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Husband, Dad, Artist and Educator. I love making art, talking art, seeing art, and running.
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Finally #Friends – It is #Friday in the #Studio. Keep making #Art!

#17 Drawing is About Mark Making

“Every mark has a distinct character and quality.Every mark is a signature. Variations in pressure and weight is the visual equivalent of intonation. Marks, or lines, of consistent weight or thickness surrounding a figure or object will flatten the image. Tapering or breaking a line in a curve can connote a highlight or make the curve flow. Also, a tentative line will read as such. Give every mark or line authority and make sure it serves a purpose. Try to use only the marks you need.” 101 Things Learned in Art School, Kit White, 2011, MIT Press

Welcome to National Arts and Humanities Month! What day is TODAY?

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http://www.americansforthearts.org/events/national-arts-and-humanities-month 

Studio Art 360: Drawing and Value – How do you match up?

What was the biggest challenge you found as you began to draw your values yesterday and today?

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Still Life of Dennis Mogelgaard and a focus on Value – What can WE do that will make for an interesting still life drawing? https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/15/2d/bd/152dbd9e1ced4bbccf1bb4e83805cc96.jp

What are 2 difficulties that you had in beginning your value drawings today? Remember – DRAWING IS A CHALLENGE – let it be! 

Painting: Personal Reflection and Meaning – and PAINT!

ASSIGNMENT – Due at the END of the watercolor painting assignment October 21, 2016: Artists research on ONE of the following artists for imagery, technique, approach: Winslow Homer, Charles Demuth, Thomas Eakins, Edward Hopper, Dong Kingman, Reginald Marsh, Charles Sheeler, J.M.W. Turner, Thomas Moran, Georgia O’Keefe, James Whistler, or Andrew Wyeth.

How has the gathering of images HELPED or CHALLENGED you in the creation of a composition visually and / or telling a story – about yourself?

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Thomas Moran: Landscape – in Watercolor! http://www.denverartmuseum.org/sites/default/files/exhibitions/Media%20browser/hero-moran.jpg

What does your composition say about you? How might others read the images you have gathered and assembled?

http://www.denverartmuseum.org/exhibitions/thomas-moran-s-yellowstone-project-nation

Develop / collect images, consider the ideas about yourself and surroundings. This is going to be a SELF-PORTRAIT of sorts – no that it is going to look like you but rather… the objects and images, surroundings, ideas will be about you.

Drawing: Pencils and Paper and NESTS!

How is the work developing? REMEMBER – Wednesday of NEXT WEEK as a MID-CRIT!

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I have NO IDEA who this artist is… sorry: http://i0.wp.com/thejadedress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/6a0115721817bb970b0120a5c1a1d0970c-800wi1.jpg

What are three points of progress in your work? Clearly define them.  

Educational Use Thanks!

 

AP Studio Art: NATURE!

What has been successful for your outdoor work? What has FAILED you? Where do you need to go from here?

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Niles-Udo and earth art https://jmmathenyblog.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/robinia-leaf-swing.jpg

 With this OUT OF THE BOX (out of the doors) assignment… What are two struggles are you facing and how do you envision yourself getting out from under the challenges?

 

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#LatePost on #Wednesday

SO SORRY about the lateness of today’s post – Painting a bathroom last night and the evening got away from me. Ok, What’s Next?

#17 Drawing is About Mark Making

“Every mark has a distinct character and quality.Every mark is a signature. Variations in pressure and weight is the visual equivalent of intonation. Marks, or lines, of consistent weight or thickness surrounding a figure or object will flatten the image. Tapering or breaking a line in a curve can connote a highlight or make the curve flow. Also, a tentative line will read as such. Give every mark or line authority and make sure it serves a purpose. Try to use only the marks you need.” 101 Things Learned in Art School, Kit White, 2011, MIT Press

Welcome to National Arts and Humanities Month! Today – VISUAL ARTS!

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http://www.americansforthearts.org/events/national-arts-and-humanities-month 

While it is UNCERTAIN where we are exactly in the process of making art at this point, please take a sticky note (or two or three) and place it next to your work – hopefully we are in an unfinished state. Take time and WALK AROUND the studio and comment on your classmates work – complete sentences – and give them the feedback that you would like to receive as a learning artist. Stick these stickers in your folder RIGHT THERE.

Studio Art 360: TECHNOLOGY!

last day on the computer. How do you envision this tool, use of the tools, to be something that could be used as a tool in a future career?

