Cass Seezs’ Art Gallery

 Description: The Hidden Safari lesson started by introducing the different types of animals that you would see on a safari. We were asked to analyze two of Henri Rousseau’s safari paintings and explain some of the main details. We then made our own ruby red glasses with red construction paper and a red film. We also learned about upside down drawing and the benefits to drawing this way rather than the right way. For the project, we got to pick an animal of our choice that we would see in a safari and I picked an elephant. I then drew that animal upside down on my white piece of paper. After completing our animal drawing, we learned about patterns. We were asked to use three patterns over our animal drawing to create the illusion of no picture. Once complete, you should be able to see the pattern, but with the help of the glasses, you will be able to see your animal. Our final step was to give three clues on what animal is under the pattern and then glue both sheets to the red cons...

Description: We first learned about the artist, Van Gogh, and his famous painting of  “The Starry Night”. We identified all of the characteristics of Van Gogh’s painting. For our project, we were asked to create our own Van Gogh inspired project. The tools we used to complete this project were construction paper, oil pastels, tissue paper, and glue. I first started by gluing on different colored tissue paper to my purple construction paper to create a textured sky background. I let this layer of glue dry overnight and then got to cutting my front scenery. I chose to include mountains in my project, so I cut them out of black construction paper and glued it to the bottom of my background. Finally, I made details in the mountains and in the background of my tissue paper. Extension Activity: For an extension activity, I can have students make a project using 3 different textures. This extension activity would be an integrated project inspired by the artist Van Gogh and his textured ba...

Description: After reading “The Dot” by Peter H. Reynolds, we were asked to create our own dot. We were given a coffee filter and multiple types of media to create our project. I used white crayon in the middle and wrote ‘shine’. I then used oil pastels and markers for the outer edge of my project. After drawing my media on my coffee filter, I completed my project by adding water and watercolor.  Extension Activity: I will give students a white piece of paper and some objects that are circular shaped. These objects will include a toilet paper roll, paper towel roll, circular sponge, toothpick, bottle cap, etc. I will ask students to dip each object in paint and stamp them on their paper.