TRADITIONS AND INNOVATIONS IN THE TRAINING OF A FINE ARTS TEACHER IN WATERCOLOR STILL-LIFE PAINTING

The article deals with the modern practice-oriented approach to the formation of professional pedagogical skills and abilities in the training of a teacher of fine arts during the performance of academic tasks in watercolor still-life painting. The modern approach and innovations consist in the application of the method of photo fixation of the sequence of academic work and systematization of the obtained data in the form of presentation. This method allows to save the stages of work, analyze them and to share the experience with students as a further teaching activity. In the research the author defines the significance of traditions and innovations in the modern system of art education. The purpose of the study is to substantiate the significance of the introduction of technology in the educational process of watercolor still-life painting with the preservation and assimilation of traditions of academic knowledge for the practical use of applied knowledge in professional teaching activity. The study revealed that the use of the innovative method of «fixing the sequence of work» in watercolor still-life painting contributes to the growth of professional teaching skills. In the process of performing basic educational and creative tasks aimed at achieving academic literacy of the image and mastering the technical skills of working with watercolor, the author recommends the introduction of tasks focused on the development of methodological and pedagogical skills, which is an element of the impact on the modern teacher of fine arts education.