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Cassidy Baranek and Emma Nisbet “Tempore Lingo” 2016

Looking back on the past 3 weeks of construction, collaboration, and creativity, what is one soft skill and one hard skill (AHOM, NVAS) that you feel you have developed? Explain.

 

Painting: WATERCOLORS!

What challenges did you have with the watercolors last week when it came to Techniques painting for you?

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Jean Lacy: Collage and CityScape – Social Commentary. https://southernspaces.org/sites/default/files/images/2015/rowell-002-cover2-lg.jpg

ASSIGNMENT: Artists research on ONE of the following artists for imagery, technique, approach: Winslow Homer, Charles Demuth, Thomas Eakins, Edward Hopper, Dong Kingman, Reginald Marsh, Charles Sheeler, J.M.W. Turner, Thomas Moran, Georgia O’Keefe, James Whistler, or Andrew Wyeth

Develop / collect images, consider the ideas about yourself and surroundings. This is going to be a SELF-PORTRAIT of sorts – no that it is going to look like you but rather… the objects and images, surroundings, ideas will be about you.

What are 5 images you gathered today that say something about you?  Jean Lacy – Social Commentary Collage:

Jean Lacy: Images and Tyler Museum of Art Bio

Drawing: NESTS!

3rd day with the ideas of developing compositions – What skills are you looking to develop?

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Beautiful use of the NEST idea. What does the idea of NEST mean to you? https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/8c/93/3c/8c933c98529e7fdc5399a3370640ed44.jpg

What feedback would you offer and like to get about your work? Elena Ray: 

 

AP Studio Art: NATURE!

What have you been doing to try and create a work of art inspired by the outside? Where do you see this drawing / artwork going? How are you using the materials from outside to make GREAT ART?

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James Turrell: SkySpace: http://skyspace.rice.edu/site_media/media/cache/2f/98/2f98a170074f3e2a60d93038c289dbed.png

What have you accomplished in this day of work? What do you need to get accomplished for FRIDAY when your CURRENT BREADTH work is due online? James Turrell: Sky Space:  WEBSITE: http://skyspace.rice.edu/

 

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#Monday – #Art for EVERYBODY!

#17 Drawing is About Mark Making

“Every mark has a distinct character and quality.Every mark is a signature. Variations in pressure and weight is the visual equivalent of intonation. Marks, or lines, of consistent weight or thickness surrounding a figure or object will flatten the image. Tapering or breaking a line in a curve can connote a highlight or make the curve flow. Also, a tentative line will read as such. Give every mark or line authority and make sure it serves a purpose. Try to use only the marks you need.” 101 Things Learned in Art School, Kit White, 2011, MIT Press

Welcome to National Arts and Humanities Month! Today – VISUAL ARTS!

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http://www.americansforthearts.org/events/national-arts-and-humanities-month 

Page 41 – Let’s start here. If you were to receive feedback from your peers about your work, what are 3 things you would benefit from in your studiomates comments about your work. Think about what we went over on page 41 for some inspirational thoughts or ideas to help you come up with what works for you.

Studio Art 360: TECHNOLOGY!

How do you see this site specific sculpture as working with the environment that we looked at from around the building? What are the strengths of the work and what is a weakness?

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What’s your image look like in the sculpture park? http://st-ives.net/selected-art/denarend/pix/poam_sculpture_park.jpg

What is the coolest computer drawing, photography thing you have done with your technology.

 

Painting: WATERCOLORS!

What techniques do  you remember from your earlier classes about WATERCOLOR PAINTS?

Norham Castle, on the River Tweed circa 1822-3 by Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775-1851
JMW Turner and WATERCOLORS: http://www.tate.org.uk/art/images/work/D/D18/D18148_9.jpg

What difficulties do you see with your painting AT THIS MOMENT?

J.M.W. Turner BIO: http://www.biography.com/people/jmw-turner-40806 

 

Drawing: NESTS!

What do you see creating a series of drawings can do for a artist that a single drawing would not allow the artist to do?

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Van Gogh and the Bird’s Nest! What can you DO?

As you look at your THUMBNAILS and the numerous drawings you have begun, what are the strengths that you are seeing as you move forward? 

 

AP Studio Art: NATURE!

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Work of Art: ARTtestants! http://images.onset.freedom.com/ocregister/blogs/pedrowatcher.ocregister.com/workofart_edit.jpg

As you look back on the body of works you have created so far, what are TWO things that you are seeing as falling short of AP Level work?

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Andy Goldsworthy http://www.goldsworthy.cc.gla.ac.uk/images/l/ag_02735.jpg

What were the biggest impressions you had from going outside for ideas? What were the most difficult things you felt as you presented your work? Conversation between classmates about the 2 questions for your exam. How does this work relate to your concentration? BRING A WARM COAT TOMORROW. 

