Franz Stuck, Landscape with Storm. c.1920. Oil on Wood. (60 x 62.5 cm). Private Collection.
This painting shows one kind of weather.
Look at the lines, shapes and colors.
How do they show the weather?
Grandma Moses, The Thunderstorm. 1948.
An artist also created these pictures.
Jacek Yerka – Tornado Alley
How do the artists try to show the weather?
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Hiroshige, Sudden Shower over Shin-Ohashi Bridge at Atake.1856. Woodcut. (24.7 x 35.7 cm). Tokyo Fuji Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan.
Which pictures do you like? Why?
Maxime Maufra. Flood (Joinville-le-Pont) c.1910. Oil on Panel (3.18 x 55.56 cm). Private Collection.
Project – Pictures About the Weather
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Think about what kind of weather will your drawing will show? AVALANCHE, HEAT WAVE, HAIL, EARTHQUAKE, FLOOD, LIGHTNING STORM, RAIN, THUNDERSTORM, TORNADO, SNOW, etc.
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Sketch out a picture about the weather with pencil.
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Color it all in using chalk pastels. Blend the color with your fingers or paper towels.
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Put your name and code on the back of your paper.
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Turn in to teacher when completed.
Materials
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paper
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pencil
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eraser
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CHALK
Extensions
Science: When unusual weather occurs, have students observe shifts in color and mood and create artwork about the weather.