Today I talked to the Fourth Grade class about the importance and contributions of three
artists who changed art for the better :
Vincent Van Gogh, Henri Mattisse and Claude Monet (not shown)
We compared works by realistic painters of the early 1800's to the Impressionists
of the late 1800s who were very radical and extreme in their use of color.
Even though some of these new styles of painting are widely appreciated today,
for a brief period of time in the late 1800's, the art world was confused and taken by storm
by painters who created work in a completely different style than ever before.
Students got a glimpse into the world of colorful portraiture and were inspired to begin adding
colored pencil like the Impressionists of Europe.
Students drew gesture poses on 18 x 24 pieces of paper with regular pencil, then drew
various lines throughout the portrait to help serve as a border for various colors.
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