Objectives: Students will select, study, and paint an arrangement of inorganic objects using isolation and scale to achieve emphasis.
Blog: Look at designs that use close-ups or enlarged objects (such as Georgia O'Keeffe's paintings of flowers, photography by Paul Strand and Imogen Cunningham, and the sculptures of Claes Oldenburg.) Make comments on what you learned about their work in your blog
Think About It. Look at the examples on the left. How does the artist create a sense of importance, or emphasis, in the design? In what way does the increased size of the subject alter the design's impact? How would you describe the setting or background for the objects in the design? What kinds of feelings do you get from these simple objects? What makes them seem unusual or abstract?
Sketchbook: Find a few interesting stones or rocks. Using a viewfinder, explore several close-up views of various arrangements . Choose two or three that might make interesting compositions for a painting. Make quick thumbnail sketches of these views. Think about the relationship between the rocks and the background. Choose one sketch to use as the basis for your painting.
Use pencil to lightly sketch an enlarged version of your chosen design onto a sheet of watercolor paper. Add any details that you see with close observation. Use watercolor paint to add shading and highlights and color to help capture the feeling of three-dimensionality. Use shadows to create interest and to emphasize the isolation of the rocks. (Do this by adjusting the light you cast onto your subject.)
Before you begin painting, you may want to practice watercolor techniques on small scraps of watercolor paper. Remember to step back every so often to observe your painting from several feet away. Remember that the whiteness or brightness of your subject is created by leaving areas of the watercolor paper unpainted...we won't use white paint in a watercolor painting.
Check yourself: Have the rocks taken on an abstract or interesting quality? Is it easy for you and others to identify the rocks? What kind of response or feeling does this create in the viewer? What might you do differently to increase the use of emphasis in your design?
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