Oil Pastels-Foreground, Middle ground, Background

This lesson began with an introduction to a South Dakota artist Terry Redlin. He uses the concepts of foreground, middle ground, and background in his artwork. After learning the new terms we then were told how to make our 2-D snowglobes using oil pastels. We were shown how to blend colors together and how to make different tints and shades by using white and black. Once all the new terms were explained to us we could begin our globe. We had to include different elements and principles into our artwork, and also foreground, middle ground, and background. We also had to include something within our picture that represented us. My globe I made was of the black hills because I would love to live there someday and also of a log cabin because that is my ideal house someday as well. The S7 on the front of the house is our families brand, and that represents my family and their importance to me.

An extenstion activity that could be done with this lesson would be to have a lesson on the seasons that the students drew. For instance, if a winter scene was drawn, you could have a class discussion on the different environmental factors that makes up winter and the water quality of snow compared to rain.