Andy Goldsworthy Digital Catalogue: http://www.goldsworthy.cc.gla.ac.uk/

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#Most #SpiritedTeachers & #Homecoming #Friday in the #ArtStudio

“Art Can Be Anything.” It is not defined by medium or the means of its production, but by a collective sense that it belongs to a category of experiences we have come to know as “art”.”

“101 Things Learned in Art School”, Kit White, 2011, MIT Press

Armed Forces and USA Day! Mr. Korb and Ms. Smith! SALUTE TO THE USA!
Mr. Korb and Mrs. Smith on School Color Day – Staff = YELLOW (and Sweatshirts)!
Hometown Hero’s Day – Mr. Korba dn Mrs. Smith – Bad Boys Bad Boys… Whatcha Gonna Do? “COPS”
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Mr. Korb and Mrs. Smith All Decked out on School Colors Day! Go Wolverines!

As we wrap up the week – describe how you see this course or the lessons learned in the course as being able to be related to your life outside of this studio space. Consider not the assignments or techniques associated with the assignments, but how you can use those ideas elsewhere in your life.

Studio Art 360: TECHNOLOGY!

last day on the computer. How do you envision this tool, use of the tools, to be something that could be used as a tool in a future career?

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Installation Art – YOUR work online! http://ioanacolor.com/ART-ostrich/ioana_ostrich-1.jpg

looking back on the past 3 weeks of construction, collaboration, and creativity, what is one soft skill and one hard skill (AHOM, NVAS) that you feel you have developed? Explain.

 

Painting: WATERCOLORS this week!

Are there aspects of painting that you are hoping to develop? What do you really hope to learn / experience in the making of the watercolors?

Norham Castle, on the River Tweed circa 1822-3 by Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775-1851
JMW Turner and WATERCOLORS: http://www.tate.org.uk/art/images/work/D/D18/D18148_9.jpg

What two things did you struggle with today in your painting (or paintings)? AT THIS MOMENT?

J.M.W. Turner BIO: http://www.biography.com/people/jmw-turner-40806

Turner Norham Castle on the River Tweed Above 

 

Drawing: Van Gogh’s Bird Nests – in PENCIL

What do you see creating a series of drawings can do for a artist that a single drawing would not allow the artist to do?

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Van Gogh and the Bird’s Nest! What can you DO?

As you look at your THUMBNAILS and the numerous drawings you have begun, what are the strengths that you are seeing as you move forward?

 

AP Studio Art: Work of Art – NATURE

When you look to INSPIRATION… What is it that you draw your ideas from?

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Work of Art: CAST: http://images.onset.freedom.com/ocregister/blogs/pedrowatcher.ocregister.com/workofart_edit.jpg

Who do YOU think is on the OUTS? What might be worth your while as you visit the out doors next week?

 

 

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#MidWeek #Wednesday in the #ArtStudio

“Art Can Be Anything.” It is not defined by medium or the means of its production, but by a collective sense that it belongs to a category of experiences we have come to know as “art”.”

“101 Things Learned in Art School”, Kit White, 2011, MIT Press

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Mr. Korb and Mrs. Smith on School Color Day – Staff = YELLOW (and Sweatshirts)!

3 minute personal reflection on the process / progress of the artwork you have currently in front of you. Write for the full 3 minutes – make it so it is legible. (You’ll be asked to rewrite it if it cannot be read.)

Studio Art 360: Sketchbooks

How do you see this site specific sculpture as working with the environment that we looked at from around the building? What are the strengths of the work and what is a weakness?

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Final ideas behind your sculptures? http://st-ives.net/selected-art/denarend/pix/poam_sculpture_park.jpg

What is the coolest computer drawing, photography thing you have done with your technology. 

 

Painting: Critique and WATERCOLORS this week!

What do you feel about talking aloud when it comes to other’s works? What are your thoughts about why you may be apprehensive or confident when discussing other individual’s work?

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What are we doing with the critique that you are liking?  http://www.the-art-minute.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/flag-moma.jpg

What were 3 things that you took away from today’s critique?

 

Drawing: Crit and Van Gogh’s Bird Nests – in PENCIL

What is your sense of OBSERVATION regarding the Bird’s nests? What is a quality of the nest that you could see as becoming an aspect of your drawing that would be worth your while to focus on during the next week or so?

