Category: Visual Examples

Examples from the board or from the class.

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#WorkDay in the #ArtStudio – #Geometric Paintings, #Critique, #Value

“The question for each man is not what he would do if he had the means, time, influence and educational advantages, but what he will do with the things he has.” — Frank Hamilton

STUDIO VISITS – Thanks Carson Bragg for the Site. Great to see where others (the MASTERS) made their art. Check it out HERE!

Painting and Advanced Painting: Hallway Drawing

Boring? How to make it into ABSTRACT? To Come… That is to come… http://artroomanecdotes.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/img_44421.jpg

Goals:

  • 2.1Ac: Through experimentation, practice, and persistence, demonstrate acquisition of skills and knowledge in a chosen art form.
  • What aspects of yesterday’s drawings are successful? Why? What is NOT VERY EXCITING? How can you look at the hallways and SEE an INTERESTING series of LINES that can be made into more interesting lines LATER?

Reflection / Evaluation: What about today’s drawing makes for a successful drawing? Three reasons please.

Studio Art 360: Value and DRAWING!

WOAH! You can do this! https://artwithkorb.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/02227-still_life_charcoal.jpg

Goals:

  • 10.1P: Document the process of developing ideas from early stages to fully elaborated ideas.
  • Look back at Monday’s thumbnails and decide which one is the most interesting and WHY. Please take a few minutes to discuss the success of the thumbnail as a drawing with your neighbor and write down 2 things they have contributed to the conversation.

Reflection / Evaluation: In 140 characters, describe your artistic GROWTH through this process of DIRECT OBSERVATION #’s are acceptable.

AP Studio Art: Plants and Drawing! Time to WORK!

FUZZY! http://mayang.com/textures/Nature/images/Fur%20and%20Skin/rabbit_fur_9291372.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.
  • Think about the 4 images you came up with yesterday… What was each of them about? Describe the card and explain. Write that information in pencil on the back of the cards. Write CARD REFLECTION on the goals page.

Reflection / Evaluation: How did working on 4 more of these cards go for you today? Write 2 things that can help defend your explanation and ideas about the ELEMENTS and PRINCIPLES. 12 due on FIRDAY!

Drawing: Kandinsky and Shapes!

http://uploads8.wikipaintings.org/images/wassily-kandinsky/yellow-red-blue-1925.jpg

Goals:

  • 7.2Ac: Evaluate the effectiveness of an image or images to influence ideas, feelings, and behaviors of specific audiences.
  • Reflect on YESTERDAY before you begin today! What are your OVERALL IDEAS that you hope to communicate?

Reflection / Evaluation:  Biggest struggle / success for today? Write it out and the WHY!

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Field Trip #Tuesday – A+ Effort and Attitude Again! Thank you!

“The question for each man is not what he would do if he had the means, time, influence and educational advantages, but what he will do with the things he has.” — Frank Hamilton

STUDIO VISITS – Thanks Carson Bragg for the Site. Great to see where others (the MASTERS) made their art. Check it out HERE!

Painting and Advanced Painting: Hallway Drawing

This is a STARTING POINT! Use Sighting In – ANGLES!!! http://artroomanecdotes.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/img_44421.jpg

Goals:

  • 2.1Ac: Through experimentation, practice, and persistence, demonstrate acquisition of skills and knowledge in a chosen art form.
  • Change of plans so we can get all the different materials done this year… What are two things that you think are going to be challenging in creating a SUCCESSFUL and INTERESTING image of the high school hallways? 

Reflection / Evaluation: What about today’s thumbnails makes for a successful compositions? Three reasons please.

Studio Art 360: Value and DRAWING!

What can you do with COLOR, SHAPE, PATTERN, REPETITION? http://www.beveragedaily.com/var/plain_site/storage/images/publications/food-beverage-nutrition/beveragedaily.com/processing-packaging/perrier-goes-pop-art-with-andy-warhol-bottles/8391874-3-eng-GB/Perrier-goes-pop-art-with-Andy-Warhol-bottles_strict_xxl.png

Goals:

  • 2.1P: Engage in making a work of art or design without having a preconceived plan.
  • FOUR weeks into sketchbooks – what are you accomplishing with the TOOLS of drawing that you have struggled on in the previous sketches – or what are you doing better in this week’s class work that you can put into your sketchbook assignment

Reflection / Evaluation: How can you look at the CAN or BOTTLE to really make it your own? 2 things… What are 2 things you can do? DON’T JUST COPY IT! