Category: Visual Examples

Examples from the board or from the class.

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#Art in the #Studio – Let’s focus and work on a #Concentration

“Never tell a young person that anything cannot be done. God may have been waiting centuries for someone ignorant enough of the impossible to do that very thing.” — John Andrew Holmes

Painting and Advanced Painting: PAINTS are On Their Way!

Vermeer and the Pearls: http://www.essentialvermeer.com/details/images_details/rembrandt_pearls.JPG

Goals: 

  • 2.1Ac: Through experimentation, practice, and persistence, demonstrate acquisition of skills and knowledge in a chosen art form.
  • What challenges do you see in the use of OIL paint versus Acrylic paint? What advantages do you see in the use of oil over acrylic?

Reflection / Evaluation:  What ideas do you see coming out from others works as you took the 4 minutes to walk around today and see what others are doing? How can you see working with OTHERS in a COMMUNITY as being beneficial to the development of your art?

Studio Art 360: Color Schemes – WORK TIME – YEAH!

Use of color in advertising! https://agraphicworld2.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/monopoly_pennsylvania_green.jpg

Goals

  • 1.2P: Shape an artistic investigation of an aspect of present-day life using a contemporary practice of art or design.
  • What are the TWO COLOR SCHEMES in the Monopoly Advertisement from above? How did the advertising company separate the relationships?

Reflection / Evaluation:  Review with neighbors the relationships of the colors on the color wheel? QUIZ one another on the names, types and relationships of the colors. 

AP Studio Art: MOVING ON – Concentration!

Sterling Ruby at the Gagosian Gallery. http://www.gagosian.com/__data/4fd15ee3cf37bd9dfeb1a6f4a94815ac.jpg

Goals:

  • 2.2Ad: Demonstrate understanding of the importance of balancing freedom and responsibility in the use of images, materials, tools, and equipment in the creation and circulation of creative work.
  • What does having the FREEDOM and RESPONSIBILITY of AP (refer to the NVAS ABOVE) mean to you? What will you have to do this week to OWN that standard?

Reflection / Evaluation:  What similarities are you seeing in YOUR work? How does it tie the CONCENTRATION together? How are you going to maintain INTEREST in these first 3 works – we will talk about the remaining 6 works later…

Drawing: RAISE THE ROOF, it’s Hip-Hop time.

Mr. Brainwash – Working! http://images1.laweekly.com/imager/mr-brainwash-bombs-la/u/original/5253412/2247824.t.jpg

Goals:

  • 1.1Ac: Individually or collaboratively formulate new creative problems based on student’s existing artwork.
  • What positive qualities are coming through with your drawing as you are working on the techniques in soft pastels drawings? NO FINGER BLENDING!?

Reflection / Evaluation: What is the ONE STRUGGLE that you could sit back on and write about if you were asked to do so today? Explain in more than just one word.

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#Artist #Wednesday Already? #Rauschenberg #Skoglund #Haring #SterlingRuby

“Never tell a young person that anything cannot be done. God may have been waiting centuries for someone ignorant enough of the impossible to do that very thing.” — John Andrew Holmes

Painting and Advanced Painting: PAINTS are ORDERED!

Robert Rauschenberg – PAINTING TECHNIQUES! Oils – Layers – PAINT! http://www.mauradibartolo.com/uploads/2/6/1/2/26123522/4419634_orig.jpg

Goals: 

  • 2.1Ac: Through experimentation, practice, and persistence, demonstrate acquisition of skills and knowledge in a chosen art form.
  • Which direction have you decided to go in regarding the use of colors while using oil paints? Realism – Expressionism – Texture – Palette Knife – Brushwork? What kind of mood / feeling do you hope to incorporate into the idea of your painting?

Reflection / Evaluation: Have you  decided HOW you are going to break apart the space that you are building in the painting? Are you emphasizing the new SHAPES or are you developing the LINES that you have in the portrait?

Studio Art 360: Color Schemes – YEAH!

Sandy Skoglund: Color Scheme is WHAT? http://facweb.cs.depaul.edu/sgrais/images/ColorSchemes/sandy_skoglund01.jpg

Goals

  • 1.2P: Shape an artistic investigation of an aspect of present-day life using a contemporary practice of art or design.
  • This installation / performance piece / photograph by Sandy Skoglund demonstrates WHAT Color Scheme? Why?

