Still Life (suggested grades 6 through 8)

Objectives

The students will: draw a box, draw a mug, draw a baseball, draw a background, shade all objects, draw in shadows

Tie-in's: Dutch still life (such as by Willem Kalf)

Art History Questions

(Show a print of a Dutch still life, or other still life.) What period of art does this still life come from? Who did the work? What does it show about life during that time?

Criticism Questions

How well is the work put together? Are the objects shaded smoothly from light to dark? Does the shadowing show a consistent light source? Do the objects appear to have form?

Aesthetic Questions

Do you like this work? Would you display it in your home, or in an office? Why or why not?

Vocabulary

still life, shade, shadow, form

Project

Draw and shade a still life

Time line: 3 days

Student Materials

construction paper (black?), colored chalk

Teacher Materials

paper, pencil, chalk, easel, objects for still life, visual aid ("Still Life" by Willem Kalf, 1659), hair spray

Review Questions

What is a still life? What is shading? What is shadow? What is form? Who was (Willem Kalf)? When did (he) live? Which of his works did we examine?

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