Famous Canadian Artists

1. Famous Canadian Artists Group of Seven

2. Samples – what season ? What colours ?

3. Group of Seven- what lines do you see ? Thick? Thin ? Bold?

4. Group of Seven – Does it look like a photograph? What shapes do you see?

5. Group of Seven - What might you smell? feel? Hear? What shades would you mix to re-create this painting?

6. Their style • Landscapes • Broad brush strokes you can see the paint strokes. • They use short thick and thin strokes and large and med. brushes • They mix colours • Lots of sky, always outdoors • Does not look like a photograph – more abstract, use basic shapes

7. Your task choices • #1Do research of any one of the group of seven and create a facebook page, time line or write 2-3 paragraphs about his life and contribution to the world of Canadian art. Check out their web site • http://groupofsevenart.com/ • #2 Choose any picture and try to replicate it. • You can use google images, the website in #1, • Or any of the images on this slideshow. This link below may be of help, it is an elementary class painting in group of Seven style. • http://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/k12/cur/arts/exemplars/groupof7.pdf