:
FA 2.2.3.a Identify and describe a piece of art (e.g., subject matter (glossary), use of color).
FA 2.2.3.b Identify use of elements and principles (glossary) in works of art (e.g., recognize use of pattern, symmetry).
FA 2.2.3.c Interpret mood or feeling in a work of art.
FA 2.2.3.d Articulate personal artistic choice and ideas
FA 2.2.4.d Identify how images and objects are used to convey a story, familiar experience, or connection to the world.
Sunset with Silhouette
Using watercolors, we will paint a sunset and then add a silhouette of a tree to look like it is overlapping the sunset. We will talk about the colors that we would see in the sky during a sunset and then try to create those colors using a wet-on-wet technique. Then, we will add the ground with black as the colors of the sky dry. Finally, we will add our tree using a wet-on-dry technique as well as a dry brush technique to imitate leaves on branches.
Nebraska Visual Arts Standards:
FA 2.2.1.a Experiment and explore ideas and materials
FA 2.2.1.b Create artworks that express unique student interpretation.
FA 2.2.1.c Explore and experience the properties of various art media (glossary) through senses and emotions.
FA 2.2.1.d Explore elements of art and principles (glossary) of design to brainstorm visual possibilities. (e.g., use color and shape to create pattern).
FA 2.2.1.e Explore various techniques, skills, and the importance of craftsmanship/workmanship (glossary) (e.g., properly hold scissors, while turning paper, to create a well-defined shape).
FA 2.2.1.f Demonstrate respect for accepted procedures regarding responsible care of equipment and materials (glossary).
FA 2.2.3.b Identify use of elements and principles (glossary) in works of art (e.g., recognize use of pattern, symmetry).
Watercolor Resist Flower
For this piece, we will use crayons as a wax. We will draw the outline of a flower with a stem and leaves with violet and green crayons. We will then draw a series of curved lines in the background or negative space with yellow crayons. Once our crayon lines are done, we will use watercolors to add color to flower, stem, and background. The crayon will resist - push away the watercolor - so that it is still visible alongside the watercolor.
Nebraska Visual Arts Standards:
FA 2.2.1.a Experiment and explore ideas and materials
FA 2.2.1.b Create artworks that express unique student interpretation.
FA 2.2.1.c Explore and experience the properties of various art media (glossary) through senses and emotions.
FA 2.2.1.d Explore elements of art and principles (glossary) of design to brainstorm visual possibilities. (e.g., use color and shape to create pattern).
FA 2.2.1.e Explore various techniques, skills, and the importance of craftsmanship/workmanship (glossary) (e.g., properly hold scissors, while turning paper, to create a well-defined shape).
FA 2.2.1.f Demonstrate respect for accepted procedures regarding responsible care of equipment and materials (glossary).
FA 2.2.2.b Select a work of art for display.
FA 2.2.3.b Identify use of elements and principles (glossary) in works of art (e.g., recognize use of pattern, symmetry).
Week 12:
Art History: Modern Art
Salvador Dali
Frida Kahlo
Grant Wood
Edward Hopper
Nebraska Visual Arts Standards:
FA 2.2.3.a Identify and describe a piece of art (e.g., subject matter (glossary), use of color).
FA 2.2.3.b Identify use of elements and principles (glossary) in works of art (e.g., recognize use of pattern, symmetry).
FA 2.2.3.c Interpret mood or feeling in a work of art.
FA 2.2.3.d Articulate personal artistic choice and ideas
FA 2.2.4.d Identify how images and objects are used to convey a story, familiar experience, or connection to the world.
Week 13:
Week 15:
Architecture
Art History: Modern
Andrew Wyeth
Jackson Pollock
Nebraska Visual Arts Standards:
FA 2.2.3.a Identify and describe a piece of art (e.g., subject matter (glossary), use of color).
FA 2.2.3.b Identify use of elements and principles (glossary) in works of art (e.g., recognize use of pattern, symmetry).
FA 2.2.3.c Interpret mood or feeling in a work of art.
FA 2.2.3.d Articulate personal artistic choice and ideas
FA 2.2.4.d Identify how images and objects are used to convey a story, familiar experience, or connection to the world.
Week 16:
Watercolor Flower
Using a pencil, we will draw a flower with petals in way similar to Georgia O'Keeffe: The edges of the flower will go off of the sides of the paper. We will then use watercolors to add colors and values to our flowers while working with complementary colors and a wet-on-dry technique.
Week 17:
Earth Day:
We will look at four Land Art pieces by Andy Goldsworthy.
Art History: Contemporary
Chuck Close
Audrey Flack
Nebraska Visual Arts Standards:
FA 2.2.3.a Identify and describe a piece of art (e.g., subject matter (glossary), use of color).
FA 2.2.3.b Identify use of elements and principles (glossary) in works of art (e.g., recognize use of pattern, symmetry).
FA 2.2.3.c Interpret mood or feeling in a work of art.
FA 2.2.3.d Articulate personal artistic choice and ideas
FA 2.2.4.d Identify how images and objects are used to convey a story, familiar experience, or connection to the world.
Writing an Artist Statement
Using appropriate words and sentence structure, we will write an artist statement. In our statements, we will try to express who we are as artists. What subject do we prefer to work with in our artwork? What medium (or media) do we prefer to use? What ideas or stories or emotions do we prefer to express?
As we brainstorm our own ideas, we will talk about some of the possible artist statements that some of our artists from the past might have written. We will also look at the photorealistic soft pastel drawings of Zaria Forman and talk about her reasons for creating those pieces.
Nebraska Visual Arts Standards:
FA 2.2.2.a Present an artist statement (glossary) through formal or informal communication (e.g., written, verbal).
Week 18:
Art History: Contemporary
Judy Chicago
Cindy Sherman
Marina Abramovic
Nebraska Visual Arts Standards:
FA 2.2.3.a Identify and describe a piece of art (e.g., subject matter (glossary), use of color).
FA 2.2.3.b Identify use of elements and principles (glossary) in works of art (e.g., recognize use of pattern, symmetry).
FA 2.2.3.c Interpret mood or feeling in a work of art.
FA 2.2.3.d Articulate personal artistic choice and ideas
FA 2.2.4.d Identify how images and objects are used to convey a story, familiar experience, or connection to the world.
Week 19:
Clay Cup
For this piece, we will use air dry clay to form cups while using a pinch pot technique. We will add a handle to our cups as well as a pattern for a design. We will repurpose empty pens and markers to create our designs.
Nebraska Visual Arts Standards:
FA 2.2.1.a Experiment and explore ideas and materials.
FA 2.2.1.b Create artworks that express unique student interpretation.
FA 2.2.1.c Explore and experience the properties of various art media (glossary) through senses and emotions.
FA 2.2.1.d Explore elements of art and principles (glossary) of design to brainstorm visual possibilities. (e.g., use color and shape to create pattern).
FA 2.2.1.f Demonstrate respect for accepted procedures regarding responsible care of equipment and materials (glossary).
Week 20:
Clay Cup
We will finish our clay cups by adding color to them with tempera paints.