Reflection / Evaluation:  Review with neighbors the relationships of the colors on the color wheel we went over TODAY in lecture. Write out the most confusing set of relationships for you – WHY.

AP Studio Art: TALKING ART ONE MORE DAY? Just a smidge – Then – Fix or MOVING ON!

Sterling Ruby at the Gagosian Gallery – What is happening in her work? Layers? Colors? http://www.gagosian.com/__data/161ffd58311aaeb20d0eaa00b07fee3c.jpg

Goals:

  • 1.2Ad: Choose from a range of materials and methods of traditional and contemporary artistic practices, following or breaking established conventions, to plan the making of multiple works of art and design based on a theme, idea, or concept.
  • Beginning on the FIRST set of 3 works… What is the CENTRAL IDEA behind your concentration? Remember that you need to have a common thread / common theme / CENTRAL IDEA that ties your works together.

Reflection / Evaluation:   What did your conversation with your classmates help you do, help you explain / understand as you move your work forward?

Drawing: Hip-Hop and Fauvism… the Hip-Hop its time.

Crack IS Wack – Just say NO! Keith Haring! http://animalnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/crack-is-whack-original-mural.jpg

Goals:

  • 1.1Ac: Individually or collaboratively formulate new creative problems based on student’s existing artwork.
  • Think about the PROCESS you have been going through with your drawing. Stop and SILENTLY think. What NEW SKILLS have you learned about / developed in the process of this drawing?

Reflection / Evaluation: What do you need to look at tomorrow and think about – fix, change, clean up? WRITE THAT DOWN and make sure you deal with that first thing tomorrow!

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#Sketchbook #Tuesday #StudioArt360 – #Portraits for the rest of us.

“Never tell a young person that anything cannot be done. God may have been waiting centuries for someone ignorant enough of the impossible to do that very thing.” — John Andrew Holmes

Painting and Advanced Painting: PAINTS are ORDERED!

Close up of a Wayne Thiebauld Painting: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3371/3490805730_baa8154e3a.jpg?v=0

Goals: 

  • 2.1Ac: Through experimentation, practice, and persistence, demonstrate acquisition of skills and knowledge in a chosen art form.
  • What is ONE aspect of working in OIL PAINTS that you feel is working to your advantage in this first challenging oil painting? 

Reflection / Evaluation: What was your biggest success as you worked through the class period today?

Studio Art 360: SKETCHBOOKS and HALLWAYS?

Hallways are challenging – what can you do to make this one REALLY successful? Hallway drawing time!  http://img07.deviantart.net/3051/i/2010/263/f/4/hallway_perspective_by_juanx-d2z4n3q.jpg

Goals

  • 2.1P: Engage in making a work of art or design without having a preconceived plan.
  • What is one skill that you feel working on the sketchbooks has helped you become better at over the course of the year?

Reflection / Evaluation:  While we may not be able to LOOK at the hallways outside of class time to resolve this drawing… what CAN you do in order to polish this idea of perspective in the hallway? How can you make this a STRONG composition as a FINISHED drawing?

AP Studio Art: TALKING ART ONE MORE DAY!

Talking Confidential about Art in the Room: https://artinthemovies.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/untitled-8.jpg

Goals:

  • 4.2Ad: Critique, justify, and present choices in the process of analyzing, selecting, curating, and presenting artwork for a specific exhibit or event.
  • What was helpful about 1) seeing your work from a distance and 2) hearing what others thought about the work you created 

Reflection / Evaluation:  What is something that you took away from the critique today – whether it be about YOUR work or about another person’s work.

Drawing: Hip-Hop and Fauvism… the Hip-Hop its time.

 OZ in front of one of his murals: Graffiti in your art! https://news.artnet.com/wp-content/news-upload/2014/09/2014-29-09-oz-graffiti-e1411985153423.jpg

Goals:

  • 1.1Ac: Individually or collaboratively formulate new creative problems based on student’s existing artwork.
  • What are TWO Elements of Art that you are EMPHASIZING as you create this work of art?

