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MOTIVATION Are you good at pretending? Today I want you to pretend you have a famous artist for a father. Would you like that? When you grew up, would you think about writing a book about your famous father?

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1. Are you good at pretending? Today I want you to pretend you have a famous artist for a father. Would you like that? When you grew up, would you think about writing a book about your famous father?

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DEVELOPMENT Do you think it would be fun to pose for your father while he painted you? This painting of little Jean was done by his father. Do you think Jean had to hold perfectly still for a long time for this portrait? Listen to Jean describe how his father painted his portraits. Be able to tell me how he managed to have him hold still, and also listen for the two reasons Jean looks like a girl!

ASSEMBLY AUDIO - RENOIR INTERMEDIATE LEVEL SCRIPT: “When I was still very young, say at the age of three, four, or five, my father would wait until I found something to occupy me and keep me quiet. Are you wondering why my hair was so long for a boy? My father kept his children’s hair long, like you see here, even at age seven, as a protection against falls. He was very concerned with safety. He also enjoyed the pleasure of painting long hair, so I still had curly red locks at the age of seven. I was never punished when I behaved badly while posing. My father allowed me great freedom. He did not want a still model, so I could run about as I pleased. Only now and then I had to be motionless for a few minutes. If some detail in a portrait required that I should stay still for longer, my nurse would read Anderson’s fairy tales aloud, and she and my father would enjoy them as much as I did!”

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2. SELF-PORTRAIT SCRIPT: “My father was 5’10” tall, with light brown hair before it turned white. In his later years he had a beautiful white beard. He always wore a beard -- not that he liked it particularly, but because he saved time by not having to shave. What most struck people, at first meeting my father, were his eyes and his hands. His eyes were light brown, and they were sharp and penetrating. He would often point out a ladybug climbing up a single blade in a tuft of grass. We, with our young eyes, did not see it! His eyes always seemed to be laughing, but it was a gentle and loving laughter.”


3. PHOTO - OLD AGE SCRIPT: “His hands were noticed, because they were terribly deformed. His arthritis had made the joints stiff and caused the thumbs to turn inwards towards the palms, and his fingers were bent towards the wrists. My father was a very happy man, and he loved life. The world was a festival of colors and light to him.”

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Does he sound like a man you would like for a father? (YES) Remember Jean said the world was a festival of colors and light to his father. He has been called a “painter of happiness.” What colors would you imagine a “painter of happiness” would use? (BRIGHT, CLEAR, WARM COLORS) Can you imagine “happiness” painted in rainbow colors? Let’s look at our first Renoir painting, and I want you to raise your hand if Renoir used his rainbow palette in this picture titled The Swing.


4. THE SWING

(YES) Good for you for seeing those rainbow colors! Do you remember what else besides color Renoir found fascinating in the world around him? (LIGHT) Renoir was not alone in his fascination with light and color. The artists who showed the world a new way of painting light and color were called IMPRESSIONISTS. Renoir was an IMPRESSIONIST painter, and The Swing was shown in the Third Impressionist Exhibition. Do you think Renoir was pleased with the exhibit? I’ll let Renoir answer that. He said, “The only thing I got out of the exhibit was the label ‘Impressionist,’ a name I hate.”



Have you ever experienced light filtering through the trees dappling the appearance of the landscape and people, like you see here? Renoir, like the other Impressionists, liked to paint outdoors, so he could catch the magic of light on color. Look carefully to answer this. Does light change the color of an object? (YES) Can you point out an example of that in this painting? (SPOTS OF DIFFERENT COLORS WHERE LIGHT HITS) Renoir painted this scene in an abandoned park near his home in Paris, France. One of his favorite models, Jeanne, posed under a tree, holding the rope swing. Renoir took great pleasure in painting women and children. He wanted his models relaxed, so they would talk or listen to music as they posed for him. Does this painting give you a relaxed, gentle feeling? (YES) Let’s travel with his son, Jean, to one of his favorite places to visit in spring or summer.

