Studio-Paint

Art Standards:
1PR Demonstrate beginning skill and craftsm
3PR Explore and use a range of subject matter to create original works of art.
4PR Create an artwork based on observation of familiar objects and scenes.
5PR Use selected art and design elements and principles to explore ideas, feelings and relationships.

Artist Statement:

I drew my family for this artist statement (minus my three puppies). I drew our lake house, with the water in the way back and the sun. I chose orange to go over the oil crayons with paint. I chose orange because like in my last art portfolio, I love sunsets and sunsets at the lake are one of my favorites, because that means great summer dinners and fires with s'mores.  I have one older brother, Tyler, and one twin brother, Austin. My family means the most to me and I consider them some of my best friends, so this drawing means a lot (even if the quality stick figures do not look amazing). All of my brothers and my dad have blonde hair, while my mom and I have brown hair. Some of our best memories are at Clear Lake, Indiana. We are on the boat a ton throughout the summer, going to the island, skiing, tubing, and much more. For first grade, students would love to draw their family. It would be so creative for them because they would draw how they feel about them and how they see them personally. The background the students draw would also tell where their favorite place to be at with their family. Also, students could even draw their friends or extended family, not just their immediate, so it gives them endless possibilities. My artwork was straight to the point, whereas for first graders they could really draw whatever, as long as it has to do with relationships with people/places/things. It lines to the standards above almost directly. They get to create an artwork based on observation and familiar things using their senses and at first grade; they may start to get a sense of family and relationships. They also can show their feelings by colors, where they placed their family, who they added in, who they did not draw, etc., and it is their own original artwork. A lesson I could implement would be family history. I could have them research their grandmas/grandpas, and have them ask their family members questions about where they came from and where they grew up. One area that could be difficult with this lesson is sensitivity to family. Some children may have a hard time picking people to draw, they could have a bad home life or feel like they may not have anyone to draw. In that case, I could give them other options.