Art Assignment Week 8
Welcome to Week 8 of the At Home Art Class!
This week I would like to introduce an Artist named Friedensreich Hundertwasser this name means Peace realm hundred-water. You might guess by his name that he is originally from Austria but he spent most of his adult life in Australia. Born in 1928, Friedensreich lived until 2000. When he was young, and the second world war began, Hundertwasser and his mother, who were Jewish, pretended to be Christians like his father, who was Catholic, to avoid persecution by the Nazi Party.
After the war, Friedensreich attended art school and was involved in many areas of the art world. His paintings were popular, but he also created country flags, stamps, coins and posters. Almost all of his work used bright color and bold shapes. Eventually, he became interested in architecture. The buildings he designed were wild. One had uneven or sloping floors on purpose, another had a tree growing inside of it. He was one of the first to think about gardens, grass and trees on the roof tops. He loved curvy lines and spirals and disliked the straight line. In 1967 and 1968, he gave speeches in the nude explaining that traditional architecture was keeping people from being free and using their imagination. I will post a few pictures of the buildings Hudertwasser designed below. He never took payment for his architectural work because he thought of it as a gift to the city and to keep the space from having something ugly in that spot. Soon, Hundertwasser became an environmentalist inventing the idea of a composting toilet. He spoke out against nuclear power and in favor of saving the whales and the oceans, and protecting the rain forest.
The assignment for this week is to produce a bright colored landscape or a building that uses curved lines and varied patterns. You will notice in some of the pieces I am including below, there is a picture in the picture. Hundertwasser sometimes hid a facial artifact behind his landscapes. Make a few small sketches and choose the one that fits this style the best. Use any medium that you have to create an original bold design. I can't wait to see what you come up with.
Blessings,
Mrs. Radermacher
Art Assignment Week 7
Hello to All,
Thank you to every one who took part in last weeks lesson. I had such a great time seeing each new piece and the HA Facebook friends also enjoyed them. To continue the spirit of spreading cheer through art, this week I would like to move outside to the sidewalks and driveways. Using chalk, develop a work of art to cheer passers by and put some beauty out into the community. Experiment with blending colors and think big. Just send me a photo of your creation, and I will share many of them through the Facebook page. If you do not have access to chalk, improvise with paper and a different medium. I am including some examples below for inspiration.
Enjoy!!
Mrs. Radermacher
Art Assignment Week 6
This week we have a unique challenge that I think will spark some interesting photos. You are to choose a work of art from any famous or somewhat famous artist. Please recreate the piece as closely as possible using clothing and props appropriately. Look for some of these on the HA Facebook page soon. I think it will cheer everyone up a bit. See some examples below as well as some of the Mondrian works from last week.
Enjoy! I am looking forward to seeing your work!
Mrs. Radermacher
Art Assignment Week 5
Piet Mondrian was a Dutch painter who was born in 1872. At one time, Mondrian painted realistic landscapes, but as he painted more and more, his style began to change. He started to create abstract images. How did he come to paint this way? The more Mondrian looked at trees, buildings, and vases, the more he saw their basic shapes and colors. You can try this too. Just squint your eyes while you are looking at something and all the details will start to disappear. You will see only shapes and color, no real objects. This is what Mondrian did. Eventually, Mondrian's style consisted of geometric shapes and primary colors. After all, every shape can be created from the basic geometric shapes and every color can be created from the primaries -- red, yellow, and blue. I am asking you to create your own version of a Mondrian. Use the medium you have on hand that will suit your needs. Enjoy the process.
Art Assignment Week 4
Hello All,
This week our challenge involves creating an optical illusion using line and color. Markers or colored pencils may be the best medium for this assignment, but it could be interesting in pen or pencil. Can't wait to see what you come up with! You will notice in the examples that there are several ways to make a great finished product, but essentially the process is the same. I also included a few color wheels that were submitted to me last week for your enjoyment.
Materials:
1. Draw a curvy line across your paper.
2. Make about 8 dots, unevenly spaced, on your line.
3. Next, connect the dots with curved lines. (The lines from the dots at each end should go off the paper, rather than curve back down to the line.)
4. Then, from each of these curved lines, build up a “column” of more curved lines (or “rings”), stacked on top of each other. Build one complete column at a time across the top half of your paper. If your columns start to slant or get smaller or larger, all the better! We found it easiest to develop every other one, and then connect the spaces in between. (When you fill in these “in-between” columns, make sure that each successive “ring” that you add connects at its ends to the ring below it.)
