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Painting Still Lifes
Following the great tradition of all artists, our class decided to do a still life after the great artist Cezanne.
Here’s a short slideshow to demonstrate our goal: Cezanne Slideshow
I brought the props and the kids did a fantastic collaborating and arranging it to their own liking. I think they exercised great balance and proportion for their still life.
Sketching It In
By taking a picture and pulling it up on the big screen, I was able to draw on the photo and help the students with their sketches.
First, I showed them how to divide the paper to help their elements get the correct placement.
Then I showed them how to break the still life into simple shapes. This builds on our previous Simple Shapes lesson. I made sure to remind everyone to keep their pencil lines soft and light.
Here’s How They Did
After Painting
We didn’t have the option to break out the paints this time so I let the kids have a go with the hard pastels. It was a fun experiment, but I’d like to try repeating it with paint soon.