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Lesson 10: Expressive / Imaginary Landscape

Overview

Artists will finish their expressive landscape painting.

Grade Level

6-12

Media

Oil Pastel Drawing

Tempera or Acrylic Paint 

Lessons In Unit

10

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Materials and Tools

  • Tempera cake set or acrylic paint in plastic containers—red, yellow, blue, and white
  • Water containers
  • Variety of paint brushes
  • Painting from previous week
  • Sponge or paper towels
  • Landscape reference images

Objectives

Students will understand that:

  • Artists reflect on their artwork before deciding it is finished. 
  • Students will be able to:
  • Complete their expressive landscape painting.

Students will be able to:

As students finalize their paintings, encourage them to make sure their painting has:

  • A distinct foreground, middle ground, background, and sky.
  • A variety of painting techniques made by different-sized brushes.
  • A completely painted surface. 

Reflection

  • How did you finish your painting?
  • What’s something important you’d like your viewer to know about your landscape?

Vocabulary

Detail

Resource

Shara Hughes, Burn Out, 2023

Shara Hughes, Burn Out, 2023, oil, acrylic, and dye on canvas, 72 x 115″.