Year Level (Recommended)

Year 1 to Year 6

Key Learning Areas Included

• Visual Arts

Learning Intention(s)

• To learn about Ted Harrison and how to create a piece of art inspired by his work

Success Criteria for Learning Activities

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• I can create a piece of art based off Ted Harrison’s artwork
• I can tell you about the artist Ted Harrison

Project Activity Description

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Some Examples

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About Ted Harrison

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Ted Harrison was a British-Canadian painter noted for his colorful landscape paintings of the Yukon. Born on August 28, 1926 in Wingate, England, he studied at the West Hartlepool School of Art, where he later taught for three decades. His career took off when he relocated in 1967 from England to Northern Canada, where he was deeply inspired by the rustic landscapes of his surroundings. His works are characterized by their almost psychedelic color palettes, in which the sun and mountains are given mystical credence; his painting Alone in the Great North, featuring a purple sun setting in an orange sky, is exemplary of this style. Harrison was also a celebrated children’s book illustrator, and was selected for the International Children’s Book Exhibition in Bologna, Italy. In 1987, the artist was

inducted as a Member of the Order of Canada for his contributions to Canadian culture,

and later invited into the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts. Harrison died at the age of

88 on January 16, 2015 in Victoria, Canada.

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http://www.artnet.com/artists/ted-harrison/

Examples of art inspired by Ted Harrison

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Steps

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1. Look at the different examples of Ted Harrison’s work and decide on a design
2. Using pencil lightly draw out your design - make sure you have lots of lines, you might use different types of lines for different areas of your design (e.g. your mountain lines might be zig zag and your sky lines wavy).
3. Colour in your lines with crayon or pastel, make sure you use lots of different colours like Ted Harrison does. Pick a different group of colours for each area of your piece (e.g. sky - reds and pinks, sun- orange and yellow, mountains - blue and green)
4. Use the watercolour paint to colour in all the empty spaces, make sure your whole page is full of bright colours.
5. Once your artwork is dry find somewhere to hang it up and remember to share it with your teacher.

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(If you don’t have both crayons/pastels and watercolour paint just use the one you have to complete the whole piece, it will still look great.)

5. Share your results

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When you have finished your solar oven experiment, you can share your results with your teacher in one of the following ways:

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1. Take a photo of your finished artwork.

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• Write a paragraph explaining your artwork.

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• Write about your art piece and how Ted Harrison’s work inspired your design.

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• Make a short video and PowerPoint/Google Slide to share your knowledge about Ted Harrison and explain your artwork - how you created it and why you chose the design.

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