Artists and Their Pets Part 1 ( Flex Class)

*****This is a flexible schedule class. There will be NO LIVE MEETINGS.*****
All interaction will occur inside the Outschool Classroom area. 

Students will complete a different animal themed art project each week based on a famous artist and one or more of their pets. Students will also learn biographical facts about the artist.
Students will be directed step by step how to complete the art project through a slide show presentation and drawing demonstration.
Students may complete their projects with whatever medium they chose such as marker, colored pencil, or watercolor.
Tips will be given for the media they are using.
In between projects students will be asked to watch video content related to the artist and respond to multiple choice questions via google forms.
Google forms may also include activities such as fill in the blank, unscramble the word, true or false, and labeling diagrams.
Printable activities will also be included in the form of word searches and crosswords.
 Students will be invited to share completed or in progress work with the class by posting pictures of their work. 
Students will also give and receive positive and constructive critical feedback from the instructor and other class members via these posts.


Schedule of content is as follows though dates may be approximate depending on when class begins. 

Week 1- Picasso and his pets /Frida Kahlo and her parrot Bonito.
Week 2- Norman Rockwell and his dogs: Pitter, Butch, Beagle, and Lassie /Gustav Klimt and his cat, Katze.
Week 3- Salvador Dali and his pet anteater and ocelots/ Leonardo daVinci and his birds.
Week 4- Andy Warhol and his many cats named Sam/ David Hockney and dogs Stanley and Boodgie