MEDIUMS: Acrylic paint on large cartridge paper palette knives and grey lead pencils.

LEARNING OBJECTIVE:

• As part of an integration unit with the Commonwealth Games students in year 6 discussed the Australian bush in the summer time and its essential characteristics. 
• Dry harsh sun bleached colours muted foliage, this is what visitors to our countryside can expect to see. 
• Hans Heysen was discussed and his paintings were important in this study as were the Heidelberg artists. 
• Composition, colour mixing and paint application were discussed and demonstrated prior to the students commencement.  Students worked from photographs taken of the Australian bush.

ART PRACTICE:

• Compositions were sketched and foreground, middle ground practice were incorporated into the drawings.
• Particular focus was on capturing the accurate scale of the work, horizon lines diminishing size and large trees in the foreground.
• Paint application and mixing was demonstrated and explored.  A Limited palette was used white, black, yellow ochre, burnt umber, ultramarine blue, forest green.
• Paints were applied from the sky first with palette knives creating texture and depth, working down to detailed spaces in the foreground.
• Creating depth through appropriate use of colour.  Strong colour in the foreground and muted tones in the background.

OUTCOMES:

• Understanding what makes a good composition and that foreground, middle ground and background are essential when painting a landscape.
• Understanding how to create the illusion of space through diminishing scale and appropriate colour application.
• Understanding colour mixing and how to create the effects of light and shade.
• Understanding scale and proportion and how to capture the illusion of an enormous space on a much smaller piece of paper.
• Being able to use the correct Art terminology when observing and discussing landscape painting.

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