Henri Matisse Blue Willow Still Life

Pictures below are original Henri Matisse still life paintings using flowers and blue willow pattern. 

 This is not the first time I have been inspired by Blue Willow pottery or Henri Matisse. 

Matisse Lesson

https://tabithaannthelostsock.blogspot.com/2019/01/cupcakes-with-matisse.html

https://tabithaannthelostsock.blogspot.com/2014/04/matisse-inspired-lessons.html

Blue Willow lesson

 http://tabithaannthelostsock.blogspot.com/2017/01/chinese-flower-vase.html

http://tabithaannthelostsock.blogspot.com/2018/03/blue-willow-plates.html

I'm not the only one that is inspired by him either... 

Here is another great artist that is inspired by Matisse. 

Her name is 

Lara Meintjes

See her work here..

https://www.saatchiart.com/Larameintjes

Busy Bees

Student Art

Ayers Bees 

Grant, lisMary, Katie,
Maddison & Jessie.

Baylor Bees
Eli, Kimbers, Rory,
Sophia & Khina.

Wycopen Bees
Vivian & Arian

Wycopen bees
Jordan, William, Alanna,

Thomas's Kinder Class

 Shelby

Shaheer, Jackie, Ben,
Carys, Aria,
Aidon, Ethiopia & McKinley

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Mrs. Fortner's KinderGarden class

 Ryleigh, Cameron,
Daniel & Ithiel.

Victoria, Owen, Cason,
Max & Romina.

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Great videos for an ART smart start

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dA05LOfPblY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ta154f5Rp5Y

Use purple, blue, pinks and reds to make a sky back ground. 

THese colors will help the bumble bees stand out. 

I show the class a variety of bee pictures, cartoons and clipart images. I explain that a BEE can be drawn in many different ways. I showed the 2 ways to draw the bee. As an insect, it has three segments. But most drawings are done with one oval or a circle head with an oval body. 

Begin on yellow paper drawing your bees with a pencil. Outline the body with a marker.

Chinese Flower Vase

Cherry Blossoms in Blue Willow Vase

by Tabitha Morgan

Watch the story of the legend of the
Blue Willow Love story here... 

Mrs. Russell's 3rd grade class

Erin, Katie, Musa, 

Hailey P. , Maddie, Sophia, 

Shelby, Hailey, Trent

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Mrs. May's 3rd grade class

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Mrs. Celestine's 3rd graders

Addison, Tonie & Jullissa

What is Blue Willow pottery?
The history of China's Willow Pattern. The Chinese fable of an eloping couple transforming into doves became of one the most identifiable design elements of 18th and 19th century crockery, known as the Willow Pattern. ... The design was printed on a transfer which was applied to the plate before firing.

Draw and Design the Blue

Willow Vase

1. Draw a SYMMETRICAL vase.

Fold white paper in half. With fold to right, draw the left half of the vase shape that you want. Outline the pencil line with black marker. Trace while folded at a light box or window onto the blank right side of paper.

Now, fill in your vase shape with designs that mimic the Chinese culture:

Dragons, Bird, Flowers (specifically cherry blossoms), Landscape, Fish, Architecture, Patterns, Designs... much more.

To get design ideas and images for the Ming Vases, look here

https://www.google.com/search?q=ming+vase&safe=strict&espv=2&biw=1517&bih=654&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiuy4T02djRAhVI0WMKHaiEDHkQ_AUIBigB

2. Lightly draw your design onto your vase shape with a pencil.

Outline your design with a black marker to add EMPHASIS.

Color Scheme- Monochromatic/Tints and Shades of Blue.

Using a variety of blues in a variety of mediums, color your design leaving the background white. 

Adding FORM with shading, using a pencil and blend stump. 

Use pencil to shade around the inside left, right and bottom of the vase. 

Use the paper blend stump to smooth out the pencil shading. 

Fold white paper (twice the size as vase) in half. Draw a black line with sharpie. 

Make a design using only warm colors on one side. 

Make a design using only cool colors on the other side. 

Buy this poster here! 

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Warm-and-Cool-Poster-2955992

Using tempera cakes (love these!)

Let Dry...

Glue Ming Vase onto paper. It does not matter if warm or cool is at top. 

Use your artistic judgement. 

Draw branches with a black crayon coming out of the vase. 

TISSUE FLOWERS

Use two circles of white tissue paper stacked on top of each other for white petals. 

Glue down center to a branch. Glue will seep through when held down for 5 seconds.

crumble up a pink or red small piece of tissue. Glue to center of white petals. Hold for 5 seconds. Use red marker to add small dots around the white petals. 

 

YOU ARE DONE!

Three Dimensional Version

Found this inspiration from Cassie Stephens blog... see here.
https://cassiestephens.blogspot.com/2014/04/in-art-room-ming-vase-still-life-with.html

Or see a different type of pottery lesson here on my blog...
http://tabithaannthelostsock.blogspot.com/2013/02/ancient-pottery-designs.html

Cow Skull

Georgia O'Keefe

Final result below of Teacher Sample

Tabitha Morgan

 

BEGIN

with a Symmetrical half Drawing in pencil.

Fold thin newsprint paper in half. Draw one half of cow skull on fold of paper lightly with a pencil. 

Online half of skull with permanent black market. While folded, Trace other half of skull on empty side of newsprint. 

Go over pencil with permanent marker. 

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Transfer image with light box or window into a sturdier piece of drawing paper. Use pencil, then marker. 

Build accessories onto skull; 

feathers, flowers, leaves. 

Use colored pencils to add extra shadows to skull on color to accessories.