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Monet's Water Lilies
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Maroni, Michelle – SchoolArts: The Art Education Magazine for Teachers, 2006
Students love the colors of Monet prints. The sunny yellows, misty blues, soft lavenders, and outrageous oranges. Using this as inspiration, Michelle Maroni wanted her students to discover new painting techniques and ways of planning a composition with more spontaneity. In this article, she describes how she introduced Claude Monet to her students…
Descriptors: Art Education, Teaching Methods, Art Activities, Artists
Copying and Coloring
Kohl, Herb – Teacher, 1977
Investigates what appeals to students in using coloring books and whether they use them in imaginative ways. The intent was to use the information to develop creative book activities that interest and challenge students. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Art Expression, Color, Elementary Education, Student Attitudes
An Approach to Tempera Painting
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Doernbach (Matthews, Marguerite S.) – School Arts, 1972
The author discusses techniques of making students aware of colors. (MF)
Descriptors: Art Education, Art Expression, Art Products, Color
The Loss of Reason and a Lack of Structure
Beck, Albert W. – Sch Arts, 1969
Descriptors: Art Education, Art Expression, Color, Creativity
Express Yourself: Using Color Schemes, Cameras, and Computers
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Lott, Debra – SchoolArts: The Art Education Magazine for Teachers, 2005
Self-portraiture is a great project to introduce the study of color schemes and Expressionism. Through this drawing project, students learn about identity, digital cameras, and creative art software. The lesson can be introduced with a study of Edvard Munch and Expressionism. Expressionism was an art movement in which the intensity of the artist's…
Descriptors: Portraiture, Art Activities, Art Expression, Teaching Methods
What You See May Not Be What You Get.
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Holm, Don – School Arts, 1990
Outlines four exercises for high school students to demonstrate how people perceive color differently because of changing light conditions, varying viewpoints, and the viewer's preconceived notions of color. Maintains that an artist can use color perception to control a viewer's mood. (KM)
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Appreciation, Art Education, Art Expression
The Art of Color: Helen Frankenthaler.
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Herzog, Melanie – School Arts, 1990
Uses the artwork of Color Field painter, Helen Frankenthaler, to discuss abstract painting, how mood can be conveyed through color, different methods of applying color, and how different color combinations change the appearance of colors. Suggests art-related activities for elementary and secondary levels. (KM)
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Appreciation, Art Education, Art Expression
The Plaid Theory of Color Mixing.
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Hanlon, Heather – School Arts, 1990
Develops a multimedia approach for teaching color theory suitable for grade four through adult. Students select the hue, value, and degree of translucence they wish to work with and through a combination of crayon work and tissue collage, create a multicolored plaid. Outlines materials, art concepts, and process involved. (KM)
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Education, Art Expression, Art Materials
Controlling Color in Oil Painting.
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Amorino, Joseph – School Arts, 1990
Explains how a veil control method allows secondary students to use oil paints in the classroom without difficulties of control, manageability, and clean up. Outlines how to prepare and apply oil glazes. Maintains that this method enhances students' studio skills and helps them appreciate the works of the great masters. (KM)
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Art Activities, Art Appreciation, Art Education