Monday, April 27, 2015

Week of April 27-30, 2015

Monday, April 27
Beginning Drawing:Continue color packet. Begin work on pastel landscape drawings.
Portfolio Prep:Continue work on Japanese Garden Sculpture.
Foundations of Art:Introduction to clay.
Introduction to Art:Exercise #2,3 & 4 in Acrylic paint.
Sculpture:Splay bottles & begin to shape with heat gun.
Beginning Photography:Portrait Photography.

Tuesday, April 28
Beginning Drawing:Continue color packet. Begin work on pastel landscape drawings.
Portfolio Prep:Continue work on Japanese Garden Sculpture.
Foundations of Art:PSSA testing.
Introduction to Art:Begin work on eye, nose, mouth & face drawings.
Sculpture:Splay bottles & begin to shape with heat gun.
Beginning Photography:Portrait Photography.

Wednesday, April 29
Beginning Drawing:Continue color packet & work on pastel landscape drawings.
Portfolio Prep:Continue work on Japanese Garden Sculpture.
Foundations of Art:PSSA testing.
Introduction to Art:Continue work on eye, nose, mouth & face drawings.
Sculpture:Splay bottles & begin to shape with heat gun.
Beginning Photography:Portrait Photography.

Thursday, April 30
Beginning Drawing:Continue color packet & work on pastel landscape drawings.
Portfolio Prep:Continue work on Japanese Garden Sculpture.
Foundations of Art:Complete sketches for creature vessels.
Introduction to Art:Continue work on eye, nose, mouth & face drawings.
Sculpture:Continue to splay bottles & shape with heat gun. Bundle groups of 4 bottles together to place onto metal rod.
Beginning Photography:Portrait Photography.

Friday, May 1
Beginning Drawing:Continue color packet & work on pastel landscape drawings.
Portfolio Prep:Continue work on Japanese Garden Sculpture.
Foundations of Art:Complete sketches for creature vessels. Demo - Introduction to Clay. Clay reading strategies worksheet.
Introduction to Art:Continue work on eye, nose, mouth & face drawings.
Sculpture:Continue to splay bottles & shape with heat gun. Bundle groups of 4 bottles together to place onto metal rod.
Beginning Photography:Portrait Photography. Begin group photo shoots.

Monday, April 20, 2015

Week of April 20-24, 2015

Monday, April 20
Beginning Drawing:Quiz
Portfolio Prep:Japanese Garden Sculpture. 3 thumbnails.
Foundations of Art:Students continue to work on Mandala pattern using colored pencil and black marker outline.
Introduction to Art:Exercise #2,3 & 4 in Acrylic paint.
Sculpture: Continue to prepare water bottles (wash & take off labels). Begin to paint inside.
Beginning Photography: Digital Skills Assignment #4 due. David Douglas worksheet - due. Photographer Oral presentations.

Tuesday, April 21
Beginning Drawing:Read through PowerPoint slides and familiarize yourself with vocabulary relating to Landscapes, Pastel and Color. Begin color packet.
Portfolio Prep:Begin work on Japanese Garden Sculpture.
Foundations of Art:PSSA testing.
Introduction to Art:Exercise #2,3 & 4 in Acrylic paint.
Sculpture: Continue to prepare water bottles (wash & take off labels). Begin to paint inside.
Beginning Photography:Photographer Oral presentations.

Wednesday, April 22
Beginning Drawing:Read through PowerPoint slides and familiarize yourself with vocabulary relating to Landscapes, Pastel and Color. Continue color packet.
Portfolio Prep:Continue work on Japanese Garden Sculpture.
Foundations of Art:PSSA testing.
Introduction to Art:Exercise #2,3 & 4 in Acrylic paint.
Sculpture: Continue to prepare water bottles (wash & take off labels). Begin to paint inside.
Beginning Photography:Photographer Oral presentations.

Thursday, April 23
Beginning Drawing:Read through PowerPoint slides and familiarize yourself with vocabulary relating to Landscapes, Pastel and Color. Continue color packet.
Portfolio Prep:Continue work on Japanese Garden Sculpture.
Foundations of Art:Students continue to work on Mandala pattern using colored pencil and black marker outline. Quiz tomorrow.
Introduction to Art:Exersise #2,3 & 4 in Acrylic paint.
Sculpture: Continue to prepare water bottles (wash & take off labels). Begin to paint inside.
Beginning Photography:Photographer Oral presentations. Introduction to Portrait Photography.

Friday, April 24
Beginning Drawing:Read through PowerPoint slides and familiarize yourself with vocabulary relating to Landscapes, Pastel and Color. Continue color packet.
Portfolio Prep:Continue work on Japanese Garden Sculpture.
Foundations of Art:Students continue to work on Mandala pattern using colored pencil and black marker outline. Quiz tomorrow.
Introduction to Art:Exersise #2,3 & 4 in Acrylic paint.
Sculpture: Continue to prepare water bottles (wash & take off labels). Continue to paint inside.
Beginning Photography:Photographer Oral presentations. Introduction to Portrait Photography.