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Picture Renoir at his easel along the banks of this river in the summertime. He and his good friend, Claude Monet, painted everything in sight. The newly built railways took the artists with their families out of Paris in minutes to the cool riverbanks where they could swim, sail, and dance at the amusement parks. Renoir would happily paint while his family played, had a picnic, and relaxed. Let’s hear how Renoir’s son, Jean, describes this area he visited often with his father. Listen carefully, and be able to tell me what fascinated Renoir when he painted water.

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SCRIPT: “It was the most delightful spot in the world -- shaded by giant trees, laughing groups of boaters at the water’s edge, gaily dressed girls on the shore, and dancing gleams of sunlight flashing through the leaves. My father would eagerly set up his canvas by the river’s edge. He would talk to us as he painted saying, ‘Just look closely at the water. It changes from hour to hour. Right now it’s green with a little orange in it, but in an hour it will be yellow and violet, and if you mix the right values…’ and he would go on and on about the changing colors.”

END OF AUDIO Does it sound like a place you would enjoy visiting, like Renoir and his family did? What fascinated Renoir about water? (LIGHT AND CHANGING COLORS)



Renoir and the Impressionists did painting-after-painting of water -- flowing, sparkling, shimmering water. Let’s pretend again that Renoir is your father, and you are with him by this river. You walk up to his easel to get a close-up view of the painting he’s been working on all day. Let’s see if you can find those same colors in the water that Renoir talked about seeing.

Click Next To Change Slide 6. CLOSE-UP CHATOU Can you find orange, purple, yellow, and green in the water? (YES) Can you see the brushstrokes? (YES) You can tell that Renoir painted very quickly and used small strokes of bright color to capture the effect of sunlight and movement. Let’s pretend to paint like Renoir. Pick up your paintbrushes (PANTOMINE) and paint quickly with short dabs and dashes. You make a great Impressionist painter! Which is more fun: to be on the banks of a river or on a boat in the river? (BOAT) Let’s take a look.

Click Next To Change Slide 7. THE SKIFF Do you see any reflections in this Renoir painting? (YES) Quickly count about how many reflections you see. (MANY) You will be creating a reflection in your art projects, too. When Renoir was painting the scenes along the river, he was still a young struggling artist. He rented a studio in Paris for a while and paid the bills by painting and selling portraits. All the money he could scrape together went to pay for his studio, a model, and coal for his stove. Renoir never forgot the magic summers he spent painting and developing a new way of seeing that would change the history of art forever. Besides loving to paint sparkling water, Renoir loved to paint…


8. LUNCHEON AT THE BOATING PARTY … his friends! The title of this painting is Luncheon at the Boating Party. Does it look like the people are enjoying themselves and are relaxing with their friends? (YES) Imagine Renoir at his easel nearby enjoying both the party and his painting. Before Renoir came along, no one had ever thought of recording an event of everyday life, outdoors, on a large canvas. On many Sundays, Renoir’s friends would help carry his



canvas from his studio to the spot he had chosen to paint. He would paint his friends into the picture. Let’s see if you can pick out which woman later became his wife. (GIRL ON LEFT HOLDING DOG) Also, the man facing her was an artist friend he included. Let’s go on a trip around this painting to see how Renoir skillfully leads our eyes in exploring the scene. Follow me, artists. (POINT AS YOU DESCRIBE IN A COUNTERCLOCKWISE DIRECTION) We start with the arm of the man on the left leaning against the railing, follow to her arm, across the table to the arms of the two men. Then our eyes continue in the same direction to focus on the faces and then to another arm and railing. And we are back to where we started! In what direction did Renoir lead our eyes? (IN A CIRCLE) Raise your hand if you see any SHADOWS in this painting. (YES) When Renoir painted light he also painted shadow. Can you point out some shadows? Shadows create CONTRAST in art. Can you tell me what the word contrast means? (THINGS THAT DON’T BLEND TOGETHER, SHOW DIFFERENCES) With what does a shadow contrast? (LIGHT) Renoir enjoyed luncheons with his friends as you’ve just seen. Let’s take a look at another pleasurable way of spending a relaxing day.


9. DANCE AT BOUGIVAL (boo-zhi-vall) Renoir painted this two years after his marriage. It is filled with tenderness and romance. How lovely and graceful is the young lady in her red bonnet and white swirling dress! Is her partner paying special attention to her? (YES) You would be amazed at the size of this painting -- it is nearly life-size! We are going indoors in this next painting. See if you can tell me where these people are.

