Art 501
Friday, November 4, 2011
November Portfolio Due - Wed. Nov. 23!
Students have been working on a number of assignments this month. With assignments due on a monthly deadline, students are given the opportunity to really work on pieces to produce the best results possible. It is encouraged to work on art work regularly rather then the last minute.
List of required assignments:
1. 2pt. perspective drawing of school hallway.
2. Watercolour landscape painting
3. Colour definition trading cards.
*** Baroque presentations occur on Tues. Nov. 8
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Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Students have completed and submitted a number of assignments begun at the beginning of the semester. The marks will be submitted to SAS within a week. Please check back of with me for any info. Students have been responsible for the following list of assignments to date:
Portrait in pencil
portrait in colour
portrait black on white
Leaves/tree study
Rubbing collage
Neoclassic reading questions
Sketches
Title page
Shoes
Objects of 3 different colours.
Currently students are working on 2 assignments simultaneously: watercolour landscape and 2pt. perspective drawing. Students have chosen a view from the local Heritage Park to use as subject matter for a watercolour painting (please sign walkabout permission for so we can go back!!) and a large drawing of a space in the school halls using 2 pt. perspective.
Students have also been instructed to begin work on sketches of a room at home using perspective. I will be checking the priliminary drawings on Tuesday prior to due date.
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Friday, Sept. 23, 2011
Students have been drawing everyday this week. Portraits has been the assignment. There is a list below of things we have been doing in class and students will be responsible for submitting these in their first portfolio submission soon. I would like to add that even though we have been drawing each day, drawings that have been complete outside of class that suit each task are also appropriate to hand in. Students are always encouraged to work on their own to expand their skills.
Pencil portrait
charcoal portrait
coloured chalk portrait
white on black portrait
leaves/tree drawing
rubbings - to be collaged
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Friday, Sept. 16, 2011
It was a great week to begin warming up and practicing drawing skills. For some, it's been a year since they've had art class. Results have been quite impressive! We went to the cemetery near by to do studies of leaves and trees. Then on days the weather didn't cooperate, we stayed inside and began refreshing and working on portrait skills. Reminder that students should keep working on their own to produce quality pieces that will be submitted at the end of the month.
Drawings each are responsible so far:
1 - leaves/trees composition
1- shaded pencil portrait
Sketchbook Assignment #2 - Shoes
Fill a page of studies of a variety of shoes in different poses. On the second page, complete a quality line drawing of an arrangement of at least 3 shoes.
** due date - Wed. Sept 20
This sketchbook assignment came with the introduction of all the sketchbook assignments due for the remainder of the semester. Students are encouraged to look ahead and work on assignments before assigned and/or due to produce the best work possible. Please contact me if you wish to have a copy of the list.
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What a great, intimate class! We should be able to accomplish a lot of great things this year! We began this week with drawing warm up exercises and drawing objects with careful observation and a variety of tones. Also students began with their first version of an artist statement which is a written way for each to describe they work as an artist. This will be updated periodically through out the semester.
Next week students are asked to come to class prepared to draw outdoors!
Sketchbook Assignment #1 - Sketchbook Title Page
Students are required to decorate the first page of the sketchbook. They should aim to plan and execute this with great detail and aim to show me a little about themselves while creating a dazzling, decorated page. Students may use their choice of materials and methods to complete this assignment.
Due date: Wed., Sept. 14
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Back to class Sept. 6, 2011!
