Many Views of Mt. FujiKatsushika Hokusai

Katsushika Hokusai

• Known as “the man who painted a mountain”• Also known for his woodblock prints

• He was orphaned as a young boy but grew into an artist

• He had dreams of painting the “magic mountain” that he could see from his village as a young boy

Students will….

• Know where artists get their ideas• Draw a contour line drawing of a Mt.

Fuji inspired landscape• Have objects far and near, big and

small• Create cherry blossoms using

stippling painting technique

Standards

• 1.2 – Students will know the differences between techniques

• 2.2 Student will describe how different expressive features (of the elements of art and principles of design) cause different responses

• 5.2 Student will describe how people’s experiences influence the development of specific culture