Click Next To Change Slide 10. THE THEATRE BOX The title will tell you if you guessed correctly. It is called The Theatre Box. Even without the lighting and the binoculars, it would be clear that the couple is inside a theater, both to see and be seen. Looking at this elegant lady at the opera, can you almost hear the rustle of her silk dress? Do her pearls gleam? In The Swing you found contrasting light and shadow. What else can you find that contrasts in this painting? (BLACK-WHITE, SMOOTH-TEXTURED)



Let’s take our eyes on a walk through the path skillfully laid out by Renoir. Follow me, start at the railing, and follow her arms up the man’s arm to both faces and back to her arm. In what direction did your eyes travel? (CIRCLE) Did you like this painting? Did you not care for it? How do you think the public reacted to this painting at the time it was shown? Renoir showed The Theatre Box at the first Impressionist exhibit in 1874. Today it is difficult to believe that this gentle, pretty canvas was received so negatively. Renoir felt hurt by the severe criticism leveled at the painting, but he still felt it was well painted. This next painting was very, very important in Renoir’s life. Let’s find out why.

Click Next To Change Slide 11. MADAME CHARPENTIER (char-pen-tee-ay) AND HER CHILDREN Renoir painted five portraits of the members of this family, and this painting became his entrance to the art world. It was accepted for exhibition in the famous Salon and was very popular. An art dealer began to buy his paintings regularly, and Renoir’s poor years as a struggling artist came to an end. What is this type of painting called? (A PORTRAIT) Remember how Renoir wanted his models relaxed? Do you think this family looks relaxed? (YES) One daughter is so relaxed that she’s sitting on the family dog! Do you remember what the word contrast means? (A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN) Let’s look for contrast in this painting. I’ll point out the first contrast, and you find others. The black of the dog contrasts with the delicate, pale complexion of the three girls. Can you find another contrast? Do you think you would like to have your portrait painted by an artist? Before you decide, I will tell you that it took forty different sitting appointments for Renoir to finish this painting. Do you still think you would like it?

CONCLUSION

Let’s find out how well you listened about the life and art of Auguste Renoir.



QUIZ 1.Where did Renoir live? Paris, China, the United States 2.Why did he like to paint water? Lots of it around, Changing colors, reflection, he didn’t like to paint water 3.What kind of painter is Renoir called? Impressionist, Abstract Painter, Realistic Painter 4.T or F: Renoir liked to be called an Impressionist. False, True 5.What did Renoir do to make his models relax? Talk, listen to music, give them tea, sing to them 6.Name one way Renoir created contrast. Color, Light, Shadow, All of the Above 7.Besides color, what fascinated Renoir? Light, Still Life, Animals 8.Which painting brought him popularity? Family Portrait, Self Portrait, The King’s Portrait 9.What kind of brushstrokes did Renoir use? Tiny dots, Short Dabs, Dashes, globs 10.Describe Renoir’s personality. Kind and Liked People, Sad and Withdrawn, Angry and Loud

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Step 2 - Learning From: Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Landscape Drawing

Draw each tree and it’s reflection in each box below.



Reflections Renoir studied how water sometimes acts like a mirror, reflecting things in, or near it. Reflections are the same size but upside down. The picture below, needs some reflections in the water. Use the side of your pencil to draw the watery reflections.



The last few pages of this section contain the Art Activity for Pierre-Auguste Renoir. This step-by-step outline will be a guide for instructing your child(ren) through the activity. The parent/instructor should review all steps necessary to complete this project before beginning any work. Cut out the Artist Profile Slip below and attach it to the back of the completed art project. Auguste Renoir (aw-GOOST ren-WAH) French 1841-1919 Renoir was called a “Painter of happiness.” His Impressionistic portraits and landscapes were painted with a beautiful rainbow palette. The children enjoyed seeing his works of art while learning about color and reflection.

