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May 17, 2010

Expectation sheet for Art 1-2 Spring Final

Study notes were passed out today

Continue working on Interior Design

May 13, 2010

Working on Interior Design

May 11, 2010

Begin Interior Design

May 10, 2010

Drawing a fireplace

Drawing a bed on the back wall in 1 pt perspective

May 7, 2010

drawing a counter in 1 pt perspective

Drawing a bed in 1 pt perspective

May 6, 2010

Sketchbooks due tomorrow

Practice 1 pt perspective interiors with basic furniture forms

May 3, 2010

Looking at Vincent Van Gogh’s painting for their use of perspective

Examples of past student work

Step by Step drawing of an interior

May 3, 2010

Review Basic Perspective

One point

Two point

April 29, 2010

AP Art Gallery visit-Voting for Best of Show

April 28, 2010

Watching video “Masters of Illusion”

April 26, 2010

Reviewing homework this morning

Critique of Action/Movement Watercolors

Peer/Self Evaluation for Action Watercolor

What do you know about Perspective? Mini worksheet

April 22, 2010

Sketchbook due tomorrow

Tomorrow putting up art in the auditorium  for the dance concert

Homework due on TUESDAY April 27

Perspective: The Illusion of Space pages 107-119 questions 1-7 on page 119

April 20, 2010

Sketchbooks due Friday

Titling artwork for show on Friday

Short demo on Matting art (Review)

Matting artwork

April 19, 2010

Turn in homework

Matting art for Dance Show Friday

April 16, 2010

Homework: Critical Method pages 58-61 questions 1-4

You do not have to do question 5

April 12, 2010

Continue Action painting

March 30, 2010

Demo today:

How to layer transparencies

Shadows

Using watercolor pencils

March 29, 2010

Action Watercolor

March 24, 2010

Demonstration: Laying down a wash

March 23, 2010

Demo: Beginning a watercolor-laying out watercolor paper on a board

Using tracing paper to help lay out image

March 22, 2010

Reviewing Copley Action painting

Brainstorming ideas for an action based painting

Examples of past student ACTION paintings

March 17, 2010

Monochromatic-Single color

Experiments with monochromatic values in green

Practicing creating a sense of form or the illusion of form with watercolor using already learned technique from drawing.

    Highlight

    Shadow

    Core of shadow

    Cast shadow

    Highlight

Watercolor interpretations of apples/green peppers

March 15, 2010

Working with Watercolors

    Tints

    Shades

    Changing the intensity of color

Experimentations with techniques and tools

March 11, 2010

Complimentary colors

Analogous colors

How do you see colors?

Changing the value of color

Tints

Shades

March 9, 2010

What are the different types of watercolor papers?

What does lb mean?

How is the anatomy of a paintbrush?

How do you clean a paintbrush?

What is opacity/transparency?

Working on a warm up color wheel that incorporates primary/secondary/tertiary colors

March 8, 2010

What is additive color?

What is subtractive color?

Review: Primary,Secondary,Tertiary Color

February 26, 2010

Review and turn in homework

Approaches to Art Criticism Section II

Peer Evaluation of Sketchbook pieces

Last day for Haiti Service Learning Project

February 25, 2010

SKETCHBOOK DUE TOMORROW

What does the word “ context “ mean?

Looking at an art work for it’s contextual meaning and significance.

Homework tonight:

Approaches to Art Criticism Section II

pages 50-57 questions 1-6

February 22, 2010

What does the word “intrinsic” mean?

Intrinsic/Extrinsic

Looking at a piece of art ( Baroque Still LIfe Painter-who painted around the time that St. John Baptist de la Salle was starting his school) for it’s “intrinsic” qualities.

Continue Service Learning Project

Written paper about INJUSTICE art piece due today-No more time in class to work on this assignment

February 21, 2010

Continue Service Learning Project

February 18, 2010

Demonstration Service learning project

February 4, 2010

Deadline for Finished Injustice Piece

Tuesday Feb. 9

January 29, 2010

Sketchbooks due today

January 25, 2010

Slides

Thomas Hart Benton

and

Edward Hopper Night Hawks

How does the artist “unify” the composition?

SKETCHBOOK DUE FRIDAY

January 22, 2010

Review homework-Principles of art

Continue on Injustice/Justice

January 21 2010

Collected homework: Principles of Art

Demonstration: Putting together the composition pieces

January 19 2010

Continue working on combining together 3 images for Injustice/Justice piece

Reading and questions:

Principles of Art

pages 79-106

Questions on page 107

No. 1-6

January 12

Artist works depicting Justice

What does justice look like?

