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Goal

Show them the Monet!!!!
The goal of this project is to introduce my students to Claude Monet and “Plein Air” painting, this French expression means “in the open air”. The artists of Taylor High will leave the four walls of their normal studio space behind and head outdoors to paint and draw the landscapes that our campus has to offer. Students will learn how this practice dates back for centuries but was made into an art form by the French Impressionists, like Monet, the founder of the movement and their desire to capture the ever-changing light. With the recent discovery of transportable paint tubes and the box easel, this allowed the artists the freedom to paint “en plein air” or open air! Students will be provided with portable easels and drawing boards that will allow them the freedom to draw and paint with ease while in the field, they will experience what the Impressionists utilized to capture the images they study today.
 

What will be done with my students

Students will be introduced to Claude Monet the founder of the Impressionist movement who attempted to paint nature as he saw it. I will introduce my students to Monets painting “Impression, Sunrise”, this painting is credited with inspiring the name of the Impressionist movement. We will go in depth while analyzing Monets paintings as well as other significant artists in the Impressionist movement. Students will also be introduced to the materials, equipment, and vocabulary associated with Impressionism. The Plein Air study will be implemented over the course of a month but will make this unit a permanent fixture for the artists at Taylor for years to come. Students will learn the significance of this movement and the impact of the artists during this time period and create works based off of the world around them.  

Benefits to my students

I will implement this lesson with 9th-12th graders (approx. 100 students that I see daily. About 1200 will see the work displayed around school along with our faculty and staff) This lesson will support the Florida Visual Arts Curriculum Standards.
V.A.912.H.1.9 Describe the significance of major artists, architects, or masterworks to understand their historical significance.
VA.912.H.2.5 Analyze artwork from a variety of cultures and times to compare the function, significance, and connection to other cultures or times.
VA.912.H.2.4 Research the history of art in public places to examine the significance of the artwork and its legacy for the future.
VA.912.H.3.3 Use materials, ideas, and/or equipment related to other content areas to generate ideas and processes for the creation of works of art.
VA.912.O.1.5 Investigate the use of space, scale, and environmental features of a structure to create three-dimensional form or the illusion of depth and form.
VA.912.O.1.3 Research and use the techniques and processes of various artists to create personal works.
VA.912.S.2.5 Demonstrate use of perceptual, observational, and compositional, skills to produce representational, figurative, or abstract imagery.
VA.912.S.3.5 Create multiple works that demonstrate thorough exploration of subject matter and themes.
 

Budget Narrative

I will utilize the budget for 8 four packs of portable drawing boards that can attach to the portable easels I am also requesting. I am also requesting portable paint palettes that also have water cups attached to them. I am asking for 20 portable easels. With the remainder of the money, I would like to purchase paint. Everything I am requesting would be coming from Amazon. Thank you 

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