The Sunflower Painting Project is a favorite at Jordan.

Students study the work of three turn-of-the-century artists: Claude Monet, Vincent Van Gogh, and Henri Matisse. They were prominent in the three major art styles of that era: Impressionism, Expressionism, and Fauvism.

After looking at the work of these three artists, and viewing a demonstration of various painting styles and techniques, students first undertake a series of practice sketches of sunflowers, using both drawings and live flower arrangements as models. Then they make a large scale painting in tempera, choosing a color scheme and carefully incorporating "double-loading" brushwork, sponge textures, and other specific techniques.

See links to the right to view the galleries.