The masterpiece featured in yesterday's post, A Peaceful Family by Julia, is unique in the history of this project. Though it is my third year doing this project, inspired by a project found online while researching Edward Hicks, never once have I had a student paint an interior scene. Julia is not your average student, though. She is very patient and has proven herself to be an excellent painter. When she asked if she could do a cat and a mouse in a living room, I got out my school laptop and found her some pictures of those ordinary household creatures. (My large supply of pages from two Planet Earth coloring books and 10 library books feature more "wild" creatures, not the domesticated variety.)
Then came the dilemma of how to show interior space. While I had taught them some basic techniques to create perspective in their work, it was entirely based on an outdoor landscape. Julia attempted to show a room with a doorway and a line of sight into the next room, but I thought she could take it further. Bringing back the laptop, I googled some images of interiors. We looked at the orthogonals in rooms drawn or photographed in one-point perspective. Without getting technical on her, we talked about why the lines go in towards the center (things that are further away look smaller, and even though we know the wall is always the same height, the part that touches the back wall looks as if it is shorter). Julia then worked independently to sketch her scene.
But despite her success, I don't feel like it is an accurate representation of the project. And since I've never blogged about this project, I figured now is the time. To to show you a broader view of the project, here are all 23 paintings from this year!
Doodle Art Lesson
2 months ago
No comments:
Post a Comment