5. When the top half of your paper is finished, spin your paper around and repeat steps 3 and 4 until your entire paper is filled and all your columns are connected.
6. Finally, choose a color scheme (I chose “color families”, above) and color each of your columns, pressing harder on each side and lighter in the middle, to give it more of a 3D look!
Enjoy,
Mrs. Radermacher
Home Work Week 3
Greetings Boys and Girls! This week we will be creating an original color wheel using found objects or other unusual medium. One might first think, "oh I will just use crayons". But that is not what we are looking for here. Your mission is to present the color wheel in a way we have not seen it before. Think about primary colors then the secondary colors and if you want to get fancy go to tertiary colors. I will include some examples below. The grades are dependent on creativity and neatness. Hope you enjoy the challenge!
Blessings,
Mrs. Radermacher
Welcome to Week 8 of the At Home Art Class!
This week I would like to introduce an Artist named Friedensreich Hundertwasser this name means Peace realm hundred-water. You might guess by his name that he is originally from Austria but he spent most of his adult life in Australia. Born in 1928, Friedensreich lived until 2000. When he was young, and the second world war began, Hundertwasser and his mother, who were Jewish, pretended to be Christians like his father, who was Catholic, to avoid persecution by the Nazi Party.
After the war, Friedensreich attended art school and was involved in many areas of the art world. His paintings were popular, but he also created country flags, stamps, coins and posters. Almost all of his work used bright color and bold shapes. Eventually, he became interested in architecture. The buildings he designed were wild. One had uneven or sloping floors on purpose, another had a tree growing inside of it. He was one of the first to think about gardens, grass and trees on the roof tops. He loved curvy lines and spirals and disliked the straight line. In 1967 and 1968, he gave speeches in the nude explaining that traditional architecture was keeping people from being free and using their imagination. I will post a few pictures of the buildings Hudertwasser designed below. He never took payment for his architectural work because he thought of it as a gift to the city and to keep the space from having something ugly in that spot. Soon, Hundertwasser became an environmentalist inventing the idea of a composting toilet. He spoke out against nuclear power and in favor of saving the whales and the oceans, and protecting the rain forest.
The assignment for this week is to produce a bright colored landscape or a building that uses curved lines and varied patterns. You will notice in some of the pieces I am including below, there is a picture in the picture. Hundertwasser sometimes hid a facial artifact behind his landscapes. Make a few small sketches and choose the one that fits this style the best. Use any medium that you have to create an original bold design. I can't wait to see what you come up with.
Blessings,
Mrs. Radermacher
Art Assignment Week 7
Hello to All,
Thank you to every one who took part in last weeks lesson. I had such a great time seeing each new piece and the HA Facebook friends also enjoyed them. To continue the spirit of spreading cheer through art, this week I would like to move outside to the sidewalks and driveways. Using chalk, develop a work of art to cheer passers by and put some beauty out into the community. Experiment with blending colors and think big. Just send me a photo of your creation, and I will share many of them through the Facebook page. If you do not have access to chalk, improvise with paper and a different medium. I am including some examples below for inspiration.
Enjoy!!
Mrs. Radermacher
Art Assignment Week 6
This week we have a unique challenge that I think will spark some interesting photos. You are to choose a work of art from any famous or somewhat famous artist. Please recreate the piece as closely as possible using clothing and props appropriately. Look for some of these on the HA Facebook page soon. I think it will cheer everyone up a bit. See some examples below as well as some of the Mondrian works from last week.
Enjoy! I am looking forward to seeing your work!
Mrs. Radermacher
Art Assignment Week 5
Piet Mondrian was a Dutch painter who was born in 1872. At one time, Mondrian painted realistic landscapes, but as he painted more and more, his style began to change. He started to create abstract images. How did he come to paint this way? The more Mondrian looked at trees, buildings, and vases, the more he saw their basic shapes and colors. You can try this too. Just squint your eyes while you are looking at something and all the details will start to disappear. You will see only shapes and color, no real objects. This is what Mondrian did. Eventually, Mondrian's style consisted of geometric shapes and primary colors. After all, every shape can be created from the basic geometric shapes and every color can be created from the primaries -- red, yellow, and blue. I am asking you to create your own version of a Mondrian. Use the medium you have on hand that will suit your needs. Enjoy the process.
