Colour in Nature: Artist Technique Comparison

Artist Technique Comparison:

Winslow and Gauguin

On Monday the children explored the works of Winslow Homer, an artist who enjoyed painting the outdoors. He used watercolours for perspective - to create the feeling that some things in the painting were far away while other things are closer and he used colours that are true to nature.  The children experimented with the technique of wet-on-wet watercolour, painting a grassy field with mountains and sky in the background, experiencing Homer's style.

On Tuesday the children explored the works of Paul Gauguin, another artist to enjoyed painting the outdoors. The difference is that Gauguin sometimes used unusual colours to represent nature. The children experienced this by painting the same landscape they did yesterday but choosing unusual colours. Except Bela, who chose to paint in the style of Winslow because "I like real life"

Landscape with water colours

Blue grass, purple mountains and green sky

I used a Venn Diagram to compare the two artists. They both died over a hundred years ago and Michael wanted to know how they died and we learned that Winslow died quietly in his home from old age and Gauguin died from taking too much medicine by accident.