Georgia O'Keefe Orchid
Orchid
This piece was inspired by Georgia O'keeffe's watercolor artwork in which she typically paints things from nature like flowers from a visually interesting angle. I chose to paint an orchid because it's my grandmother's favorite flower and I wanted it to be something that I could give to her as a gift.
Art Production Experience Reflection
I can document and reflect upon the mini-lessons and art production experiences I completed this semester in ITE 326, Visual Arts, Elementary.
I can create a title for this art experience: O'Keeffe Watercolor
I can describe the instructional strategies used as a motivation for creating my own work of art:
The instructor demonstrated four different watercolor techniques one at a time and gave us an opportunity to practice it. I was very motivated by how beautiful the instructor's demonstration came out so I wanted to learn how to watercolor that way also. I was also motivated by seeing multiple examples of Georgia O'keeffe's work.
I can cite a HCPS III in the Visual Arts and the Benchmark I feel this lesson meets:
HCPS III Benchmark FA.DP.1.2: How the Arts are Organized (Materials and Tools): Demonstrate an understanding of wet media such as ink, watercolor, tempera, acrylics, and mixed media
I can list the materials I used:
Watercolor paper, paintbrushes, watercolor paints, paper towels, cups, water, pencil, eraser, ruler, reference picture
I can reflect on my personal involvement in the creative process during this art experience, and how I would inspire my students to feel positive about this experience:
I liked that we had to choose a picture that mimicked Georgia O'keeffe's style of interesting close-up angles, because it was fun for me to crop pictures to find an interesting angle. I also liked that we could alter the size of our paper. I wanted to add a lot of detail in my painting, but I didn't think I'd have enough time to do so in a larger paper. If my students were to face the same dilemma, I would also allow them to use a paper size that is more appropriate for them.
I can modify this experience to provide art instruction for different grade levels. List 2-3 ways:
1. Younger students: Younger students love to pick flowers, especially the girls. I would say that you can have students go on a nature walk, or pick a flower during recess and then they can paint it with watercolor. I would give them larger papers to accommodate their low fine motor skills.
2. Older students: Since older students are more capable and independent, I would allow them to look for their own pictures on the internet and give them a medium size paper so that adding detail wouldn't be too overwhelming.
I can list 2-3 different ways to integrate other subject matter into this lesson:
1. Science: This is a good art experience to integrate with the science of plant structures. Students can choose a picture and then identify or label the different parts of a plant that are in their painting.
2. Geography: This art experience can also be integrated with geography by looking at how the subjects Georgia O'keeffe paints changes as she moved to different places.
I can list 2-3 teaching skills that I can use as a teacher from this lesson:
1. Turn & Talk: During this experience our instructor displayed O'keeffe's artwork on the smartboard and then had us discuss with a partner about what we saw/liked. I would use this as a teacher because it gives students opportunities to verbally process new information.
2. Modeling: Our professor modeled watercolor painting techniques which prepared us for the art experience. It is a technique that I want to use because I always find it helpful so I think my students will as well.
I can attach a photograph of my completed artwork: √ Yes No
I can create a title for this art experience: O'Keeffe Watercolor
I can describe the instructional strategies used as a motivation for creating my own work of art:
The instructor demonstrated four different watercolor techniques one at a time and gave us an opportunity to practice it. I was very motivated by how beautiful the instructor's demonstration came out so I wanted to learn how to watercolor that way also. I was also motivated by seeing multiple examples of Georgia O'keeffe's work.
I can cite a HCPS III in the Visual Arts and the Benchmark I feel this lesson meets:
HCPS III Benchmark FA.DP.1.2: How the Arts are Organized (Materials and Tools): Demonstrate an understanding of wet media such as ink, watercolor, tempera, acrylics, and mixed media
I can list the materials I used:
Watercolor paper, paintbrushes, watercolor paints, paper towels, cups, water, pencil, eraser, ruler, reference picture
I can reflect on my personal involvement in the creative process during this art experience, and how I would inspire my students to feel positive about this experience:
I liked that we had to choose a picture that mimicked Georgia O'keeffe's style of interesting close-up angles, because it was fun for me to crop pictures to find an interesting angle. I also liked that we could alter the size of our paper. I wanted to add a lot of detail in my painting, but I didn't think I'd have enough time to do so in a larger paper. If my students were to face the same dilemma, I would also allow them to use a paper size that is more appropriate for them.
I can modify this experience to provide art instruction for different grade levels. List 2-3 ways:
1. Younger students: Younger students love to pick flowers, especially the girls. I would say that you can have students go on a nature walk, or pick a flower during recess and then they can paint it with watercolor. I would give them larger papers to accommodate their low fine motor skills.
2. Older students: Since older students are more capable and independent, I would allow them to look for their own pictures on the internet and give them a medium size paper so that adding detail wouldn't be too overwhelming.
I can list 2-3 different ways to integrate other subject matter into this lesson:
1. Science: This is a good art experience to integrate with the science of plant structures. Students can choose a picture and then identify or label the different parts of a plant that are in their painting.
2. Geography: This art experience can also be integrated with geography by looking at how the subjects Georgia O'keeffe paints changes as she moved to different places.
I can list 2-3 teaching skills that I can use as a teacher from this lesson:
1. Turn & Talk: During this experience our instructor displayed O'keeffe's artwork on the smartboard and then had us discuss with a partner about what we saw/liked. I would use this as a teacher because it gives students opportunities to verbally process new information.
2. Modeling: Our professor modeled watercolor painting techniques which prepared us for the art experience. It is a technique that I want to use because I always find it helpful so I think my students will as well.
I can attach a photograph of my completed artwork: √ Yes No