Sunflower Painting: Step-By-Step Expressionist Painting Tutorial

Completed by 1 learner

Ages 9-12

Live One-Time Class

Learn about expressionist painting, the symbolism of sunflowers, and paint your own unique sunflowers.

Teacher Monica

Average rating:

5.0

Number of reviews:

(301 reviews)

Live video meetings

Meets once

3-8 learners per class

55 min

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What's included

1 live meeting

55 mins in-class hours

Class Experience

Sunflowers are incredible, beautiful flowers. They are known as a symbol of peace, optimism, and unity. In this class, we'll discuss the symbolism of sunflowers, and what lessons we can learn from them (incorporating ideas of having a growth mindset). Though we may touch on current events, and the use of the sunflower to show the desire for peace, this class will not be diving into a political discussion. Instead, we'll be focusing on how we can express positivity, kindness, and our feelings through our art. 
We will also learn about the expressionist style of painting. Painting is a form of self-expression, and this style is all about expressing your own individual creativity and powerful ideas in your own way! 
Learners will follow along a step-by-step painting tutorial (encouraged along the way to use their own creativity, and make their own artistic decisions). We may all follow the same tutorial, but the choices made along the way may be different (flower amount, shapes, colors, boldness, background lines, etc.) - we will talk about how our paintings are representations of ourselves; different, unique, and all beautiful!
(Please note- I have created examples of the types of flowers/painting we will be completing in this class, which can be seen in the class video.)

Other Details

Supply List

Canvas (Recommend 8x10)
Acrylic Paints (I will be using the colors black, dark brown, light brown, yellow, orange, dark green, light green, dark blue, white) 
*Any other colors are welcome; The colors black and white are necessary for blending)
Paint Brushes (small, medium, and large)
(I will be using filbert brushes with the round edges, angular brushes, and flat brushes- please see the Learner Video for examples) 
Apron (Recommended) or Painting/Messy Clothes 
Water Cup/Paint Towel 
Paint Palette (egg shell cartons work great if you don’t have a palette!)

Language of Instruction

English

External Resources

Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.

Meet the teacher

Teacher Monica

Joined June, 2020

5.0

301reviews

Profile

Teacher expertise and credentials

Hello! Welcome to Outschool! 
My name is Teacher Monica. 
 I believe each child has tremendous potential to change the world for the better, and I will constantly encourage your child to put forth their best effort. The growth mindset is an idea that is incorporated into all lessons!
Through engaging, fun lessons, I will do my best to ensure that learners are equipped with the fundamental skills needed to succeed in life. 
I have previously taught pre-kindergarten, second grade, and on various online platforms. I have an Associate's Degree in Communication, a Bachelor's Degree in Liberal Studies (with a minor in Organizational Leadership), and have completed the Teaching English as a Foreign Language program (from the International TEFL Academy). 
I look forward to helping your learner grow!