ObInterestPaint

=Objects of Interest Painting=

1. Look at the work of the following artists and their styles:
 * What**:
 * [[image:Picture_6.png width="238" height="205"]] || [[image:Picture_2.png width="141" height="208" caption="Boatyard Findings 2008"]] || [[image:Picture_3.png width="158" height="217"]] || [[image:Picture_4.png]] ||
 * Wayne Thiebaud, [|Thiebaud] || [|John Whalley], [|Whalley] || [|John Gibson] || [|Jim Dine] ||

=Purpose:=
 * ===To look carefully at how different artists use color and style in their work;===
 * ===To look at similarities and differences among artists;===
 * ===To learn about similarities and differences among the lives of artists===

=Steps=
 * 1) ===Look carefully at the work of the artists above.===
 * 2) ===Choose two artists to compare (find similarities) and contrast (find differences).===
 * 3) ===Using the links listed above, find at least three similarities and three differences between the two chosen artists.===
 * 4) ===Complete the following form: [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/x-zip.png width="32" height="32" caption="external image x-zip.png" link="http://artfundamentals0910.wikispaces.com/file/view/form+for+reference+artists.odt"]] [|form for reference artists.odt]===

=Purpose of Painting Project:= 1. Paint, from life, an object of interest and its surroundings. 2. Determine your object and composition by doing a number of thumbnail sketches in your sketchbook. 3. Prime a canvas no larger than 14" x 14" 4. In acrylic, paint your "object of interest", concentrating on form, how light affects your object and the space around it, and style of painting.

1. Compare the artists and their styles 2. MUST have your object (challenging but not overwhelming) in the classroom 3. Use a background of your choice, but use one that does not detract from your object.
 * How**: