Mrs. McIntosh's Art Gallery 6th Grade Artist As a substitute teacher at Chelsea, I began teaching art to the students. I developed techniques using the Masters such as Monet, Van Gogh, and O'Keeffe. The students were able to paint an impression of the Impressionist artists painting. My theory is if students can begin to see they will be able to draw anything. I use gesture drawing, contour drawing, and I have them draw pictures upside down. They begin to see shapes they recognized and feel more comfortable in their efforts. Artist's Workshop is the program I have developed. This style of teaching has been very successful for all age children. I start out with warm-up exercises such as gesture drawing, then I will teach a short lesson (younger students draw along with me). The students begin by marking their paper and using their pencil as a measuring tool. After drawing the students are then free to paint or color in a creative way. The galleries show examples of what talented and creative students there are at Chelsea Heights.