ART ART through through EnglishEnglish Patricia Meneses Dekker

ESC. Esteve Barrachina.Sitges

ART through EnglishART through English• It started in 2005/06• It involves C.Mitjà and

C.Superior students.• Implemented by the English

teachers.• Two joined sessions a week (90’)• Class groups• Classrooms

Session Session organizationorganization•Starter• Introducing new concepts,

techniques, styles•Demonstrating •Hands on•Clearing up•Plenary

CLASSROOM LANGUAGE

Van Gogh & Seurat

• Van Gogh was born in Holland, in 1852. • He painted very fast.• In 1886 he went to live to Paris.• He was self taught. • He was a passionate and emotional artist.• He met his friend Gauguin in Arles.• He committed suicide. • His brother Theo was his best friend.• In Paris he become familiar with the New Art movements.• He painted more than 7oo canvas and 1600 drawings in 10 years.• He was a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter.• He was 37 years old when he died in 1890.• He used to paint outside, from direct observation and real life objects.• In 1888 he moved to the South of France.• He used the Impasto style applying thick paint, visible brush marks

and a wide range of colours.

Painting

together

Painting together1.Visualization activity ,brainstorming

& mind-map.2. Choosing a picture3. Deciding how the picture continues

and what media and tecniques to apply.4. Painting together5. Assessing

S P R I N G

WHAT COULD YOU SEE / HEAR / FELL/ SMELL?

I could

see hearfeelsmell

athesome

blue bright skybirds singingwind through the treesgreen leaves flowersdaisies/roses/poppiesbutterfliesfalling rainrainbowriverwaterbig treesforestrabbits jumpingwhite cotton cloudsgreen fields

x

CHOOSING & REACHING AGREEMENTSI like … / I like the sameI prefer this one to that one.I prefer … because …We have to agree on …We have to decide which one we like.Let’s voteI agree with you / I don’t agreeYes, but I think that …I’m not sure.I don’t mind.

DECIDING. WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DRAW?We are going to draw … a river …

trees …a high mountain …hills …bushes …a field of flowers …a path …a small pond …a forest …

… on the left… on the right… in the background… in the middle ground… in the foreground… on top of …… under …… next to …

DECIDING. WHAT MEDIA ARE YOU GOING TO USE?We are going to use … poster paint

watercoloursoil pastels

for

the skythe treesthe mountainsthe fieldsthe orchardthe paththe stonesthe riverthe lake

thick paintwatery paintbright / light / dark colourswarm / cool colours

Blue Summer

A field of flowers

A park in Spring

Green Forest

Rice Fields

Splash of colour

Jaxecada

Reflections

Winter time

SPRING LANDSCAPES

TALKING ABOUT THE PAINTINGSWHAT CAN YOU SEE?I can see …There is / are …

WHAT DO YOU LIKE BEST?

I / we like best …I / we think that …I / we consider that …

In our opinion …

the skythe treesthe flowersthe lakethe housesthe river

because …

it is …they are ..it looks …they look…

greatbrilliantbeautifulwell paintedcolourfull

It makes me feel …

happygoodpositiverelaxed

WHAT WOULD YOU IMPROVE?

We would improve …

the colour of …the shape of …the tones of …the leaves of …the mountains

because …

It is …they are...

dull.too pale.unfinished.

it doesn’t …they don’t … match.