Lesson Plan Submitted by Madeline Buonagurio
Elementary teacher at Roosevelt/Washington/Jefferson Schools in North Arlington, NJ.
Grades: 2nd grade
Materials:
- 12x18 white drawing paper
- pencil
- permanent black marker
- watercolor markers
Comments:
This is a culminating activity for a figure drawing unit. The children
have already created gesture and contour drawings. They enjoy taking
turns modeling for the class. The results can be exceptional.
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| Henri Matisse, The Purple Robe. Click on the image for larger size. |
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Discussion
- Display Henri Matisse's Purple Robe.
- Discuss the repetition of a color throughout the picture.
- Show how the color repetition makes your eye follow that color through the picture.
- Discuss the patterns used in the various areas of the picture: foreground, background, dress, robe, and vase.
- Point out how Matisse used only two colors for each pattern.
Procedure:
- Choose a student to model for the class. Stand the student model on a desk in front of the classroom.
- Draw a contour drawing of the model. The drawing should touch the top and bottom of the paper.
- Outline the contour drawing with black marker.
- Draw a line separating the floor and the wall with the black marker.
- Add patterns to the figure drawing, the floor and the wall with the black marker.
- Color each pattern in two colors using watercolor markers. Choose contrasting colors for the figure, foreground and background.
Vocabulary:
- figure
- contour
- pattern
- repetition
- foreground
- background
- contrast
- Henri Matisse
Links
Henri Matisse- Web Museum's site.
Hanri Matisse Gallery- These are high resolution pictures of his work.
