Provocation

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Your favorite site. A space that holds a piece of you. A sight for sore eyes.

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All year levels would benefit from clear scaffolding of process. After an initial provocation demonstrating a cycle of exploration and development that can lead to a resolution. Visually showing the process of one idea to the next.

I began this quick process with an image of Mt Hotham, a place I hold dear, and created a rough watercolor sketch. I then photocopied the watercolor and cut it up for a collage. The collage could potentially be presented as the final artwork or pushed further to illustrate some text or form the basis of a tapestry.

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JUNIOR YEARS - WATERCOLOR TEST STRIPS

Watercolor is a medium that is often assumed to be easy, but to achieve outstanding results I think students could benefit from clear skill scaffolding.

Experimenting with a series of tests strips to adjust the amount of water needed could be a good way to start as this is an initial issue for junior students. Students could then begin to apply some different techniques to smaller swatches, in preparation for a final artwork.

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MIDDLE YEARS - WATERCOLOR ELEMENTS/PRINCIPLES

Again starting with experimentation students in the middle years could begin with 6-8 squares an apply a variety of techniques to visually show the art elements. The same could be done for the art principles and these square can be pasted into their diaries as a resource for future use. As a final textiles project students could paint onto wet/dry silk using some similar techniques.

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SENIOR YEARS - WATERCOLOR FASHION ILLUSTRATION

Watercolor and​ fashion illustration have long been friends. Students could explore fashion illustration history from 20th century illustrator Paul Iribe  to Kenneth Paul Block and the crazy work of Joel Resnicoff. After research students could explore how watercolor and fashion illustration may impact on their own work either in fashion or textiles.

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WATERCOLOR PAINTING