17th of May 2012
Dear Diary,
"Painting"
My focus from today's workshop was the elements and principles of visual arts through my painting. There were various principles discussed including 9 and beyond along with 6 elements that correspond with the 9 principles. There were new words I would take aboard throughout my teaching career, these new words included: unity, perspective, and discord. Before I came into this workshop, I was very unfamiliar with these words until today I understood what each of these words meant. For future implications towards becoming a professional educator, I would allocate students an example of an artwork and then I would allocate them time for them to come up with a few questions about the artwork. Questions can be: Tell me about the patterns in the picture. Where is it located? Why is this colour purple? In reflecting on the K-6 creative arts syllabus, appreciating outcome VAES1.3 Recognises some of the qualities of different artworks and begins to realise that artists make artworks. Students are able to make connections with the artwork displayed and are also able to express ideas to other peers in the classroom.
For me, painting is a way to forget life. It is a cry in the night, a strangled laugh. ~Georges Rouault
The world today doesn't make sense, so why should I paint pictures that do? ~Pablo Picasso
