Sketchbook Warm-Up…Experiment with Different Kinds of Lines

Straight Line (& directionality)

Zigzag Line

Wavy or Curvy LineLoopy Line

Thin Line

Thick Line

Broken Line

Elements of Art & Design

LineShapeSpaceColourValueTextureForm

Connect…Ted Harrison

Cross-Curricular links: Gr. 4 Social Studies Curriculum: Exploring the Landscapes of Canada

Ted Harrison• Born in England in 1926• Parents & teachers encouraged his interest in art• Was a teacher for 28 years and travelled the world• Moved to Yukon with his wife & their son (1967)• His work focused on colours & culture of the Yukon• Received the Order of Canada (1987)• Moved to Victoria, BC, in 1993 • Received the Order of BC (2008)

Ted Harrison & Abstract Landscape

MATERIALS•O Canada picture book & artworks/visuals by Ted Harrison•Cartridge Paper & Pencils•Crayola broad-nib markers•Placemats to protect work space (e.g. recycle old file folders)

Ted Harrison & Abstract Landscape

Artworks by Gr. 4 & 5 students

Ted Harrison & Abstract Landscape

PROCESS – Session 1•HORIZON LINE (e.g. zigzag or curvy for mountains; straight or flat lines for fields, curvy or wavy lines for hills…)•MIDDLE & FOREGROUND (e.g. what kinds of lines for fields, hills, water…)•BACKGROUND (furthest away) or sky (eg. clouds, sun, moon, sunrise, sunset, Northern Lights...)•OBJECTS? simple, abstract shapes (eg. curvy or zigzag lines to create organic shapes for trees; large, simple shapes to represent a building and/or object...)

Ted Harrison &Abstract Landscape

PROCESS – Session 2•COLOUR – ‘line technique’ on practice scrap •Start at TOP of the page (to avoid ‘smudging’ the marker with your hand as you work)•Consider how colour combinations will convey mood, weather or time of day (sunrise, sunset, cold/stormy, bright/cheerful…)•Continue until there is no while left showing on the page (unless white areas are required, eg., snowcaps on mountains...)

Teacher Tips:Outline shape first with marker before starting the ‘line technique’ of filling inUse contrasting colour (e.g so green tree will not be placed against green ground/hill)Encourage playful, unique, unusual use of colour (abstract!)

OPTIONAL: outlining shapes with black marker when finished

Ted Harrison & Abstract Landscape

“I Can” Skills: Identify and describe landscapes by Ted HarrisonUse line, shape & space to plan an abstract landscapeMake colour choices that express mood, weather and/or time of day in my landscapeDescribe problem-solving (how and why) and choices I made during my art-making process

Art labelsResponding to Work by Self &

Peers