ART I

Crayon Resist

In class we talked about how during the Middle Ages clerics and scribes would work tirelessly on pages of manuscripts for the church and for kings. They would decorate or illuminate the first letter in a paragraph. These “miniature paintings” were considered some of the best art during the Middle Ages or Gothic time. After talking about different styles of letters and various types of color schemes (analogous, triad, double complementary, split complementary), the students created “their own illumination” using crayons and black tempera paint on 12” x 18” paper.

Under the Sea Fun in the Sun J Imports

Butter Flower Lil Tweet Tweet Metamorphis

Lady Bugs On Top of the Hill The Scarlet Letter

Wildflowers Fairy Time

Text Collage

In this activity, the class talked about different layouts and composition. After working on at least three different thumbnail sketches, the students enlarged their “favorite”. They were given a sheet of 12” x 18” paper, scissors, glue, and the black and white sections of magazines. Good job!

Maze Center of the Eye

Something Smells Fishy Diamond Cut

Traffic Jam Checkerboard

Confusion “Randomosis”

Whirlpool Eclipse