Reflection / Evaluation: Look even MORE carefully at your drawing – what is ONE MORE ELEMENT of ART that you could see as developing as a subordinate element?

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#YouCanDoAnything – well… not #Anything, but…

“Never tell a young person that anything cannot be done. God may have been waiting centuries for someone ignorant enough of the impossible to do that very thing.” — John Andrew Holmes

Painting and Advanced Painting: Oil Paint Portraits!

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/1b/97/7e/1b977e8749a65eb0c04888449a488f2d.jpg

Goals: 

  • 5.1Ac: Evaluate, select, and apply methods or processes appropriate to display artwork in a specific place.
  • Having had a day or more to begin painting in oils, what are you enjoying about it? If you HAVE NOT STARTED PAINTING… what are you going to be STARTING with TODAY?

Reflection / Evaluation: What were you most anxious about as we begin to think about and use oil paints?

Studio Art 360: COLOR SCHEMES

PRISM – Light Verus Pigment! http://www.photo-dictionary.com/photofiles/list/699/1110prism.jpg

Goals

  • 7.1P: Hypothesize ways in which art influences perception and understanding of human experiences.
  • Where do you see color? How does the color on TV get blended together? How does color in a magazine get blended together?

Reflection / Evaluation:  What are the three types of colors on the color wheel? What can you NOT mix? How do you mix Orange, etc…

AP Studio Art: TALKING ART!

Cameron? What do YOU see in the work?  http://www.adrianartblog.com/uploads/2/1/7/6/21769396/2807198.jpg?389

Goals:

  • 4.2Ad: Critique, justify, and present choices in the process of analyzing, selecting, curating, and presenting artwork for a specific exhibit or event.
  • How have YOU begun to understand the importance of reflection?

Reflection / Evaluation:  What is something that you took away from the critique today – whether it be about YOUR work or about another person’s work.

Drawing: Hip-Hop and Fauvism… the Hip-Hop its time.

Graffiti Artist KLASS in front of his work at the Longwood Art Gallery https://bronxbohemian.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/img_1897.jpg

Goals:

  • 3.1Ac: Engage in constructive critique with peers, then reflect on, re-engage, revise, and refine works of art and design in response to personal artistic vision.
  • Now that you have your artwork out in front of you… What is a STRENGTH in the visual image that you can build off of?

Reflection / Evaluation: What are THREE things you have done to move the artwork forward – NEW for you in the making of art?

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#Happy #Friday in the #ArtStudio – #Painting #Portraits #ColorSchemes Anyone?

“When you do nothing, you feel overwhelmed and powerless. But when you get involved, you feel the sense of hope and accomplishment that comes from knowing you are working to make things better.” — Zig Ziglar

Painting and Advanced Painting: Oil Paints – Ready, Set, GO!

Talk about REAL and OILS: http://i01.i.aliimg.com/wsphoto/v0/32324421311_1/HOT-PRINT-OIL-PAINTING-40-30-THE-EYE-WITH-DROP-OF-WATER-WALL-ART-HOME-DECORAGIFT.jpg

Goals: 

  • 2.1Ac: Through experimentation, practice, and persistence, demonstrate acquisition of skills and knowledge in a chosen art form.
  • What challenges do you see in the use of OIL paint versus Acrylic paint? What advantages do you see in the use of oil over acrylic?
    • SELF PORTRAITS from PREVIOUS Classes – HERE

Reflection / Evaluation: What ideas do you see coming out from others works as you took the 4 minutes to walk around today and see what others are doing? How can you see working with OTHERS in a COMMUNITY as being beneficial to the development of your art?

Studio Art 360: COLOR 

Ah – THIS is the COLOR WHEEL! http://www.jaimetreadwell.com/colorwheel.JPG

Goals

  • 1.2P: Shape an artistic investigation of an aspect of present-day life using a contemporary practice of art or design.
  • What is the difference between PRIMARY COLORS and SECONDARY COLORS? Share this with your neighbor.

Reflection / Evaluation: Review with neighbors the relationships of the colors on the color wheel? QUIZ one another on the names, types and relationships of the colors. 

AP Studio Art: Tune in! Tune Out!

