December 14, 2012 – Friday

“One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.”—Arthur Ashe – http://goalhabits.com/

Art Foundations 2D

Jennifer Bartlett makes a NEW use of the grid!
  1. 1.4.3 evaluation [critique] (formative reflections about your artwork).
  2. 1.2 create art that demonstrates an understanding of how your ideas relate to the, 1.2.1 materials, 1.2.2 techniques, 1.2.3 and processes you use.

Journal Portion of this week’s Goals Page:

  1. What is new to you about the way in which you are able to use colored pencils?
  2. Where else in your day / year / life might you be able to successfully use the idea of the grid and enlargement or ratios?
  3. How has focusing on ONE SQUARE AT A TIME helped you with the making of this colored pencil drawing?
  4. If you were given the opportunity to do another colored pencil drawing, what would you go about and do differently the next time BASED on your experiences with colored pencils this time around?
  5. BONUS THOUGHT: You used a photograph from someone else’s imagination. What do you think your feelings toward the project might have been if you would have used an image from your own life? A photograph that you created?

Advanced Drawing

Paul Gaugin “Portrait of Jacob Meyer de Haan”
Gaugin’s Self – Portrait – Companion piece to “Portrait of Jacob Meyer de Haan”

Symbolism and Portraits

Arnolifi Wedding Portrait

  1. Work on create portraits that use organization and function to solve specific visual challenges.
  2. Know about and identify your intentions and purposes behind making this portrait.

Symbolism can be important in an artwork. Why do YOU think an artwork that is ABOUT something may be more interesting than an artwork that is art for art’s sake?

AP Studio Art

What do you see as something that Paul Cezanne might have been working to explain, figure out, or demonstrate through this painting? Think about the ELEMENTS of Art and the PRINCIPLES of design. Have a conversation and then consider the ideas for your own art. What are YOU hoping to explain, figure out, or demonstrate with your art?
  1. 3.2 apply subjects, symbols, and ideas in art and use skill to solve visual challenges.
  2. (5.4) Reflect on various interpretations as a means for understanding and evaluating works of art.

What do you need to do in order to have your Oil Pastel Drawing completed as well as your next concentration work done on MONDAY when you WALK IN THE DOOR? Take it home? Lay them out and have a conversation with your partner about their progress.

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