ART ACTIVITY EMPHASIS: Impressionistic Landscapes MEDIA: Watercolor Crayons LEONARDO DA VINCI Auguste Renoir (aw-GOOST ren-WAH) French 1841-1919 Renoir was called a “Painter of happiness.” His Impressionistic portraits and landscapes were painted with a beautiful rainbow palette. The children enjoyed seeing his works of art while learning about color and reflection.

ART ACTIVITY EMPHASIS: Impressionistic Landscapes MEDIA: Watercolor Crayons



Step 3 - Working With: Art Activity Instructions ARTIST Auguste Renoir (aw-GOOST ren-WAHR) (1841-1919) French ART ELEMENT Color

TECHNIQUE Impressionistic use of color with folded monoprint EMPHASIS Impressionistic use of color

LEVEL Intermediate MEDIA Watercolor crayons VOCABULARY Impressionism, reflection, landscape, highlight

PRINT The Seine At Asnieres SUGGESTED MUSIC Impressionistic Music

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MATERIALS FOR INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENTS One 9” x 12" sheet of white construction paper One 12” x 18" sheet of newsprint Paper towel Artist profile slip Boxes of watercolor crayons Wide sponge brushes Wide water containers Water pitcher (for adult only to fill and empty water containers) Masking tape (for instructor only) Pencil Glue

PREPARATION Construct an example to become familiar with the procedure. Different brands of watercolor crayons and paper yield different results, so testing is important! Place the Renoir print in front of the room. Tape your demonstration paper to the board and arrange materials nearby.

SET-UP [3 minutes] Distribute the materials: SUPPLIES [3] Watercolor crayons, sponge brush, container for water PAPER [4] Blue construction paper, newsprint, paper towel, and artist profile slip ORIENTATION [3 minutes]



(The students should have their Learning Packets and a pencil ready.) What fascinated Renoir about painting water? (REFLECTIONS, COLORS) What is special about how Auguste Renoir painted? (DABS OF COLOR, LIGHT) The IMPRESSIONISTS painted with small dabs of colors. We will create light and color dabs using our special watercolor crayons. Renoir loved to paint outdoors, especially by the edge of a river or pond where he could paint the reflections of trees and boats in the water. That is what we will do today. We will paint a landscape along a riverbank, just as Renoir would have. In your Learning Packets, you had some practice showing REFLECTIONS. (Find an example to share.) Today you will learn another way to show reflections.

DEMONSTRATION AND ACTIVITY Have the students repeat each step immediately with their materials: ORGANIZE YOUR WORK AREA [2 minutes] 1.Place your white paper horizontally in the center of your desk, on top of your newsprint. 2.Put your watercolor crayons, brush, and water cup to one side on your paper towel. 3.Use your pencil to print your name on the back of your paper.

WATERCOLOR CRAYONS Watercolor crayons are harder than your school crayons. You will have to press a little harder to get the color to show. THE RIVER BANK [3 minutes] Watch how to draw the edge of the water: 1.It is very straight and flat. To make it look that way, fold your paper just above or below the center to make a fold that goes across the page. 2.When we think of trees, we think of the many colors that are found in trees. Decide now if your trees will be made of warm colors, or cool colors. (Discuss the difference.) Warm trees are autumn and golden. Spring trees are often cool colors. Think of trees when the sun is shining and the water is blue. They are green, gold, orange and yellow. If the water is reflecting the warm colors of the sunset or sunrise, often the trees seem in shadow and are cool colors. Purple, blue and green are cool colors. 3.Choose a warm or cool color (opposite of your tree color) to draw the line that will be the water’s edge right in the fold. What are the three cool colors? (BLUE, GREEN, VIOLET) What are the three warm colors? (YELLOW, ORANGE, RED)



A TREE TRUNK [5 minutes]

Watch how to make a tree trunk: 1.Use any color, and press lightly, to make a vertical guideline for your tree trunk standing upright on the edge of the water. 2.Start at the bottom and draw a slow, wiggly line that goes up your sketched line. Start slightly out from the line at the bottom, and draw the line slowly toward the trunk and then up to almost the top where it may branch upward or outward in any direction before it stops. Use very firm pressure on your crayon. Pretend it is like a worm crawling and wiggling up the tree trunk. When it gets near the top, it wiggles off in another direction and then stops. You might have four or five branches that go in different directions from the trunk. 3.Add many different colored lines that start at the base of the tree and wiggle along until they get near the top where they branch out. What three colors combined make the color brown? (THE THREE PRIMARY COLORS: RED, BLUE, AND YELLOW) 4.Add many different colored lines that start at the base of the tree and wiggle along until they get near the top where they branch out. What three colors combined make the color brown? (THE THREE PRIMARY COLORS: RED, BLUE, AND YELLOW) 5.Make several tree trunks of different sizes along the water’s edge.

