Second Grade "Cityscapes"

 El Palacio 
1946 (120 Kb); Watercolor on paper, 20 3/4 x 28 5/8 inches; Whitney Museum of American Art, New York 

Second Graders looked at different cityscapes: a skyline of Denver, a silly James Rizzi painting and a serious painting by Edward Hopper. Second graders identified the background, middle ground and foreground of the pictures. We decided it is important to know these words so that we can describe what we see when we look at artwork and to explain our own work. We practiced drawing buildings in different ways. Then we used oil pastels and watercolor paint on construction paper to create our artworks. Artists answered these questions for their Artist Statements: "What is in the background of your artwork? What is in the foreground?"
See the art and the artists statements at our online gallery!!
http://www.artsonia.com/museum/gallery.asp?exhibit=684031