5th Grade
Weekly Lessons
Hi fifth graders!
Welcome to art class week of April 22nd. Please scroll down to see your art lesson.
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Charley Harper Project
Through this lesson, you will learn about Charley Harper, an Ohio artist who is known for his wildlife artwork and his use of graphic shapes. Students will analyze Harper’s work from a visual standpoint and use the knowledge they have gained to create a graphic depiction of an animal of their choice during the studio project. White Paper. Colored construction paper
Sharpie or dark marker
pencil
eraser
crayons, pastels, markers or paint, sidewalk chalk
Art Vocabulary
Geometric - Known shapes that have mathematic rules such as squares, triangles and circles.
Organic - Shapes that are irregular, resembling forms found in nature.
Minimal - The use of simple shapes or structures, especially geometric shapes.
Realism - The accurate, detailed depiction of nature or everyday life. With animals, this requires a close observation of outward appearances, habits and surroundings.
Who is Charley Harper?
Charley Harper Lesson Plan
Making Animals Using Simple Shapes
Charley Harper created “minimal realism” by capturing the essence of his animal through the use of simple shapes. This is something we have worked on before but in this lesson plan we will try to add more detail to the initial design including an appropriate background.
Ed Emberly is another artist that creates fun animal drawings out of the simplest shapes. He has great ideas for what shapes to start with.
Check him out!!
