Sketchbook Warm-Up…Experiment with Different Kinds of Lines
Straight Line (& directionality)
Zigzag Line
Wavy or Curvy LineLoopy Line
Thin Line
Thick Line
Broken Line
Elements of Art & Design
LineShapeSpaceColourValueTextureForm
Connect…Ted Harrison
Cross-Curricular links: Gr. 4 Social Studies Curriculum: Exploring the Landscapes of Canada
Ted Harrison• Born in England in 1926• Parents & teachers encouraged his interest in art• Was a teacher for 28 years and travelled the world• Moved to Yukon with his wife & their son (1967)• His work focused on colours & culture of the Yukon• Received the Order of Canada (1987)• Moved to Victoria, BC, in 1993 • Received the Order of BC (2008)
Ted Harrison & Abstract Landscape
MATERIALS•O Canada picture book & artworks/visuals by Ted Harrison•Cartridge Paper & Pencils•Crayola broad-nib markers•Placemats to protect work space (e.g. recycle old file folders)
Ted Harrison & Abstract Landscape
Artworks by Gr. 4 & 5 students
Ted Harrison & Abstract Landscape
PROCESS – Session 1•HORIZON LINE (e.g. zigzag or curvy for mountains; straight or flat lines for fields, curvy or wavy lines for hills…)•MIDDLE & FOREGROUND (e.g. what kinds of lines for fields, hills, water…)•BACKGROUND (furthest away) or sky (eg. clouds, sun, moon, sunrise, sunset, Northern Lights...)•OBJECTS? simple, abstract shapes (eg. curvy or zigzag lines to create organic shapes for trees; large, simple shapes to represent a building and/or object...)
Ted Harrison &Abstract Landscape
PROCESS – Session 2•COLOUR – ‘line technique’ on practice scrap •Start at TOP of the page (to avoid ‘smudging’ the marker with your hand as you work)•Consider how colour combinations will convey mood, weather or time of day (sunrise, sunset, cold/stormy, bright/cheerful…)•Continue until there is no while left showing on the page (unless white areas are required, eg., snowcaps on mountains...)
Teacher Tips:Outline shape first with marker before starting the ‘line technique’ of filling inUse contrasting colour (e.g so green tree will not be placed against green ground/hill)Encourage playful, unique, unusual use of colour (abstract!)
OPTIONAL: outlining shapes with black marker when finished
Ted Harrison & Abstract Landscape
“I Can” Skills: Identify and describe landscapes by Ted HarrisonUse line, shape & space to plan an abstract landscapeMake colour choices that express mood, weather and/or time of day in my landscapeDescribe problem-solving (how and why) and choices I made during my art-making process
Art labelsResponding to Work by Self &
Peers