Paul Cezanne - Still Life

Paul Cezanne (1839-1906)● Cezanne in the South of France,

where it was very warm and always sunny.

● He studied art during an era known as ‘Impressionism’ and painted with famous artists, such as Pissaro and Monet.

● Cezanne’s style was new and different, and didn’t quite fit in with his contemporaries.

Paul Cezanne: ‘Lighten Up!’Cezanne used a lot of dark colors and painted mostly indoors, until his friend, Pissaro, convinced him to “lighten up!”. Pissaro taught Cezanne about painting outdoors, using lighter colors. Can you see the difference?

Paul Cezanne: Post-Impressionism● Because Cezanne’s style of painting

was unique, he wasn’t considered an ‘Impressionist’ painter.

● His style of painting used thicker paint and shorter brush strokes, using a broader brush. He was considered bold with lots of feeling in his painting, so they called his art style “Expressionism”.

Camille Pissaro painted the light.

Paul Cezanne painted what he saw and felt..

Paul Cezanne: Changed Everything!● At the end of the 1800’s (what

we call the Turn of the Century), art was changing. And Cezanne was brave enough to try out new styles of art.

● Because he was brave, younger artists tried new things. Like Picasso (‘Cubism’) and Matisse (‘Modernism’).

Cezanne: Expressionism

Picasso: Cubism

Matisse: Modernism

Paul Cezanne: Fruit markets● Cezanne spent a LOT of time

practicing his ‘technique’, by painting things around his house.

● Cezanne lived in the South of France, where there was a lot of warm, sunny weather.

● And he loved to go shopping at the local markets, where they sold a lot of fresh fruits.

● Cezanne painted still lifes with lots of fruit!

Paul Cezanne: Still Life PaintingsWhat is a still life painting?

A STILL LIFE is a work of art showing everyday objects, which can either be natural (food, flowers, plants, rocks, or shells) or man-made (drinking glasses, books, vases, jewelry, or coins).

What are the objects in Cezanne’s still life paintings?

Paul Cezanne: Still LIfe Paintings

Paul Cezanne: Still LIfe Paintings

Let’s Paint!Supplies you’ll need:

● Watercolor Paper● Watercolor Palette● Paintbrush● Pencil● Water/Cup● Display of fresh fruit,

arranged on a platter (We are choosing to use seasonal squashes, pumpkins and gourds)

Paul Cezanne: Still Life - PumpkinsStep 1: Prepare Still Life

● If possible, put desks in a circle and place still life in the center of the room.

● Alternate option: place a set of objects in the middle of a desk set for a smaller group of students to view.

● Every student’s perspective will be unique.

Paul Cezanne: Still Life - PumpkinsStep 2: Outline Objects

● Draw basic shapes of pumpkins. Kindy’s and 1st Graders can focus on one central object, with a second smaller object in front (to teach perspective).

● Draw platter to look like it’s behind objects.

● Draw the table, behind the still life display. This is the “horizon line” where the table meets the wall.

Paul Cezanne: Still Life - PumpkinsStep 3: Add Detail

● Look closely at the objects and look for details to add to your drawing. Does your pumpkin have lines or warts? Are there dots or smudges?

● Add ridge lines to your pumpkin stems.

● Include an edge around the platter. ● 4th and 5th Graders can add details

to the platter, or the wall behind the still life.

Paul Cezanne: Still Life - PumpkinsStep 4: Outline Drawing

● Using Oil Pastels, outline your still life drawing.

● Use Brown, Dark Green, and Tan instead of Black, to highlight the colors of Autumn.

● Lightly fill in some areas of the detail, such as smudges or shading.

Paul Cezanne: Still Life - PumpkinsStep 5: Paint Still Life

● Using watercolors, paint your still life.

● To highlight and shade your objects, use this technique: paint using color wheel neighbors.

● EXAMPLE 1: Paint the pumpkin Orange, use Yellow to highlight and Red to shade.

● EXAMPLE 2: Paint a gourd Green, use Yellow to highlight and Dark Green or Blue for the shaded area.

Paul Cezanne: Still Life - PumpkinsStep 6: Complete!

● Choose a contrast color to paint the wall. Look at the color wheel again, and choose a color opposite from Yellow, Orange or Red.

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Paul Cezanne: Still Life - Pumpkins