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What can you do with your bird’s nest? https://uploads7.wikiart.org/images/vincent-van-gogh/bird-s-nest-1885(1).jpg!Large.jpg

What element have you looked at specifically in the beginning process? What is a successful aspect of the initial drawing that you have? 

 

AP Studio Art: 2 Days of Figure Drawing – (No Duchamp – YET)

What do you feel about talking aloud when it comes to other’s works? What are your thoughts about why you may be apprehensive or confident when discussing other individual’s work?

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Art Critique at SAIC: http://www.saic.edu/media/saic/gfx/academics/undergraduatedegrees/undergraduateexperience/painting_critique.jpg

What were 3 things that you took away from today’s critique?

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#Sketchbook #Tuesday

“Art Can Be Anything.” It is not defined by medium or the means of its production, but by a collective sense that it belongs to a category of experiences we have come to know as “art”.”

“101 Things Learned in Art School”, Kit White, 2011, MIT Press

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Hometown Hero’s Day – Mr. Korba dn Mrs. Smith – Bad Boys Bad Boys… Whatcha Gonna Do? “COPS”

Studio Art 360: Sketchbooks

Form and Value: Using what you remember about form from our earlier drawings of cubes, cylinders, and pyramids, take an object that has been laid out for you and spend the hour working on drawing it to scale (1:1). Look at all the shadows, reflections, highlights and darks. Practice LOOKING. It is all about the eye!

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Giorgio Morandi – Still Life: http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Qrvqtn11wsA/S53Oc_rfQKI/AAAAAAAAAIA/02W14jxrxJs/s320/morandi+photo085.jpg

Morandi Still Life Lessons

Morandi and MoMA

Painting: Critique and WATERCOLORS this week!

What do you feel about talking aloud when it comes to other’s works? What are your thoughts about why you may be apprehensive or confident when discussing other individual’s work?

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Critique a John’s Work? Not today – but your work! http://www.the-art-minute.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/flag-moma.jpg

What were 3 things that you took away from today’s critique?

Drawing: Crit and Van Gogh’s Bird Nests – in PENCIL

What do you feel about talking aloud when it comes to other’s works? What are your thoughts about why you may be apprehensive or confident when discussing other individual’s work?

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Let’s sit back and talk about the work you are doing. Ok?

What were 3 things that you took away from today’s critique?

AP Studio Art: Figure Drawing – (No Duchamp – YET)

What do you feel about talking aloud when it comes to other’s works? What are your thoughts about why you may be apprehensive or confident when discussing other individual’s work?

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Art Critique at SAIC: http://www.saic.edu/media/saic/gfx/academics/undergraduatedegrees/undergraduateexperience/painting_critique.jpg

What were 3 things that you took away from today’s critique?

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#Homecoming Week – But we STILL MAKE ART!

“Art Can Be Anything.” It is not defined by medium or the means of its production, but by a collective sense that it belongs to a category of experiences we have come to know as “art”.”

“101 Things Learned in Art School”, Kit White, 2011, MIT Press

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Marcel Duchamp “Fountain” http://blogosofica.azurewebsites.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/DuchampFountain72-292×300.jpg

We are beginning the middle(ish) week of the quarter… three weeks have flown by haven’t they? Describe two thoughts you have about this course in the space below. What to talk about? Maybe about the growth you are seeing in yourself. Perhaps the challenges you are being faced with on a day to day process. Maybe something else that you are feeling about the studio course

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Armed Services Day at WUHS – Spirit Week!

Studio Art 360: Sculpture and Computers this week

What are the strengths and weaknesses that you would like to resolve with your sculptures today before you get into the final touches of the surface quality?

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I’ve seen trees and houses, but this is FUN! http://40.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4g41cyANi1rra1j7o1_500.jpg

As you look over your sculpture maquette as a finished work, what are you most pleased with? Collaboration? Construction? Creativity?

Painting: Critique and WATERCOLORS this week!

What do you feel about talking aloud when it comes to other’s works? What are your thoughts about why you may be apprehensive or confident when discussing other individual’s work?

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Critique a John’s Work? Not today – but your work! http://www.the-art-minute.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/flag-moma.jpg

What were 3 things that you took away from today’s critique?

Drawing: Crit and Van Gogh’s Bird Nests – in PENCIL

What do you feel about talking aloud when it comes to other’s works? What are your thoughts about why you may be apprehensive or confident when discussing other individual’s work?

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Let’s sit back and talk about the work you are doing. Ok?

What were 3 things that you took away from today’s critique?

AP Studio Art: Figure Drawing – (No Duchamp – YET)

What do you feel about talking aloud when it comes to other’s works? What are your thoughts about why you may be apprehensive or confident when discussing other individual’s work?