6.Fir or pine trees have branches that start at the trunk and stretch outward. Their branches are shorter at the top and grow wider toward the bottom. Firs and Pines have needles instead of leaves. THE LEAVES [15 minutes] Now watch how to put some leaves on the trees. Use either warm or cool colors for the leaves. 1.Dab some leaf colors on top of the trunk for leaves. What colors do you think Renoir would have used for leaves? Many! To show leaves on these trees, you don’t have to draw each leaf, just dab colors all around and on top of the tree trunk (demonstrate). Leave little spaces between your dabs where the paper can show through. Make the dabs larger than your thumbnail. Have them overlap. Keep the short strokes horizontal.



2.Use firm pressure on your crayons and rub back and forth to make each dab of color. A small, circular motion also works well to create foliage. 3.Overlap the colors so that they blend. Dabs should be made with horizontal strokes. (Give the students at least 20 minutes to complete their trees. Play the Impressionistic music. This is a good time to fill each cup about 1/3 full with water.) DRAWING THE BACKGROUND HILLS [5 minutes] 1.Draw two to three hills in the background of the trees. Use firm pressure with the watercolor crayons, and color the hills using the same color group as your tree colors. 2.Keep the hills small enough so that the tree foliage is above the top of the hills.

COLOR THE WATER [5 minutes] Color water with either warm or cool colors. Use the color group you did not use for the trees. 1.Use (horizontal) back and forth strokes with the side of the crayon. Start near the line you drew and press firmly. Look and plan. You want the reflection of the tree to show in the water. Leave the reflection area right under your trees lighter than the rest of the water. Make your marks go from one side to the other. Use less and less pressure as you go down the page, to make a kind of value scale from dark to light. 2.Keep your strokes all going in the same direction - horizontally. The water should be darkest at the horizon line. (When the students are finished coloring, have them put away the watercolor crayons and collect them before adding the water with the sponge brush.)




CREATE THE REFLECTION [5 minutes] (Demonstrate first and show the students how they must work very quickly! To achieve good reflections, the water should sit on top of the paper and not have time to soak into the paper.) 1.Refold your paper to make a solid crease along the water line that goes across your paper. You will brush on water only to the area below the fold in your paper. 2.Soak sponge in water and touch it to the side of the water cup to let excess water drop off. 3.Start on one side at the water line below the fold. Rest the brush firmly against the paper and pull it across the top of the water - from one side to the other. Then go right back over that stroke (pulling instead of pushing the brush). It is a two-part stroke - across and back. 4.Soak the brush and paint another two-part stroke right below the first one. 5.Continue down the page, dipping the brush for each two-part stroke. The paper below the fold should be very wet! (Paint ONLY the water.) 6.To make the reflection in the water: Quickly fold the top of your paper onto the water part of your paper and press it firmly. Rub back and forth across the folded paper with the palm of your hand. Take your time! Press firmly and rub (especially press over where your tree trunk and leaves are). Count to 30. 7.Gently and slowly unfold your paper to see your reflections.

MOUNTING THE ARTIST PROFILE SLIP [2 minutes] (Profile slips for each artist are provided. They give a brief description of the artist, the technique, and the media used in the art activity. They should be mounted on the back of each art project after it is completed.) 1.Write your name on the front of the artist profile slip. 2.Using glue, mount the profile slip on the back of your artwork (when it is dry enough). 3.Encourage students to discuss their artwork at home using this artist slip of information.

CONCLUSION Please “exhibit” your Impressionist Landscapes. Renoir was fascinated with the changing colors in water and especially with the reflections. I know he would love your

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