Introduction to Great Artists: Seurat, Hokusai, Audubon, and Rousseau (Flexible)

This is a flexible course, without live meetings. This gives the students the ability to work at their own pace. 

Each week we will cover a different artist. A video presentation link will be posted to the classroom for students to watch. After watching each video that students will be asked to either recreate a piece of artwork by the artist who was presented or to create their own artwork in the style of the artist. This is not a step by step instruction of how to create the artwork, the creation is completely up to the imagination and creativity of the students. Students will also be asked to discuss what they thought was interesting about the artist or their artwork and if they have information about the artist that they would like to share. Finally, students will be given an Art Review to fill out and review the artist of the week, to be turned into the classroom by the end of the week. Students will also participate in an Art Scavenger Hunt each week! For the scavenger hunt students will be asked to search the Internet (with parental permission or help as need) and to share a favorite website or artwork by that weeks artist!


Week 1: John James Audubon presentation, students will upload artwork to the classroom, we will discuss the artist, students will give positive feedback on the artwork of their classmates.  Art review of Georges Seurat. Art Scavenger Hunt.

Week 2: Katsushika Hokusai presentation, students will upload artwork to the classroom, we will discuss the artist, students will give positive feedback on the artwork of their classmates. Art review of Hokusai. Art Scavenger Hunt.

Week 3: Georges Seurat presentation, students will upload artwork to the classroom, we will discuss the artist, students will give positive feedback on the artwork of their classmates. Art review of Audubon. Art Scavenger Hunt. 

Week 4: Henri Rousseau presentation, students will upload artwork to the classroom, we will discuss the artist, students will give positive feedback on the artwork of their classmates. Art review of Rousseau. Art Scavenger Hunt.

Students do not need to have any prior knowledge or experience, just their imaginations and art supplies for creation.
Artwork can be created out of any materials (drawing pencils, collage, ink, marker, acrylic paint, tempera paint, digital imaging). Artwork should be uploaded at completion.

Students are asked to discuss the positive points of each others artwork. 

The video presentation is via a YouTube link and consists of a video recording of me and my slide show presentation that I have created and recorded specifically for my students.