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Art Critique at SAIC: http://www.saic.edu/media/saic/gfx/academics/undergraduatedegrees/undergraduateexperience/painting_critique.jpg

What were 3 things that you took away from today’s critique?

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Happy #Parent’sDay 2016 at #WUHS_Activities

“What difference does it make whether you’re looking at a photograph or looking at a still life in front of you? You still have to look.” – Chuck Close

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As you hit the end of the week, describe two things you look back on this week as successes, failures, or aspects of the week that you learned something from.

Studio Art 360: Sculpture Wrap up – TODAY!

Painting: Wrap Up Encaustic – Crit on Monday!

Drawing: Collage and Drawing!

So sorry… I uploaded the WRONG VIDEO. It’ll work ok, but no cool intro music or images of VincentVanGogh’s Bird’s nests. Here is one for your viewing pleasure.

AP Studio Art: Jim Dine and PLANTS!

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#MidWeek #ArtWeek

“What difference does it make whether you’re looking at a photograph or looking at a still life in front of you? You still have to look.” – Chuck Close

Take a moment and look at the above AHoM you are currently working on. Write out two things that you see as connections in your choice of AHoM and how you are proceeding with your work?

 

Studio Art 360: Sculpture Wrap up – FRIDAY!

One day off  – Moving forward with the sculpture – How are you working as a team?

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Paper Mache – http://pad3.whstatic.com/images/thumb/b/bb/Create-Papier-M%C3%A2ch%C3%A9-Step-7-preview-Version-2.jpg/aid7018-728px-Create-Papier-M%C3%A2ch%C3%A9-Step-7-preview-Version-2.jpg

Problems and challenges today? What do you need to do with the rest of the week to get it all done? 

Painting: Encaustics CLEAR WAX is HERE!

What do you need to do today to make sure you are DONE for tomorrow? Three things to wrap up?

Look Closely - What are you still needing to do? https://artwithkorb.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/94176-screen2bshot2b2014-11-112bat2b10-17-182bam.png
Look Closely – What are you still needing to do? https://artwithkorb.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/94176-screen2bshot2b2014-11-112bat2b10-17-182bam.png

As you have developed this  new technique of painting, what skills do you see that you can move forward with?

Drawing: Collage and Drawing!

What do you need to do TODAY? Hurry to get it done – BUT WELL! Can you add color, texture, images to the book pages?

How are you using the ideas of BOOK in the ground of your image? http://2ea76t2ceqpofydxo230lcolv7.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Mixed-Media-Beeswax-Collage-2-of-6-600×400.jpg

What needs doing? Passes? Come in to finish? Take home? 

AP Studio Art: Jim Dine and PLANTS!

Not knowing what your thoughts are about plants / flowers, know that they have been and will be a large and important image in art. Working to make sure you have a REAL connection with the images you make, what are your personal connections to the art or the making of the art?

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Jim Dine – https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/09/bc/8f/09bc8f3f0fdbaa7a192b063bd79beb24.jpg

What materials have you used today? What were the focal points of the drawings for the day.

 

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#Sketchbook #Tuesday 4 #StudioArt360

“What difference does it make whether you’re looking at a photograph or looking at a still life in front of you? You still have to look.” – Chuck Close

Studio Art 360: Sketchbook Tuesday

How did you improve your ideas about art from last week’s work on LINE? N: Sketchbook weekly drawings – hand out on SHAPE.

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Charles Green Shaw – Spainerman Modern: http://spaniermanmodern.com/12-Charles-Green-Shaw/shaw110504cf.jpg

Challenges and struggles? Are you going to take it home and REFINE it? 

 

Painting: Encaustics CLEAR WAX is HERE!

 

what skills are you developing as you move forward?

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Jasper Johns! 8. https://alaintruong2014.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/913.jpg

What has been the most interesting part of the first bit of the encaustic ideas? Most difficult? 

Drawing: Collage and Drawing!

What ideas are you looking to use as the idea of collage, drawing, text, texture, and books are brought together?

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Paper collage! https://i.ytimg.com/vi/6n6BiZ4N6JM/maxresdefault.jpg

Have you improved your ART MAKING skills over the first artwork? 

 

AP Studio Art: Jim Dine and PLANTS!

How are you PERSONALLY moving forward with the ideas of  PLANT BASED drawing?

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Jim Dine Plants and Flowers: https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/e8/d1/2d/e8d12d7d9a90759beb48a282cf722153.jpg

How are you moving forward?