Art Challenge – Laura Ingalls Wilder PTSA

Impressionsit painting by Monet of flowers and greenery in a garden

The Artist's Garden at Giverny is an oil on canvas painting by Claude Monet done in 1900, now in the Musée d'Orsay, Paris.

Art Challenge: Impressionism

Bonjour, Wilder Artists! Did you know this year is the 150^th Anniversary of the 1st Impressionist Exhibit in Paris on April 15, 1874? It is! This calls for an Art celebration! So, the Wilder Art Challenge Program is becoming the Impressionist Club for the year and we’re going to deep dive into all things Impressionism.

We’ll be learning about how the Impressionists changed the course of Western Art and society in a huge way. We’ll learn about the main group of artists who spearheaded the movement. And, we’ll be studying and practicing their techniques in our own paintings. The cafeteria hallway by the gym has been turned into the Hall of Impressionism-solely for our own Wilder paintings.

This year, we will also have an exclusive Art Gallery in the cafeteria with different Impressionist’s paintings rotating with each of the year’s Art Challenge lessons. Students have the opportunity to practice their critical thinking and analysis skills by studying the paintings like at a real gallery. Then, they can fill out a special Gallery form with their thoughts on a piece. They can do this at school or at home with the link below.

See Lesson 1 - Un Plein Air.

Return this form to the front office to be included in a raffle to win a special art prize!

So, don your berets and grab your paintbrushes! Vive la Impressionist Art!

For more information please contact: Jennifer de la Port

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Texture

Texture is the feel of a work of art. Typically, we think of texture as something we can actually feel. This is called REAL texture. However, artists can create IMPLIED texture by drawing or taking rubbings or prints that create the illusion of texture. Click here to learn more

Form

Form is one of the seven main Art Elements. It’s easy to confuse the other Art Element: Shape with Form. But, the student’s now know the difference! Click here to learn more

Space

The Art Element of SPACE is the artist’s use of area on the picture page. There are two types of space: positive and negative. Positive space is the space in a piece of art occupied by the primary objects. The negative space is the area around the main object in the picture. Click here to learn more

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Shape

Many pieces of art are created by shapes. Shapes come in many sizes and types. Click here to learn more and see the progress about this element

Color

Color is one of the most familiar art elements known to artists and non-artists alike. Click here to learn more and see the progress about this element

Value

The art element 'value' defines how light or dark a color can be. A color's value is on a scale. Click here to see student's learning about Value

Line

One of the most seemingly simple and yet complex element is: LINE. A line is a line after all, isn't it? Click here to learn more and see the progress

This page was last updated on October 4, 2024