Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Week of October 27-31, 2014

Monday, October 27
Beginning Drawing:Study guide for Quiz 1. Students are to complete guide during class period & study for quiz.
Portfolio Prep:Wrapped animal portraits. Students are working on a contour drawing an animal of their choice from reference - open mouth & eyes.
Foundations of Art:Beastly Bobbleheads. Students are painting their ceramic bobbleheads with acrylic paint.
Introduction to Art:Shattered Images. Students continue to create value scales within their drawings.
Sculpture:High Relief Palissy Inspired Sculpture. Students continue to work with clay.
Photography:Landscape Assignment. Students are printing images & mounting to board.

Tuesday, October 28
Beginning Drawing:Quiz 1
Portfolio Prep:Wrapped animal portraits. Students are working on a contour drawing an animal of their choice from reference - open mouth & eyes.
Foundations of Art:Beastly Bobbleheads. Students are painting their ceramic bobbleheads with acrylic paint.
Introduction to Art:Shattered Images. Students continue to create value scales within their drawings.
Sculpture:High Relief Palissy Inspired Sculpture. Students continue to work with clay.
Photography:Landscape Assignment. Students are printing images & mounting to board.

Wednesday, October 29
Beginning Drawing:Introduction of Perspective
Portfolio Prep:Wrapped animal portraits. Students are working on a contour drawing an animal of their choice from reference - open mouth & eyes.
Foundations of Art:Intro new class. Name cards. PowerPoint Elements of Art & Mandalas.
Introduction to Art:Shattered Images. Students continue to create value scales within their drawings.
Sculpture:High Relief Palissy Inspired Sculpture. Students continue to work with clay.
Photography:Landscape Assignment. Students are printing images & mounting to board.

Thursday, October 30
Beginning Drawing:Perspective Rooms. Sketchbook assignment.
Portfolio Prep:Wrapped animal portraits. Students are working on a contour drawing an animal of their choice from reference - open mouth & eyes.
Foundations of Art:Review on Mandalas. Students working on breaking up spaces with lines, objects, & shapes.
Introduction to Art:Shattered Images. Students continue to create value scales within their drawings.
Sculpture:High Relief Palissy Inspired Sculpture. Students continue to work with clay.
Photography:Landscape Assignment. Students are printing images & mounting to board.

Friday, October 31
Beginning Drawing:Guest speaker. Perspective rooms due.
Portfolio Prep:Guest speaker.
Foundations of Art:Review on Mandalas. Students working on breaking up spaces with lines, objects, & shapes.
Introduction to Art: Guest speaker. Shattered Images due at period end.
Sculpture:High Relief Palissy Inspired Sculpture. Students continue to work with clay.
Photography:Guest speaker.

Monday, October 20, 2014

Week of 20-24, 2014

Monday, October 20
Beginning Drawing:Class critique. Worksheets collected.
Portfolio Prep:Fabric study.
Foundations of Art:Optical Art assignment - colored pencil w/monochromatic color scheme.
Introduction to Art:Shattered Image assignment. Students are creating values scales within each shape.
Sculpture:Palissy inspired sculpture - students are working with clay.
Photography:Landscape assignment. Students continue to edit images.

Tuesday, October 21
Beginning Drawing:Class continued to make changes to their drawings discussed in critique.
Portfolio Prep:Fabric study.
Foundations of Art:Optical Art assignment - colored pencil w/monochromatic color scheme.
Introduction to Art:Shattered Image assignment. Students are creating values scales within each shape.
Sculpture:Palissy inspired sculpture - students are working with clay.
Photography:Landscape assignment. Students continue to edit images.

Wednesday, October 22
Beginning Drawing:Class continued to make changes to their drawings discussed in critique.
Portfolio Prep:Fabric study.
Foundations of Art:Optical Art assignment - colored pencil w/monochromatic color scheme.
Introduction to Art:Shattered Image assignment. Students are creating values scales within each shape.
Sculpture:Palissy inspired sculpture - students are working with clay.
Photography:Landscape assignment. Students continue to edit images.

Thursday, October 23
Beginning Drawing:Class continued to make changes to their drawings discussed in critique.
Portfolio Prep:Contour Animal Drawing.
Foundations of Art:Optical Art assignment - colored pencil w/monochromatic color scheme.
Introduction to Art:Shattered Image assignment. Students are creating values scales within each shape.
Sculpture:Palissy inspired sculpture - students are working with clay.
Photography:Landscape assignment. Students continue to edit images.