Demonstration: Combining together 3 images to create a composition

Find images for Justice/Injustice

January 8

Mini contest

Drawing other basic forms on colored paper surface

Cylinder

Cone

Cube

January 7, 2009

Creating the Illusion of form

Drawing a sphere using charcoal

The emphasis on the following:

Highlight

Shadow

Core of shadow

Cast shadow

Reflected light

January 6, 2009

Review test from last semester

Thursday December 10 , 2009

Expectations for the day of final

Review of vocab for final

Finishing up old work/looking for new source material for next semester

NO SKETCHBOOK TOMORROW

Wednesday December 9 2009

Beginning Review

Collecting images for Injustice Art piece

Homework: Establishing a visual vocabulary

Monday December 7 2009

Wednesday: Review Notes for written final for beginning art class

Past examples of quality art 1-2 Injustice artworks

Looking on line for 3 images which will be combined together into an art work

Thursday December 4 2009

Class discussion on Guernica

Last assignment for the semester

What does INJUSTICE look like?

Worksheet and brainstorming examples of Injustice

Tuesday Dec. 1 2009

SKETCHBOOK DUE FRIDAY

Self evaluation and section drawing of Guernica art piece

Monday Nov 30, 2009

Class critique of value scale drawing

Monday November 23, 2009

Today we started to look at Picasso

Compare Picasso’s artwork at different times in his life

Finish matting/drawing art piece

When students return from Holiday break we will be doing a class critique of the Admiration Value Scale Drawing

Thursday November 19, 2009

Expectations for writing about the person you admire passed out today

Homework: Themes in Art-Answer the questions at the end of the packet due Tuesday because Monday is a “T” set

Monday November 16, 2009

Demonstration on Matting artwork today

Monday November 2 2009

Value scale drawing of someone you admire

Tuesday October 27 2009

Sketchbook due tomorrow

Demonstration: Looking for the shadow shapes

Thursday October 22 2009

Demonstration: Grid out image and enlargement of the person you admire

Tuesday October 20 2009

Who do you admire?

Brainstorming people we admire and why we admire them.

Monday October 19, 2009

Defining the artist’s term: Value

Pencils and how they are rated

Friday October 16, 2009

Sketchbook check today

Class critique of cartoon pieces

Peer/self evaluation of cartoons

Friday October 9 2009

1. *Please look at updated sketchbook dates
   

Next Tuesday Class Critique on Cartoon pieces

Thursday October 8 2009

Developing skills for art criticism-a look at African American Artist Romare Bearden’s watercolor and gouache piece entitled “The Family”

Written comments by individual student with 3 criteria.

1. Describe the characters and activities

2. Describe composition

3. What social values are represented?

Tuesday

Sketchbooks were due today

Homework for Thursday:

Approaches to the Study of Art

pages 22-36

Questions 1-5

Friday is the target due date to complete Cartoons

Thursday Oct. 1 2009

Adjusted date for Sketchbook

October 6th

Cartoons layout on Bristleboard paper today

Thursday Sept 24, 2009

Looking at Graphic Novels and cartoon books today for ideas, drawing style and content.

Monday Sept 21, 2009

Guest Speaker today: Mr. Thomas

Wednesday

Demo on designing bodies for character

Tuesday

Class discussion about summer reading

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian

Begin expressive cartoon drawing

Developing a character

Monday Sept 14 2009

Critique of the monument drawing

Looking at the piece for the following

Proportion and accurate sighting

Use of different pencils/value change with line

Use of the picture plane

Creativity and artistic expression

Thursday Sept 10 2009

Group discussion in class today

Why does society value art?

Students in group discuss and come up with 5 reason why society value art

Continue working on De LaSalle Drawing

HOMEWORK: Why society values art

questions at the end of the packet

Tuesday Sept. 8 2009

How to “pull” an angle down to your paper with sighting

Continue drawing outside

Friday Sept 4 2009

Sketchbook check today

Continue drawing outside

Thursday Sept 3 2009

Symbols and Monuments

Today:

Drawing a symbol/monument for the LaSallian Community

Techniques and skills:

    Blind Contour

    Sighting

    Proportion

Tuesday Sept. 1

Sketchbooks due Friday

Team building monuments today

Monday August 31

Does artwork need to be realistic and drawn accurately to express with clarity a person’s feelings, ideas and emotions?

Looking at color examples of artwork from last week’s reading

    Slide examples of Emile Nolde’s         artwork

    Slide examples of Kathe Kollwitz artwork

Discussion on the concept of ALLEGORY

Drawing symbolic representations of at least 6 different emotions

Friday August 28

Collect handbook agreements in second period class

Today Assignment

Paired work

Choose materials and work together setting up a still life

Each student will make their own drawing of the still life using a #2 school pencil and ebony pencil

Thursday

Finishing up Portfolios

Students may work on sketchbooks when they have finished portfolios

First sketchbook assignment is due next week on Friday

Wednesday

Review homework

Vocab words

Continue Portfolios

Tuesday

Working in Groups-What is art?

Questionnaire

Continue working on portfolio design

Homework Due Thursday

Reading: What is art? Section 1

pages 4-14

Answer questions 1-5

Please make sure that your name, period, date and assignment name is on your homework paper. Staple the reading packet to your homework sheet.

All homework should be in full sentences and written legibly or typed in 12 pt font times roman or ariel, double spaced.

Monday August 24

Sketchbook instructions, expectations and due dates passed out today.

Continue designs for portfolios