Art Ed Geek Teaching for Artistic Behavior at Plymouth State University and Beyond

Prompt:

Square

Explore the shape.  What happens when there is one?  What happens when there are many?  Does a square have an emotion?  What objects are square?  What objects are made from of squares? (Minecraft… 🙂 )  Where do we see squares?

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Circle

Explore the shape.  What happens when there is one?  What happens when there are many?  Does a circle have an emotion?  What objects are circular?  Where do we see circles?

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What story do you think the artist was trying to communicate with this painting?  How does it make you feel?  Create a drawing, painting, poem, story etc. inspired by this painting.

Study for The Bachelor
Watercolor on paper
Year Completed: 1964
Dimensions: 16″ x 22.38″

You can see work by Andrew Wyeth now on View at the Ogunquit Museum of American Art through October 31, 2014.

http://ogunquitmuseum.org/exhibition/andrew-wyeth-linda-l-bean-collection/

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What is your super power?

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Just Peachy

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What is the darkest drawing you can make?

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What is the lightest drawing you can make?

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Rothko Paintings

Mark Rothko, No. 10,1950

What does this painting remind you of?  How does it make you feel?  Using drawing, painting, writing, poetry, or other mediums create something in response to this painting.

Want to know more about Mark Rothko?

http://www.nga.gov/feature/rothko/

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Rothko Paintings

Mark Rothko, Untitled [Multiform],1948

What does this painting remind you of?  How does it make you feel?  Using drawing, painting, writing, poetry, or other mediums create something in response to this painting.

Want to know more about Mark Rothko?

http://www.nga.gov/feature/rothko/

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Rothko Paintings

Mark Rothko, Number 7,1947/1948

What does this painting remind you of?  How does it make you feel?  Using drawing, painting, writing, poetry, or other mediums create something in response to this painting.

Want to know more about Mark Rothko?

http://www.nga.gov/feature/rothko/

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Rothko Paintings

 
Mark Rothko, No.4,1964, National Gallery of Art, Gift of The Mark Rothko

What does this painting remind you of?  How does it make you feel?  Using drawing, painting, writing, poetry, or other mediums create something in response to this painting.

Want to know more about Mark Rothko?

http://www.nga.gov/feature/rothko/

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Rothko Paintings

Mark Rothko, Untitled,1953, Private Collection

What does this painting remind you of?  How does it make you feel?  Using drawing, painting, writing, poetry, or other mediums create something in response to this painting.

Want to know more about Mark Rothko?

http://www.nga.gov/feature/rothko/

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Draw the outline (contour line) of your house or another object.

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Today is July 10th.  Create 10 drawings of the same object!  These could be blind contours or long drawings.  They could take 10 secs each or one hour each.  Have fun!

If you’ve never done a blind contour here is a quick video explaining it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjJhZ4DYh50

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Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder

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Freedom

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Red, White, and Blue

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Frozen in Time

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A New Beginning

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Draw something that you find in a drawer.

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Explore the color BLUE! How does it make you feel? What does it remind you of?

You can make something abstract, realistic, or a design. Bottom line, have fun!

Yesterday I had a chance to see the work of Sol LeWitt in person at Mass MoCA in North Adams, MA.

Prompt:

Look at the work of Sol LeWitt and then create a piece of art inspired by it.  How does he use lines?  How does he use color?  What happens when you put one color next to different colors?  Do they look the same?  Do they look different?  What happens when you layer colors in a pattern?

Here is a link to his work at Mass MoCA:
http://www.massmoca.org/lewitt/

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Draw something from an ant’s point of view.

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What do you see in the sky?

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Schools Out For Summer

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What does Sunday Funday mean to you?

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“There are no mistakes, just happy accidents.” -Bob Ross

Using the 4.5”x6” mistake given to you last week or one that you have at home turn it into a “Happy Accident.”  There is no right or wrong.  Use your imagination and shape it into something else.

Example

Before: Mistake

After:  Happy Accident!

P.S.  If you don’t have a mistake lying around the house you could ask a family member or friend to do a quick squiggle make on a page and work from there.  Have fun and happy summer!

A big thank you and shout out to Chases Garage: Artist Studios and Gallery for hosting us!

Sketchbook Prompt:

Find objects in the room you are in that are made out of squares.

List, photograph, or draw them.

Sketchbook Prompt:

After listening to Philip Glass’ Metamorphosis #2 make a piece of artwork about it.

You may want to listen to it again while you’re working.  How is it different from Metamorphosis #1?  How is it the same? How does it make you feel?  What colors pop into your head while you’re listening to it?  What is the mood of the song…happy…sad..concerned…delighted?  Do your lines help tell the story?

Sketchbook Prompt:

After listening to Philip Glass’ Metamorphosis #1 make a piece of artwork about it.

You may want to listen to it again while you’re working.  How does it make you feel?  What colors pop into your head while you’re listening to it?  What is the mood of the song…happy…sad..concerned…delighted?  Do your lines help tell the story of the song?

Sketchbook Prompt:

What does the color “purple” mean to you?  What does it remind you of?  How does it make you feel?

Sketchbook Prompt:

Find objects in the room you are in that are made out of circles.  List, photograph, or draw them.

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Thanks to http://run2thewild.blogspot.com for the awesome prompt.