Mrs. Harris art lesson Grant Wood Landscapes Parents, Please read the directions below to your child or just show the video of me teaching it here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHhU0khurrI&feature=youtu.be

Grant Wood’s self portrait Today we are going to learn about the American artist Grant Wood. Grant Wood was born in Anamosa, Iowa, on February 13, 1891 and died on February 12, 1942. Have a look at his art below.

This painting is one of the most famous pieces of art in the world. It is called “American Gothic” . What do you think their jobs are? Did you guess a farmer? You are right! Grant Wood loved painting scenes from around his home in Iowa.Look at the other paintings I have included in the lesson. What do you see? More farms? What are these paintings called? Did you guess landscapes?

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Fall Plowing, 1931

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In art, paintings have three parts. Read the parts below. Today we are going to make a landscape drawing with a foreground, middle ground and background. For this lesson you will need 12” x 9” drawing paper (or anysize you have) Markers or crayons in shades of greens, yellows and browns Pencil and an eraser

Follow the directions below to create a landscape drawing like Grant Wood. Try to e-mail me your drawings. I would love to see them! [email protected] I miss you!!

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References: https://www.wikiart.org/en/grant-wood ​ ​ https://kids.kiddle.co/Grant_Wood ​ https://www.wikiart.org/en/grant-wood/young-corn-1931 https://www.artic.edu/artworks/6565/american-gothic https://www.agclassroom.org/ok/resources_classroom/art/wood.php

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