Laura Johnson Art Projects

  Description: The description of the Hidden Safari lesson started with an introduction to the various kinds of animals that you might see on a safari adventure. We had to analyze two of Henri Rousseau’s safari paintings and describe some of the prominent features of the paintings. We also made our own pair of ruby red glasses using red construction paper and a piece of red film. We also learned about upside down drawing and the benefits of this type of drawing instead of the right way. In this project, we got to choose an animal of our choice that we would see in a safari. I picked a tiger. Then we drew our animal upside down on our white piece of paper. Once we finished our animal drawing, we learned about patterns. We were to use three patterns over our animal drawing to make it look like no picture. Once we did this, you should be able to see the pattern, but with the help of the glasses, you should be able to see your animal. Our last step in this project was to write three cl...

 Description: We first learned about the artist and his famous painting of “The Starry Night”. We learned about all the characteristics of the painting by Van Gogh. We were asked to do a project that was similar to the painting by the artist Van Gogh. The tools that we used for the completion of the project were construction paper, oil pastels, tissue paper, and glue. The first thing that I did was glue different colored tissue paper to my black construction paper to make a textured background for my painting. This glue had to dry overnight, so the next day I got to cut my front scenery for my painting. Since I wanted mountains in my painting, I cut mountains out of my black construction paper and glued it to the bottom of my background. Finally, I added details to my mountains and the background of my tissue paper. Extension Activity: The extension activity that I can do for the class is to make a project with 3 different textures. This extension activity will be an integrated pro...

In this activity we read Peter Reynold's "The Dot". We were then given a coffee filter and creative freedom to create what we wanted. We used watercolor and then oil pastels and crayons to create areas where the paint wouldn't go. I drew a heart in white and then some pink squiggle lines around the boarder. I then painted it all purple.  An extension activity that can be done with the dot is to create a class mural, which can help promote collaboration and creativity. I would put down a roll of butcher paper, and the students would have the freedom to create. They can create anything from a simple pencil dot, like Vashti, to anything more complex. However, they must create something, and they must all put their names on what they created. I would put this on the wall.