Bryce Canyon and Arches National Park in Utah offers the most humbling panoramas. Majestic rock formations, iron-rich colors and endless blue skies are an artist’s dream. These landscapes in my newest PDF offers the student artist a glimpse into the magic of Utah.
In this 15-page lesson plan, students learn how to draw a landscape focusing on perspective and space to create distance. Students use chalk and oil pastels to draw arches, hoodoos and cacti. Using the vibrant colors of the Southwest, children observe through photographs the rock formations and draw their own landscape.
I have to admit that this lesson is one of my most favorites. Chalk is so much fun to work with and is incredibly rewarding for the student. Chalk blends easily and it truly resembles painting with your fingers. Having said that, I know there are many of you out there who don’t like chalk–and for valid reasons! They are messy and without spraying with a fixative, they can be a pain to preserve. In this lesson plan, I outline my best tips to make chalk more manageable in your classroom.
Included in this lesson plan booklet:
- 3 handouts (Bryce Canyon drawing guide.coloring page, Arches drawing guide/coloring page and What are Hoodoos? handout)
- Teacher’s cheat sheet: a breakdown of each step needed to teach this lesson
- Full color photo-tutorials
- Student galleries
- Art supply links and national Park Teacher information
- Working with Chalk tip sheet
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Will you now be selling your products only on at the Teachers Pay Teachers store?
No. It just takes longer to post new lessons on this site! Working on a new DSS store right now, though.
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It would be cool if the National Park gift shops sold hard copies of your lesson.
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Some Southwest artists you might look at is Maynard Dixon and Ed Mell. Two of my favorites. Easy to pattern lessons after.
Thanks! I’ll look into them.
http://pinterest.com/search/pins/?q=Maynard+Dixon
http://pinterest.com/search/pins/?q=Ed+Mell
http://www.medicinemangallery.com/gallery/Contemporary Spend some time here. it is a wonderful gallery
(Can you tell I am a huge Southwestern Art Person?)
Love this lesson! I have used similar style lessons with Maynard Dixon as my artist of focus. We have a few of his paintings at the museum that I teach at. These would be really nice projects when looking at his work.
Looking at these make me want to go on a road trip!