20TH CENTURY AMERICAN ARTIST

Part 1: the artist’s tools. Vocabulary: An easel A notepad and a brush Oil paint Colour pencils Ink bottle and goose feather A palette knife A palette A canvas A roller

PART 1: the artist’s t……  Complete:: An ………. A n……….. and a b…….. ………. paint Colour p………….. I……bottle and g…….. F………. A p……….. knife A p………. A c………. A r………

Verbs : To sketch To paint To draw To observe

Verbs:  COMPLETE: To …………. To ……… To ……….. To ………….

The techniques: Oil painting Pencil drawing Ink on paper Watercolour

Analysing a painting (1):  Questions to ask: → what does the painting show? →What technique does the artist use? →How does he represent the scene?  What colours does he use?  What shapes?  What angle is used?

Analysing (2): → the artist’s style :  Is it realistic / abstract? modern /classic?  Is it naive/ absurd? provocative/ strange?  Why is it special? →the atmosphere :  Is it pleasant / sad/ surprising/disturbing etc.? Why?

Analysing (3) : ‘ GAS’, In the middle On the right A median line At the top On the left At the bottom The lower part The upper part In the foreground In the background

‘GAS’ (b):  Creating a picture: What do you notice about the lines/ shapes he used? What about the colours? Where is the man in the picture? What about the atmosphere? Why did Hopper choose to paint a service station?

ANALYSING(4): observe:

THE COLOURS: Cold colours Warm colours