Georgia O'Keefe

Students learned about the work of O'Keefe and while we did look at and discuss the enlarged flower paintings she did, I thought it would be fun to focus on her cityscapes and how she captured light in these paintings.  Students did a mixed media project which included a watercolor background and printmaking project over it. This took two class periods to complete, as most of my projects do. Lots of fun! Students were very creative in their use of building design and some included mountain ranges.

Winslow Homer

I love Winslow Homer's coastal scenes and genre painting.  Students learned about his work and the importance of his use of watercolor as a medium for completed paintings.  Older students worked on painting a seascape of their own in watercolor learning several techniques: wet in wet, wet on dry, glazing, and more.They also did all their own color mixing with a Prang palette!

Younger students worked on a simpler version of this painting while still learning these same watercolor techniques and a wax resist. Some of the students chose a moonscape while others did a sunset.