Friday, October 24
Beginning Drawing:Class continued to make changes to their drawings discussed in critique. Finished drawing is turned in at period end.
Portfolio Prep:Contour Animal Drawing.
Foundations of Art:Mythological Beasts - students are painting clay bobble heads with acrylic paint.
Introduction to Art:Shattered Image assignment. Students are creating values scales within each shape.
Sculpture:Palissy inspired sculpture - students are working with clay.
Photography:Landscape assignment. Students continue to edit images.

Friday, October 10, 2014

Week of October 13-17, 2014

Monday, October 13
Act 80 Day - No School

Tuesday, October 14
Beginning Drawing:Students continue to work on still life drawing.
Portfolio Prep:Students work on fabric sketchbook exercise.
Foundations of Art:Students work on Op Art assignment - black marker.
Introduction to Art:Students continue to work on breaking up composition with chosen background.
Sculpture:High Relief Pasilssy Inspired Sculpture.
Photography:Landscape assignment. (10 B&W, 10 color, 10 selective color)

Wednesday, October 15
Beginning Drawing:Students continue to work on still life drawing.
Portfolio Prep:Students work on fabric sketchbook exercise.
Foundations of Art:Students work on Op Art assignment - black marker.
Introduction to Art:Students continue to work on breaking up composition with chosen background. When completed, students are to move on & begin creating a value scale within each space.
Sculpture:High Relief Pasilssy Inspired Sculpture.
Photography:Landscape assignment. (10 B&W, 10 color, 10 selective color)

Thursday, October 16
Beginning Drawing:Students continue to work on still life drawing.
Portfolio Prep:Students work on fabric sketchbook exercise.
Foundations of Art:Op Art PowerPoint,Introduction to color schemes. Students work on Op Art assignment - black marker & colored pencil.
Introduction to Art:Students continue to work on breaking up composition with chosen background. When completed, students are to move on & begin creating a value scale within each space.
Sculpture:High Relief Pasilssy Inspired Sculpture.
Photography:Critique Name Collage.

Friday, October 17
Beginning Drawing:Students continue to work on still life drawing.
Portfolio Prep:Students work on fabric sketchbook exercise.
Foundations of Art:Op Art reading questions.
Introduction to Art:Students continue to work on breaking up composition with chosen background. When completed, students are to move on & begin creating a value scale within each space.
Sculpture:High Relief Pasilssy Inspired Sculpture.
Photography:Word search & completion of Critique questions - Landscape Assignment will be resumed on Monday.

Wednesday, October 8, 2014

Week of October 6-10, 2014

Monday, October 6
Beginning Drawing:Students are to continue work on their still life.
Portfolio Prep:Students are gluing newsprint to the 'missing/broken' areas of their composition.
Foundations of Art:Value worksheets & activity.
Introduction to Art:Cubism Activity - PowerPoint.
Sculpture:Palissy relief - clay construction.
Photography:Mounting name collage.

Tuesday, October 7
Beginning Drawing:Students are to continue work on their still life - begin shading w graphite pencils.
Portfolio Prep:Students are gluing newsprint to the 'missing/broken' areas of their composition & frame composition.
Foundations of Art:Value worksheets & activity.
Introduction to Art:Cubism Activity - Group Activity.
Sculpture:Palissy relif - clay construction.
Photography:PowerPoint - Landscape Photography. Murray Fredricks - Lake Erye discussion.

Wednesday, October 8
Beginning Drawing:Students are to continue work on their still life - shading w graphite pencils.
Portfolio Prep:Student display in lobby. Begin sketchbook fabric exercises.
Foundations of Art:Review for Clay Quiz. Op Art Project. Students are to create their own composition based on class demo.
Introduction to Art:Study guide handout for quiz. Cubism Activity - Group Activity.
Sculpture:Palissy relif - clay construction.
Photography:Students are to upload 10 images to H drive & review. Decisions to crop, or enhance images is up to the student.

Thursday, October 9
Beginning Drawing:Students are to continue work on their still life - shading w graphite pencils.
Portfolio Prep:Continue sketchbook fabric exercises.
Foundations of Art:Quiz - Clay
Introduction to Art:Quiz - Value
Sculpture:Palissy relif - clay construction.
Photography:Students are to upload 10 images to H drive & review. Decisions to crop, or enhance images is up to the student.

Friday, October 10 (1/2 day Act 80)
Beginning Drawing:Students are to continue work on their still life - shading w graphite pencils.
Portfolio Prep:Continue sketchbook fabric exercises.
Foundations of Art:Op Art. PowerPoint on color schemes. Handout, worksheets.
Introduction to Art:Shattered Image project.
Sculpture:Palissy relif - clay construction.
Photography:Students are to upload 10 images to H drive & review. Decisions to crop, or enhance images is up to the student