Guided Drawing Meditation
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Students will learn about art and mindfulness and make an intuitive line drawing. Students will add unity, visual interest, and emotion using shape, pattern, and various materials. Students will display the completed painting with a descriptive artist statement.
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Lesson Objectives
Students will learn about mindfulness and its connection to art.
Students will explore connecting with the mind to create an intuitive line drawing.
Students will add patterns until the piece is visually satisfying.
Teaching Strategies
- Facilitate a discussion about mindfulness.
- Demonstrate using mindfulness to create an intuitive line, then adding a pattern to create interest.
- Facilitate a discussion about color and emotion, guiding students to purposeful painting.
- Assist and guide students in the evaluation, preparation, and display of artwork.
National Standards
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Time Requirements
Teacher Prep Time
10 minutes
Demonstration Time
20 minutes
Student Studio Time
3 hours
Supplies and Materials
- 9" x 12" paper
- Permanent marker
- Tempera or watercolor paint
- Paintbrush
- Water cup
National Standards
Create
Steps
Connect Art and Mindfulness
Learn about art and how it connects to mindfulness.
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- Drawing I - Sample Class (Copy)
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- Abstraction
- Architecture
- Beginning Exercises
- Community
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- Unit 10
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- Drawing I - Sample Class (Copy)
- Still Life
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- Beginning Exercises
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