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OVERLAPPING
LOLLIPOPS, gr. 2
June
Brown, Cranford Public Schools
Objective: to explore the concept of creating depth in art by overlapping the
forms in our art.
Materials: oil pastels or chalk in bright colors:(chalk works great if you have
access to a laminating machine), 9 x 12 dark construction paper (purple, dk.
blue, black).
Time:
1 or 2 4O minute sessions. This will vary
depending on how much time you want to spend
discussing and referring to still life reproductions that show
overlapping.
Begin the lesson by discussing the concept
of overlapping, referencing the 3-D overlapping that is all around us(ie. the desk is partly blockinhg the bulletin
board, this student is partly hidden by that student, etc.) and also use whatever
art reproductions you have that are suited to this concept. Define depth and overlap in your discussion.
Tell the kids that their art will reflect
this real life idea and it will be done by drawing lollipops. In the center of
each table, place 1 lollipop only on a 9 x 12 piece of black paper. Students
should draw what they see and discuss how each student’s view will show a
different position for the lollipop. They draw the circle first and then add a
straight white line for the stick- encourage neat coloring in of shapes.
Now, you go around adding another lollipop
to the paper ion the center of the table, placing it UNDER, in some way, the
lollipop that is already there (the stick can be under the first lolli's head,
or the 2 sticks may cross, the head of the second lolli may be under the head of
the 1st, etc.) Once most have the 2nd
lolli drawn, add a 3rd, then a 4th and so on, always placing the new lolli under
something already drawn. After 5 or 6 lollis, you should have some interesting
work- don’t worry about a lack of accuracy regarding the position of the
lollis, just try for a look of some overlapping going on in the art.
The final touch is to discuss the shiny
surface of the lollis and how to show that by adding a curve of white near an edge
of each lolli, a detail that also adds depth to the work. The kids related that to the shiny reflection
on a balloon, something they have all noticed.
I found this lesson to be a good intro to
the concept, something I did refer to in more complex painting projects that
were presented later in the year.
Good luck!