Henri Rousseau (1844-1910)

• Henri Rousseau was an artist who painted in the late early 1900's.

• He was famous for his dream-like depictions of jungles and wildlife.

• Ironically, he did not paint these scenes from nature or from experience. Everything he painted, he studied from illustrations in books.

Things to Look For:

• The shapes of the leaves

• The animals hiding

• The colours used

‘Tiger in a Tropical Storm’

‘Fight Between a Tiger and a Buffalo’

‘The Snake Charmer’

‘The Virgin Forest’

‘Tropical Forest With Monkeys’

‘The Repast of the Lion’

‘Jungle With Horse Attacked By Jaguar’

‘The Antelope’

‘The Antelope’

Our Project for Today

Leaves• Look at the shapes of the leaves

• Choose one shape leaf

• Trace it on your cardboard or paper

• Cut it out

• Use it as a template to trace around

Animals• Choose a jungle animal

• You won’t see much of it, only the skin

• Draw the pattern of the animal’s skin behind the leaf pattern

Animal Skin Patterns

Finishing Off• Lightly colour the leaves in

different shades of green

• Colour the animal skin pattern

• Colour the background

• Use pastel or texta to add veins to the leaves and outline everything