- Divide your paper up by drawing four horizontal lines from one end of the paper to the other.
- Next, draw three vertical lines and again, make sure the lines go from one end of the paper to the other.
- When the lines have been drawn, use a black marker to darken them up.
- Make some lines thick and some lines thin.
- Choose just a few spaces on your paper to fill in with the primary colors -- red, yellow, and blue.
- Leave some white space.
Art Assignment Week 4
Hello All,
This week our challenge involves creating an optical illusion using line and color. Markers or colored pencils may be the best medium for this assignment, but it could be interesting in pen or pencil. Can't wait to see what you come up with! You will notice in the examples that there are several ways to make a great finished product, but essentially the process is the same. I also included a few color wheels that were submitted to me last week for your enjoyment.
Materials:
- White paper
- Black “F” Sharpies
- Colored pencils
1. Draw a curvy line across your paper.
2. Make about 8 dots, unevenly spaced, on your line.
3. Next, connect the dots with curved lines. (The lines from the dots at each end should go off the paper, rather than curve back down to the line.)
4. Then, from each of these curved lines, build up a “column” of more curved lines (or “rings”), stacked on top of each other. Build one complete column at a time across the top half of your paper. If your columns start to slant or get smaller or larger, all the better! We found it easiest to develop every other one, and then connect the spaces in between. (When you fill in these “in-between” columns, make sure that each successive “ring” that you add connects at its ends to the ring below it.)
5. When the top half of your paper is finished, spin your paper around and repeat steps 3 and 4 until your entire paper is filled and all your columns are connected.
6. Finally, choose a color scheme (I chose “color families”, above) and color each of your columns, pressing harder on each side and lighter in the middle, to give it more of a 3D look!
Enjoy,
Mrs. Radermacher
Home Work Week 3
Greetings Boys and Girls! This week we will be creating an original color wheel using found objects or other unusual medium. One might first think, "oh I will just use crayons". But that is not what we are looking for here. Your mission is to present the color wheel in a way we have not seen it before. Think about primary colors then the secondary colors and if you want to get fancy go to tertiary colors. I will include some examples below. The grades are dependent on creativity and neatness. Hope you enjoy the challenge!
Blessings,
Mrs. Radermacher
Week 2 Home Assignment
Hello Independent Artists!
Thank you for sharing your pictures of week one with me through email. I am enjoying seeing your creations. I have moved the week one assignment to the assessment page in case you still need to access it. Also, I had a great idea. I am asking you to save your art assignment each week so that when we return to school, we will have an art festival to share our work with classmates and other guests. Each student will display his or her work in a personal booth, so prepare your pieces of work for this end goal.
This week: The Paper Hat
Materials:
Sheets of Paper-white or multi-colored
Scissors
Glue or tape
Method:
Begin by making 6 thumbnail sketches of different hat designs.
The hat should be in the round and pleasing from all angles.
The hat's shapes should repeat, overlap, and vary in size to create harmony and variety.
The hat should demonstrate good workmanship, free from choppy cutting, oozing glue, or visible tape.
I have included several examples for inspiration.
Hope you enjoy hat making!
Blessings,
Mrs. Radermacher
Week One Homeschool Art Assignment
Still life Drawing
Gather 5-7 items and place them in a group that is pleasing to the eye. The items can be anything of your choosing. They can be action figures, dinosaurs, blocks or pots and pans. Draw this group of items on a plain piece of paper, 8 x 10 or larger, with a pencil and add as much detail, shading and shadowing as possible. Feel free to add color with colored pencils or water color. Your drawing should fill the entire space of your paper.
This piece is graded on workmanship, attention to detail, proportion and shading. Enjoy!
Mrs. Radermacher
Assessment
The art program is a student based learning style. Children are presented with an art medium, artistic style or art history story and create an expressive piece inspired by his or her own interests, experiences and preferences. Students earn grades based on Workmanship, originality and work habit.
The art classroom also builds on life skills. We practice time management, meeting a deadline, working with colleagues, problem solving, and cleaning up after ourselves.
The art classroom also builds on life skills. We practice time management, meeting a deadline, working with colleagues, problem solving, and cleaning up after ourselves.