1. Holly Lapacek
AD 202
Vincent Van Gogh, The Olive Trees

2.  High School/ Intro Painting class
 Low income school district, rural
 Small class, 15 kids
 Medium size art room
 Lesson will take at least 5 days

3.  The students will be
shown impressionist
paintings and artists
during a class
discussion and create
an impressionist
painting of their own
using different
techniques.
Claude Monet, Water Lilies (1907)

4. DAY 1
•Vincent Van Gogh
•Claude Monet
•Pierre-Auguste
Renoir
Vincent Van Gogh, Wheatfield with Crows,
Claude Monet, Water Lilies
Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Woman with a
Parasol in a Garden

5.  A painting by
Vincent Van Gogh
will be shown
 The students will
write a brief
paragraph about
their views
Vincent Van Gogh, Red Vineyard

6.  The students will view
impressionist paintings
from Monet and Renoir
and discuss if it is
considered art.
Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Woman With a
Dog
Claude Monet, Impression: Sunrise

7. DAY 2-5
•Use Q-tips
or thin paint
brushes to
create an
impressionist
painting

10.  http://www.flickr.com/photos/jajankie/3731741993/
 http://allforthegreatergood.com/
 http://www.arslifelondon.com/dettaglio2/2010/7/national-galleries-of-
scotland.htm
 http://va7rosebank.edublogs.org/tag/assignment/page/2/
 http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Claude_Monet_-_Water_Lilies.JPG
 http://www.dailyartfixx.com/2009/05/30/art-e-facts-5-random-art-facts-ii/
 http://www.artsfairies.com/RENOIR%20PIERRE_Auguste/index.htm
 http://frenchantiques.blogspot.com/2010/09/monet-at-grand-palais.html
Thank you for your
pictures!