What is your work SAYING? http://www.agora-gallery.com/advice/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Artist-Statement-Audience-1024×617.jpg

Goals:

  • 6.1Ad: Curate a collection of objects, artifacts, or artwork to impact the viewer’s understanding of social, cultural, and/or political experiences.
  • Put all your works up in front of class and then step back… in your folder – write out ONE THING that you see as making the works seem to relate to one another or DOESN’T seem to help them relate. This is a curious observation considering we are all working on the same ideas of the music BUT have a very different idea in the composition.

Reflection / Evaluation: PLEASE Read over ALL THE WRITINGS / Journaling, Statements that you have compiled this week about these works… what is the STRENGTH / THEME / IDEA that stands out in YOUR ARTWORK that will help it engage a viewer’s attention? THIS WEEKEND – ASSIGNMENT – One 12 sentence Paragraph the clearly explains your ideas about your artwork and the music it is tied to. MONDAY – Google Drive / SHARE with me. 

Drawing: Google Slideshow

Goals:

  • 1.2Ac: Choose from a range of materials and methods of traditional and contemporary artistic practices to plan works of art and design.
  • Who is the Graffiti Artist that you have chosen to work from and WHY are you inspired by their work?

Reflection / Evaluation: What was the most challenging part of the work today? Why was this most difficult? What is most important about observation when it comes to drawing?

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#ArtMaking for #SocialChange (on a #Tuesday?)

“When you do nothing, you feel overwhelmed and powerless. But when you get involved, you feel the sense of hope and accomplishment that comes from knowing you are working to make things better.” — Zig Ziglar

 Painting and Advanced Painting: Portraits and Oil Paints

YUM – Oil Paint! https://artwithkorb.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/2b726-portaltpadencloseupbrmedfile.jpg

Goals: 

  • 5.1Ac: Evaluate, select, and apply methods or processes appropriate to display artwork in a specific place.
  • What color scheme are you hoping to focus on with this portrait? How will this help you UNIFY your composition? Are you using OTHER elements to create a sense of unity? What might that be?
    • SELF PORTRAITS from PREVIOUS Classes – HERE

Reflection / Evaluation: What are you anxious about as we begin to think about and use oil paints?

Studio Art 360: Bas – Relief Sculpture

COOL TIRES! http://www.artinlimbo.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/s02clatp.gif

Goals

  • 1.2P: Shape an artistic investigation of an aspect of present-day life using a contemporary practice of art or design.
  • What was your FAVORITE or LEAST FAVORITE part of working with clay. Please tell me WHY you LOVE or DON’T LOVE using this material. Please be specific. 
    • REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS ARTWORK: Subtractive, Additive, and Manipulation to the clay. These techniques are REQUIRED in the FINAL Sculpture.

Reflection / Evaluation: What do you see as needing to be RESOLVED for the end of the project TOMORROW? Know that it is the LAST day to work. PAUSE 10 minutes before the end of class.

AP Studio Art: MUSIC MUSIC MUSIC

 

Music is LIFE! http://www.masmacon.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/MusicSquare_200x200.jpg

Goals:

  • 1.2Ad: Choose from a range of materials and methods of traditional and contemporary artistic practices, following or breaking established conventions, to plan the making of multiple works of art and design based on a theme, idea, or concept.
  • From your conversation about the work at the end of class yesterday – what is one thing that you remember talking about regarding YOUR Work – How does this GOAL REFLECTION help get you started?
    • MUSIC SIGN UP SHEET HERE! Thanks Julia.

Reflection / Evaluation: Name 3 things that were of positive advancement in your work today. Name 1 thing you will START ON TOMORROW.

Drawing: Google Slideshow

Henri Matisse: mlle yvonne landsberg: http://media.npr.org/assets/img/2010/06/13/gallery02_custom-38eccb755c66d92755eb41e79071d9683c510419-s900-c85.jpg

Goals:

  • 2.1Ac: Through experimentation, practice, and persistence, demonstrate acquisition of skills and knowledge in a chosen art form.
  • Take a look at your previous week’s works – where did you struggle the most with the idea of the portrait? Where did you succeed the most?

Reflection / Evaluation: What was the most challenging part for you to draw that you LEARNED the most from? Why was this most difficult way to go and how do you see the LEARNING? What is most important about drawing when it comes to observation?

