In this Flexible Class, I have created curriculum that delivers step-by-step lessons engaging my students in the elements of art and the principles of design through painting all on your own schedule.  

Participation in our classroom Discussion Boards among enrolled learners may include thoughtful, reflective posts offering positive feedback and curiosity-inspired comments/questions.

Using their color mixing and color theory skills, students will create original works of art of increasing complexity and skill in a variety of media that reflect their feelings and points of view.  Students will learn color theory, color and with the 'elements of art' to create several original artworks.

In this part II of my art Foundations Series, the following learning systems are included:
 
- Pre-recorded video lessons hosted on a COPPA approved website with me teaching each class lesson and demonstrating the art project as a step-by-step process.
- Announcements, video comments and/or written comments by the teacher in our classroom.
- Weekly art projects, key terms, featured artists of the world and more.
- Discussion asynchronously between the teacher and other students in our classroom via video comments, or written comments.
- Sharing of your art projects asynchronously in the classroom.  

Students will share projects that other students can learn from, receive teacher feedback and be able to ask questions and interact as a whole class in the classroom.  


**Participation in the classroom discussion, either via written communication or video comments all happening within the Outschool Classroom, will be required to check for understanding and to promote a sense of community among enrolled learners.  Curiosity, innovation and positive reflections, questions and thoughts highly encouraged and welcome!


National Visual Art Standards Covered –

VA:Cr2.1.4a   Explore and invent art-making techniques and approaches.
VA:Cr2.2.5a   Demonstrate quality craftsmanship through care for and use of materials, tools, and equipment.
VA:Cr3.1.2a   Discuss and reflect with peers about choices made in creating artwork.

How it works:

In the Classroom on Sunday, the teacher will post the class presentation and materials, discussion prompts and link to the  prerecorded video/s focused on the current topic/s including a demonstration of the art project.  

The weekly presentation contains relevant and focus key vocabulary terms, knowledge, graphics/images, examples, discussion questions and the important link to the video lesson.

During the Week – students will review the class presentation, watch the video/s and complete the art project.

Ms. Eck will provide positive feedback on each piece and respond to any questions that students ask.  (This may be in a video comment or written form in the Discussion Board).

By End-of Week (Friday) –Students will share their completed artwork for Ms. Eck, and any all enrolled students are encouraged to interact in the Classroom Discussion board with comments and feedback about their shared artwork, comment on the creative process and enjoy a virtual "gallery walk" of the week's hands-on art activity.  

In our classroom, all students are encouraged to share completed projects that other students can learn from, receive teacher feedback and be able to interact as a whole class. 

My learners will be engaged in hands-on learning activities and get to interact with myself and each other each week.  The structure of this class is a combination of teacher guided instruction, demonstration, independent practice and interacting with each other through discussion.  The classroom space is one in which each student will feel safe, understood, respected and valued.  

Students must be able to use paintbrushes, a ruler, and a compass.  No previous experience required but will support learning and skills development experience.  Beginners welcome!

Flexible Class 5-Week Outline of Topics Covered:

Week 1:  How to Create an Expressive Monochromatic Painting.  Students will be able to know and apply skills to create a Monochromatic Painting using organic shapes and forms using Tints, Shades and Tones.  Sharing and reflection.

Week 2:   Painting Using Color as the Subject.  Students will be introduced to how color can be the subject of a painting through an introduction of French artists who invented the art movement called the Fauves. (or the wild beasts in French). 
Students will create a painting where Color is the subject- choosing any of the five color schemes learned in the previous episodes: Warm, Cool, Harmonic, Complementary colors, Monochromatic colors or Arbitrary colors.  Sharing and reflection.

Week 3: How to Create Patterns in Art with Doodling.  Students will be introduced the art of doodling, and exploring the principal of design called pattern.  In this session students will freely create a free- form doodle with purpose, using a variety of organic and geometric motifs that you will repeat thus creating interesting patterns and designs.  Super fun, relaxing, healing and satisfying!  Sharing and reflection.

Week 4: How to Create a Mixed Media Collage.  Students will be exploring an awesome and super fun art form called collage using mixed media.  Students will create an original mixed media composition using collage and more!  Sharing and reflection.

Week 5:  Intro to Creating Art with Oil Pastels.  Students will be introduced to the art medium of oil pastels.  Students will create and complete an abstract composition using oil pastel techniques.


This is the ideal follow-up Flex Class course to my Create Amazing Art -- Wild & Wonderful World of Color ~ Flex Class.
Great for beginners, artists of all levels.

Learn more about how Flex Classes work here:  https://intercom.help/outschool/en/articles/3196046-flexible-schedule-classes-for-learners

**Optional: Following satisfactory course completion, Ms. Eck will issue a Certificate of Completion to each enrolled student.