Summer Art Challenge 1 - Daisy

Pink Daisy with Iris - Georgia O'Keeffe

(Learn More about Georgia here.  http://www.okeeffemuseum.org/about-georgia-okeeffe.html)

Welcome to Summer Art Challenge 1.  I will be posting drawing challenges three days a week.  Your drawing will improve greatly if you draw daily.  One tip is to create a handy art tote with pencils and a sketchpad that you can tote along with you. Suddenly those boring car rides and wait times become an opportunity to draw and create. 

Each challenge will consist of a doodle project, and a how-to-drawing project.  Feel free to complete all or just stop at one. The important thing is that you are practicing your drawing projects.  This month I will be concentrating on botanical (plant) drawings. 

Field Trip!!!!

We will wrap up our month of drawing with a trip to the Arboretum and Botanical Gardens located in Overland park. Tuesdays are free, so put Tuesday, July 1st on your calendar and join us if you can.    http://www.opkansas.org/things-to-see-and-do/arboretum-and-botanical-gardens/arboretum-hours-fees/ 

Artist of the month

Because we are studying flowers this month, I thought a great artist to check out this month would be Georgia O'Keeffe.  If you would like to know more about her, check out the link above.   

Let's Get Started!

Summer Art Challenge #1

Learn to Draw a Daisy

Daily Doodle

Just watch the first half of this video today.  We will finish it in Challenge #2.

  

Art Technique Video

Daily How-To-Drawing Pages

http://www.my-how-to-draw.com/how-to-draw-a-daisy.html

http://lifestyle.howstuffworks.com/crafts/drawing/how-to-draw-a-daisy.htm

Want to explore further?  

The Science of a Daisy

http://www.botanical-online.com/english/daisy_plant.htm

Just the facts.

http://www.softschools.com/facts/plants/daisy_facts/596/

The following drawing was drawn by Noel Badges Pugh who creates scientific illustrations.  Check out his site.  Amazing work.  

http://www.fullpollenbasket.com/scientific.html

More on Color

Here is a great lesson on color blending.  Follow the step by step directions  using good quality color pencils (Crayola colored pencils work great.)

Here is the link to the worksheet.  Found on No Corner Suns.
http://nocornersuns.blogspot.com/2014/01/ande-cooks-art-starters-colored-pencils.html






Don't forget Art Club is on May 30th from 2 - 4 p.m..  To RSVP - email me at reillybunch@gmail.com. 

Expressive and Constructive Line

Here is a great project I found on a website called No Corner Sun.   This project is on

expressive or constructive/directional Line.  The only supplies you need are a piece of paper and a sharpie.  Instructions are found here.  http://nocornersuns.blogspot.com/2014/02/free-expressive-line-handout-and.html

Reminder*  Art Club is on May 30th.  To RSVP - email me at reillybunch@gmail.com.

Color Wheel

More on Color.

Not only is color important to our art compositions, it can effect the choices we make in our clothing, food, and furnishings.  Color can even alter our mood and effect our appetite.

If you would like to learn more about color, below is a link to a interesting website I that explains the color wheel and color theory.


http://www.colormatters.com/color-and-design/basic-color-theory

Here is another cool website that lets your interactive with the color wheel.

http://thevirtualinstructor.com/interactivecolorwheel.html  

Pictures

Here are some lovely photos of our art show on Friday.

Our last week of Franklin

I apologize for my delay in posting this weeks lesson material.  This week flew by.  I can't believe it is already Thursday!  

This week we will add two fundamental building blocks of art.

1.  The art element texture.

• Here is a couple of simple videos  for learning about texture. 

• Here is an Art Lesson with Sharon Jeffus on Texture and Value.  Link

2.  The art principle Unity.

• Here is a couple of short videos demonstrating Unity. 

Mission # 6

Your 5th mission, should you choose to accept it, is to practice drawings for the draw string backpack we will complete next week.   

You may draw whatever you like, but again this week we will be practicing a different type of drawing that will help you overall in your drawing skills.   Enjoy the process.  Remember practice makes better.  Don't forget to bring your practice drawings to show the class and add to your portfolio.

This week we will be be practicing drawing trees .

1. Drawing Trees I

2. Drawing Trees II

3. Pop Art Landscape

Can't get enough?  Here is some drawings to try just for fun:

Google Search For How to Draw Step by Step Drawings.  (View with parent.)

https://www.google.com/search?q=cartoon+how+to+draw+step+by+step&rlz=1C1CHFX_enUS547US547&espv=210&es_sm=93&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=pJI5U__LIrLhsATew4HIDg&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ&biw=1600&bih=799

I will continue to post art lessons and information on this blog during our summer break, so stop by often and check it out.  I hope you had a great time at Franklin this spring semester!