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#NewLook in the #Arts – Hope you had a great #Vacation

NOTICE the NEW LOOK – Let’s take 2 minutes to work through the changes…

“When you do nothing, you feel overwhelmed and powerless. But when you get involved, you feel the sense of hope and accomplishment that comes from knowing you are working to make things better.” — Zig Ziglar

MAM Box

TAKE A LOOK at the Shepherd Express about the NEW MAM!

Painting and Advanced Painting: Portraits and Oil Paints

Alice Neel Portrait. http://www.lalouver.com/html/gallery-history-images/small/Alice-Neel-painting-PEGGY-ca-1949-oil-on-canvas.jpg

Goals: 

  • G: 5.1Ac: Evaluate, select, and apply methods or processes appropriate to display artwork in a specific place.
  • What differences do you know about ACRYLIC Paints and OIL Paints? Today we are DEMONSTRATING the differences. We NEED to be AWARE of STORING THEM in the YELLOW RACK – Safer in there than on the TOPS OF THE LOCKERS.
    • SELF PORTRAITS from PREVIOUS Classes – HERE

Reflection / Evaluation: What differences do you NOW KNOW about acrylic paint and oil paint?

Studio Art 360: Bas – Relief Sculpture

Contemporary Bas-Relief Sculpture http://www.bnyee.com/Black%20Bas-relief%20Faces.jpg

Goals

  • G: 1.2P: Shape an artistic investigation of an aspect of present-day life using a contemporary practice of art or design.
  • STOP and LOOK at the work you have been away from for four days – What do you like about working in three dimensions that is DIFFERENT than working in two dimensions?
    • REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS ARTWORK: Subtractive, Additive, and Manipulation to the clay. These techniques are REQUIRED in the FINAL Sculpture.

Reflection / Evaluation: What are you seeing in the works of others that you find successful? What are you doing that OTHERS could learn from? PAUSE 7 minutes before the end of class. GIVE COMMENTS in one another’s RUBRIC – PAPER COPY.

AP Studio Art: MUSIC MUSIC MUSIC

Play your music Mr. Piano Man: http://www.worldupsidedown.org/wp-content/uploads/edd/2014/03/Stocksy_txp22cd4d66Xi3000_Medium_77702.jpg

Goals:

  • 1.2Ad: Choose from a range of materials and methods of traditional and contemporary artistic practices, following or breaking established conventions, to plan the making of multiple works of art and design based on a theme, idea, or concept.
  • When you think about the music that you have chosen (and it was to be chosen by today) what images, ideas, colors, shapes… elements or principles come to mind? List 3 different but possibly related ideas.
    • MUSIC SIGN UP SHEET HERE! Thanks Julia.

Reflection / Evaluation: Have a 4 minute discussion with your classmates at your table and describe your work. Write down one thing from each of your classmates that help explain their work.

Drawing: Google Slideshow

Green Stripe – Let’s get to our OWN green Stripes – http://www.artionado.com/Matisse/Images/Matisse/Matisse-Green-stripe.jpg

Goals:

  • 2.1Ac: Through experimentation, practice, and persistence, demonstrate acquisition of skills and knowledge in a chosen art form.
  • Take a look at your previous week’s IDEA works – where did you struggle? How do you use the ideas of chiaroscuro to better define the ideas of form?

Reflection / Evaluation: What was the most challenging part of coming up with an idea for this PORTRAIT? How are you tying the ideas in together to come up with a strong COMPOSITION?

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Going #BlackFriday #Shopping? Me, Seeing #JamesBond #007 #Specter @EJChristensen

https://artwithkorb.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/b0da8-bond2b007-spectre.jpg

GOALS:

  • Reconnect with family / friends and have another memorable day of visiting and movie watching.
  • What has it been in my friendship that has allowed even time and distance to not interfere with?

New Information:

  • GO WATCH 007 – SPECTER and then retire to BW3s or another food establishment with friends!

