Current Assignment

May 17, 2010

Passing out AP art awards from AP art show

Choosing winners for the lower division classes

Begin showing final slide shows of the year’s work

May 13, 2010

Working on Slide show of year’s work

May 11, 2010

MONDAY NEXT WEEK-SLIDE SHOW OF THE WHOLE YEAR’S WORK

Writing letters of advice to incoming AP art students

Preparing digital art files for teacher submission and for SLIDE SHOW on PowerPoint or other slide show venues

May 10, 2010

Preparing flats to return to drama

End of the year schedule

May 7 2010

Portfolio submission and due today

May 6, 2010

Seniors submitting portfolios

May 4, 2010

Removing art from the Shea

Preparing portfolios for AP submission

Matting and covering art work

Preparing questions for concentration section.

What is the main focus/idea for your concentration?

May 3, 2010

ART SHOW COMES DOWN ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON DURING 4th period

AP ART STUDENTS meet IN art ROOM AT 3:15 pm THURSDAY

COMPLETED BY THURSDAY AT 3:15pm the following:

Quality pieces matted with back covered with cardboard and fitted cover sheet

All files up on site as JPEG no larger than 3 MB

Labeled with size and media

Written commentary on concentration with reference to “slides”

April 29, 2010

AP ART SHOW RECEPTION FOR THE ARTISTS  7pm

April 26, 2010

Putting together flats

Covering flats with felt

Preparing the Shea

Pass out check list and student expectation for AP art show!

Z block: Matting art work

Quality pieces for the Collegeboard can not be any larger than 18 x 24 but for art show larger pieces are fine

April 20, 2010

Finalizing T-Shirt order including sizes for AP art show

Sign up for help making “digital slides” for Ap College Board site

Sign up for Food for AP art show

Beginning Prep work for writing ARTIST STATEMENT

Artist statement rough due: Thursday

April 19, 2010

Remember to invite Friends and Family to AP art show!

Preparations for AP class

Dates for uploading images to College Board

Schedule until AP exam

Information about AP Art Show Reception

Passing out portfolios

Artist Statement

April 16, 2010

Setting up accounts for AP portfolio with the College Board

March 29, 2010

END OF 12 WEEK MARKING PERIOD

Worksheet and questionaire for 12 week marking period completed pieces in the area of concentration DUE TUESDAY/WEDNESDAY of this week

March 22, 2010

7 completed pieces for area of concentration are due  Wednesday March 31

Continue working on in class acrylic painting of a figure

March 15, 2010

Three more completed piece for area of concentration due at the end of the next 6 week marking period

Organizing the painter’s palette

Blocking out main shapes with compliments/white/black

March 10, 2010

Women’s History Month

Examples of European Women Artists

Continue preparations for painting on stretched canvas

Gesso

Warm/gray wash on surface of gesso

March 9, 2010

Gesso stretched canvas

Students should have completed 7 finished concentration pieces by this coming Friday

February 26, 2010

Stretching Canvases

February 25, 2010

AREA OF CONCENTRATION #6

should be completed by tomorrow

Constructing Frame for Figure painting

February 22, 2010

Bring in a photo of someone you wish to paint

Examples of portfolio: clothed figure drawings for AP portfolio

Examples of finished figure paintings

February 18, 2010

Celebrating African American History Month Inspiration images from African American Artists

Bring in a photo of a person that you would like to do as a clothed figure painting

February 5, 2010

Looking at Concentration pieces

February 4, 2010

Slide Show today

Figure Drawing and Design

February 2 2010

#2 Concentration due Friday February 5

#3 Concentration piece due Thursday Feburary 11

January 29 2010

Critique of first piece from area of concentration

January 28, 2010

Tomorrow Friday January 29

Bring in Concentration and one figure drawing piece

January 25, 2010

Bring in a completed Area of Concentration piece in for Friday

January 22, 2010

HOMEWORK: Area of concentration is your homework

Dates for the semester were handed in in class.

Today: Figure drawing on colored pastel paper

January 21, 2010

How will your pieces be looked at by the College Board

Discussion about the context in which your breath and 3-d work well be viewed

Discussion about field trip

Figure drawing

January 11 2010

Group figure drawing

Wednesday December 9 2009

Individual Portfolio Reviews now through the end of the semester

Monday December 7 2009

List of assignment required for individual portfolio reviews passed out today

Thursday December 4, 2009

Sign up for individual portfolio reviews

Another set of examples of area of concentration: REFERENCING master artists in your area of concentration

Monday November 23, 2009

Looking at Area of Concentration from past students

Begin considering what you will be doing for your area of concentration

Monday November 16, 2009

Friends

Sanded Pastel paper

Monday November 9,  2009

Emphasis on enlargement

Finding objects/plants etc to enlarge on pastel paper

Thursday October 28 2009

Georgia O’Keeffe video

Drawing skulls on dark pastel paper

Friday October 13 2009

We went over the poster from the collgeboard today.

Quality

Concentration

Breadth

Tuesday October 13 2009

Video watching master artists work with brush painting

Looking at artwork from Japanese internment camps

Brush painting practice

on sumi Rice paper

Friday October 9 2009

Discussion of Avedon show

Finish Pen and Ink piece at home

Tuesday October 6 2009

Richard Avedon Field trip at the MOMA

Answer questions and be prepared to talk about the show and the museum on Wednesday

Thursday

Homework Pen and iNk work in class

Monday Sept 21 2009

Field Trip Permission Form should be signed by parents for Field trip Oct 6

Due on or before Friday:

Line drawing of  shoes

Value drawing of shoes

Charcoal Master study

Charcoal student choice piece

Pen and Ink study

Tuesday Sept 15

Pen and Ink Master study

Choose one piece to Matt

Tueday Sept. 7

    CHARCOAL DRAWING         Contintued

Working on Film Noir drawings in class

Bring in a photo or image of your choice which you would like to do with Dramatic lighting

FRIDAY

CRITIQUE OF HOMEWORK DRAWING

CONTINUE IN CLASS FULL VALUE DRAWING

Tuesday

Warm up exercises for artists

Blind contour of objects and partner artists

Quick warm up drawings of single objects

examples of line drawing and value drawing

Using shammy and tortillon

Monday August 24

Line drawing in class

Homework: Line drawing of at least 3 objects from your room

Demonstrate your knowledge of foreground

middle ground

background