VAP: Visual Arts Landscape Painting Mrs. Pike
“Mont Sainte Victoire (Barnes)” by Paul Cezanne Write a 5 minute reflection on this landscape painting in your sketchbook.
Paul Cezanne French artist Post-Impressionist painter Master of color, design, and composition Repetitive, sensitive and exploratory brushstrokes are very recognizable Nature was Cezanne’s inspiration throughout his career, and he sought to be a worthy interpreter of the beauty he saw in the Provence landscape
How would you describe Cezanne’s brushstrokes?
Cezanne’s Landscapes
Discussion: Humans and nature Why is nature/landscape a subject for artwork? What is the relationship humans have with nature? What does nature add to human life?
Parts of a landscape painting
What parts of nature are included in a landscape? Trees Mountains Hills Meadow Flowers River Lake Grass Sky
Draw three landscapes In your sketchbook, draw three landscape thumbnail sketches Make sure to include the four parts of a landscape
Other landscape artists Claude Monet- Impressionism Paul Klee- Abstract Expressionism Vincent Van Gogh- ExpressionismAndrew Wyeth- Realism
Finalize your sketch Choose the best thumbnail sketch and draw a detailed drawing in your sketchbook.