1. Watercolors
Frustrating or Fantastic?

2. What does kind of
image do you expect to
see when someone
says,
“It’s a landscape?”

4. In the following examples
of landscapes, discuss
examples of something
unexpected or exceptional
about the art you see.

5. Spring Barn + Windmill by Gretchen Kelley

6. Marzipan from Erice, by Janet Fish

7. Maja Wronska

8. Z.L. Feng

9. The artists you just looked
at have very different ways
of working with watercolor
paint. In your group, agree
on 2 things the artists
SHARE that make these
paintings, “good.”

10. So you have a good idea of
what makes a good
landscape.
List what things you would need to paint a
landscape:
What might be the hardest things to get right?
How long do you think your best effort would
take?
How could the students at your table help you?

11. Let’s Paint
Each Student will need :
Paint Set—they come
“as-is” so make the
best of what you get.
Paint Brush
Paper
Water Cup
Paper Towels
Create a Landscape Painting:
Use the page well.
Incorporate 2 things
that make a good
water color landscape
painting as you
discussed in your
group.
Attempt to replicate
some of the techniques
you liked in the
examples we looked
at.

12. Evaluating your First Effort
What did you like:
What needs
Improvement?
Solutions?

13. Compare your
expectations with the
results:
Did you have all the materials you originally
thought you would need? Did you think of some
additional supplies that would have been useful?
What was the hardest things to get right? What
was successful about it and what wasn’t?
How long do this effort take? Would have more
time helped?
How did students at your table help you?

14. Compare your
expectations with the
results:
Did you have all the materials you originally
thought you would need? Did you think of some
additional supplies that would have been useful?
What was the hardest things to get right? What
was successful about it and what wasn’t?
How long do this effort take? Would have more
time helped?
How did students at your table help you?