Natural Forms Artist research & response Insects Louise Bourgeois Negative space Ink.

This lesson could be used in partnership with previous lessons based on: Tessa Farmer, Poul Beckmann and Damien Hirst focusing on insects as a context for the project, Natural Forms. However could also be used on its own to practice drawing negative spaces and using mark making to build tone and texture.

The lesson consists of a starter or hook activity watching a clip on Youtube from the National Gallery to introduce the artist. It then has objectives with assessment criteria followed by a step by step instructions for students to create their response: using pen and ink to draw Bourgeois’s Maman, focusing on negative space. Each stage of the response includes learning criteria and a printable step by step instruction sheet is available at the end of the powerpoint as well as a plenary.