Monochromatic Still Life Painting

Angela Champion

Instructor

Problem

• You are to create a still life painting using a monochromatic color scheme.

• Your choice media are tempera or watercolor.

• Your painting has to be informed by your choice of 3 artists listed later in the research.

Research

• What is a still life? • What are the

purposes for creating still life?

• Choose from Paul Cezanne, Pieter Claesz, or Vincent VanGogh and:

• A) find an example of their still life painting.

• B) Describe their style

• C) explain what main Principle of Design they used.

• D) Interpret the meaning of the still life.

• E) Judge the still life.

Idea Generation

• After you have learned to draw using observational drawing you will use Mrs. Champions still life or one of your choice you will sketch out multiple views (2).

• You will also learn to paint using hue, tint, and shade.

Test

• After sketching out your still life views, get a practice piece of paper and try your hand at painting hue, tint, and shade on part of it.

Final Solution

• Apply your ideas (sketch) to good paper and your range of values with one color to your painting.

Evaluation

• What worked well? What didn’t?

• What could have had more practice with?

• How did your research deepen your understanding of still life?

• What connections did you have to your research?