Apply New Information:

  • Bond, James Bond 

Generalization (Reflection):

  • Having spent the day with friends and family, what take away, conversation, memories, will stick with me?
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#HappyThanksgiving #TurkeyDay #Family #Art too!

http://finishstrongevents.com/wdp/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/turkey.jpg

GOALS:

  • Thanksgiving Day: Eat a RESPONSIBLE AMOUNT of food
    • NOT feel sick to my stomach after the fact
    • NOR to fall asleep within 20 minutes of said food consumption.
  • What are three things that you are:
    • Thankful For
    • Looking Forward to Eating and
    • Planning on doing AFTER the meal?

New Information:

  • Try some NEW Food and Drink that I have NOT had in the past

Apply New Information:

  • Eat and the like.

Generalization (Reflection):

  • After the meal has been consumed… what are 3 things that the family sit down has given me you to look back on and TRULY be thankful for? 
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#MidWeek #Friday? #Reflect on #Portraits are #Passion!

There’s no retirement for an artist, it’s your way of living so there’s no end to it. – Henry Moore

Painting and Advanced Painting: CANVAS Building

Alice Neel – How to handle the portrait? https://d1ycxz9plii3tb.cloudfront.net/additional_images/52fbd3077622ddb3300001c1/large.jpg

Goals: 

  • 5.1Ac: Evaluate, select, and apply methods or processes appropriate to display artwork in a specific place.
  • What differences do you know about ACRYLIC Paints and OIL Paints? Today we are DEMONSTRATING the differences. We NEED to be AWARE of STORING THEM in the YELLOW RACK (or in the locker)  – Safer in there than on the TOPS OF THE LOCKERS.
    • SELF PORTRAITS from PREVIOUS Classes – HERE

Reflection / Evaluation: What differences do you NOW KNOW about acrylic paint and oil paint?

Studio Art 360: Reflect on Progress

MODELING of the clay… http://edhamiltonworks.com/images/lincoln/bas_relief/slaves_detail.jpg

Goals

  • 1.2P: Shape an artistic investigation of an aspect of present-day life using a contemporary practice of art or design.
  • How does working three dimensionally make you think differently about the making of art than working on the collage (2D work) did?
  • http://edhamiltonworks.com/bas-relief.htm 
    • REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS ARTWORK: Subtractive, Additive, and Manipulation to the clay. These techniques are REQUIRED in the FINAL Sculpture.

Reflection / Evaluation: What are you seeing in the works of others that you find successful? What are you doing that OTHERS could learn from? PAUSE 5 minutes before cleanup. GIVE COMMENTS in one another’s RUBRIC – PAPER COPY. WHAT DO YOU NEED TO DO TO KEEP IT FROM DRYING OUT THIS LONG WEEKEND?

AP Studio Art: Critique!

Have you looked at the AP Studio Art Portfolio for Inspiration? Here are the AP Studio Art Portfolio Example Pages.

http://www.thelogomix.com/files/u7/art-on-music.png

Goals:

  • 4.2Ad: Critique, justify, and present choices in the process of analyzing, selecting, curating, and presenting artwork for a specific exhibit or event.
  • How have YOU begun to understand the importance of reflection and CRITIQUE? AND…
  • 7.2Ad: Determine the commonalities within a group of artists or visual images attributed to a particular type of art, timeframe, or culture.
  • You’ve got the music at your fingertips – how are you going to work and BUILD this creation over the Thanksgiving Break (in your sketchbook) so we can GO TO IT FAST AND FURIOUS when we get back. One Week to DO IT!

MUSIC TO BE INSPIRED BY HERE!

MUSIC SIGN UP SHEET HERE! Thanks Julia.

Reflection / Evaluation: What are you going to do on FRIDAY, SATURDAY, and then SUNDAY to be READY to work on Monday? 3 things…

Drawing: Google Slideshow

Andre Derain – Self Portrait: http://uploads7.wikiart.org/images/andre-derain/self-portrait-with-a-cap.jpg

Goals:

  • 2.1Ac: Through experimentation, practice, and persistence, demonstrate acquisition of skills and knowledge in a chosen art form.
  • How are you going to SOLVE the issue we are having with the combining of the PORTRAIT and the GRAFFITI? This is a CHALLENGING idea – how are you tackling it?

Reflection / Evaluation: What is the progress of the drawing thus far? What is your neighbor doing well? What is your neighbor not doing successfully? Share your thoughts with your neighbors.