Monday, April 13, 2015

Week of April 13-17, 2015

Monday, April 13
Beginning Drawing:Ora Lerman Assignment. Critique Wednesday.
Portfolio Prep:Micrography Assignment. Students are to continue "shading" with words that describe the overall emotion of the image. Critique Wednesday.
Foundations of Art:Students continue to work on Mandala pattern using colored pencil and black marker outline.
Introduction to Art:Review corrected Watercolor Quiz. Notes on Acrylic Paint. Begin Exercise #1 Gray Scale in individual sketchbooks.
Sculpture:Begin Dale Chiuley lesson. Prepare water bottles (wash & take off labels).
Beginning Photography: Assignment #5 Aperture and Shutter-speed, four photographs mounted & due.

Tuesday, April 14
Beginning Drawing:Ora Lerman Assignment. Critique Wednesday.
Portfolio Prep:Micrography Assignment. Students are to continue "shading" with words that describe the overall emotion of the image. Critique Wednesday.
Foundations of Art:PSSA testing.
Introduction to Art:Review corrected Watercolor Quiz (period 6. Notes on Acrylic Paint. Begin Exercise #1 Gray Scale (period 4) in individual sketchbooks - continue exercise #1 in period 3.
Sculpture: Continue to prepare water bottles (wash & take off labels).
Beginning Photography: Digital Skills Assignment #4 Blending Two Images Together.

Wednesday, April 15
Beginning Drawing:Ora Lerman Critique today.
Portfolio Prep:Micrography Critique today.
Foundations of Art:PSSA testing.
Introduction to Art:Review corrected Watercolor Quiz (period 6. Notes on Acrylic Paint. Continue Exercise #1 & move on to Exercise #2.
Sculpture: Continue to prepare water bottles (wash & take off labels).
Beginning Photography: Digital Skills Assignment #4.

Thursday, April 16
Beginning Drawing:Complete Ora Lerman Critique. Students can go back in and rework to make improvements resulting from critique.
Portfolio Prep:Japanese Garden Sculpture. 3 thumbnails.
Foundations of Art:Students continue to work on Mandala pattern using colored pencil and black marker outline.
Introduction to Art:Exersise #2, & 3 in Acrylic paint.
Sculpture: Continue to prepare water bottles (wash & take off labels). Begin to paint inside.
Beginning Photography: Digital Skills Assignment #4.


Friday, April 17
Beginning Drawing:Students are to go back in and rework to make improvements resulting from critique.
Portfolio Prep:Japanese Garden Sculpture. 3 thumbnails.
Foundations of Art:Students continue to work on Mandala pattern using colored pencil and black marker outline.
Introduction to Art:Exersise #2, & 3 in Acrylic paint.
Sculpture: Continue to prepare water bottles (wash & take off labels). Begin to paint inside.
Beginning Photography: Digital Skills Assignment #4 due. David Douglas worksheet - if not finished do homework.

Monday, April 6, 2015

Week of April 6 - 10, 2015

Monday, April 6
Beginning Drawing:Ora Lerman Assignment.
Portfolio Prep:Micrography Assignment. Students are to continue "shading" with words that describe the overall emotion of the image.
Foundations of Art: Introduce Mandala lesson. Students create a Mandala pattern.
Introduction to Art: Negative Tree Painting.
Sculpture:Set painting.
Beginning Photography: Review - aperture, shutter & depth of field. Assignment #5 Aperture and Shutter-speed.

Tuesday, April 7
Beginning Drawing:Ora Lerman Assignment.
Portfolio Prep:Micrography Assignment. Students are to continue "shading" with words that describe the overall emotion of the image.
Foundations of Art:Students continue to create a Mandala pattern.
Introduction to Art: Negative Tree Painting.
Sculpture:Set painting.
Beginning Photography: Review - aperture, shutter & depth of field. Assignment #5 Aperture and Shutter-speed.

Wednesday, April 8
Beginning Drawing:Ora Lerman Assignment.
Portfolio Prep:Micrography Assignment. Students are to continue "shading" with words that describe the overall emotion of the image.
Foundations of Art:Students continue to create a Mandala pattern.
Introduction to Art: Negative Tree Painting.
Sculpture:Set painting.
Beginning Photography: Review - aperture, shutter & depth of field. Assignment #5 Aperture and Shutter-speed.

Thursday, April 9
Beginning Drawing:Ora Lerman Assignment.
Portfolio Prep:Micrography Assignment. Students are to continue "shading" with words that describe the overall emotion of the image.
Foundations of Art:Students continue to create a Mandala pattern.
Introduction to Art: Negative Tree Painting.
Sculpture:Set painting.
Beginning Photography: Review - aperture, shutter & depth of field. Assignment #5 Aperture and Shutter-speed.

Friday, April 10
Beginning Drawing:Ora Lerman Assignment. Critique Monday.
Portfolio Prep:Micrography Assignment. Students are to continue "shading" with words that describe the overall emotion of the image. Critique Monday.
Foundations of Art:Students continue to create a Mandala pattern. Begin colored pencil.
Introduction to Art: Watercolor Quiz. Complete Negative Tree Painting.
Sculpture:Set painting.
Beginning Photography: Assignment #5 Aperture and Shutter-speed, four photographs mounted & due.