4 Tulips
C. Monet, Tulip Fields in Holland (1886).
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Monet was the forerunner of
ImpressionismImpressionism:
Impressionist paintings include small, thin and
visible brushstrokes.
Claude Monet
(1840-1926)
Monet painted landscapes outdoors.
The forms in his pictures appear hazy.His brushstrokes are quick and pasty.
He used vibrant and clear tones torepresent the light.
Observe and finish:
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Discover... textures
Nature provides us with an infinite number of textures: Smooth, bumpy, rough, soft… We perceive themby touch and by seeing.
Claude Monet mixes brushstrokes of different colours in his landscapes to represent textures.
Colour in a similar style to Monet.
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Paint a field of wild flowers. You can imitate impressionist brushstrokes using crayons, chalk, tempera paint…
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Organise an exhibition of your work.
Sign your work.1. Frame it and invent a title.2.
Make a poster to advertise your exhibition all together.3.
Spring
2nd year pupils invite you to:an EXHIBITION of IMPRESSION!!
from the 20th to the 23rd of April(in the assembly hall)
Not to be missed!
Spring
Wind eddies
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Learning to draw... landscapes
Think about these things when you draw landscapes:
Trees that are far away have to be drawnsmaller than trees that are close by.
1. Draw the trees close by in more detail. Whenyou colour them, make them more intense.
2.
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Finish the drawing of the wooded area.
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Experiment with... tempera paints
You can get a lot of textures from colour tempera paints and a little imagination. Try for yourself!
Pour water into jars.1. Add drops of soap.2. Mix with tempera paint.3.
Sprinkle on the sheet and blow hard.4. Mix colours, blow in different directions…5.
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When your work is dry, make shapes out of your textures and create a collage.
Cut out clouds and drops of water…1.
And with a little patience, you can even get… The moon and the stars!3.
Wild flowers…2.
Lo
ok at all the things you can represent!
Look at how you can draw your own landscapes from a photo.
Choose a photo and glue it to page 77.1.
Colour in imitating the textures.3.
Finish drawing the landscape.2.
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Put into practice…
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Let’s all set up a carnival troupe based on the universe.
You’ll need:
Cut outs Glue
Crayons Awl
Ice-cream stick or similar Blue rubbish bags
Scissors
TEAMWORK
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Choose your character and cut it out.1. Decorate, cut out the eyes and glue a stick onthe back.
2.
Cut out stars and glue them to the bag.3. Cut the bag to size and dress up.4.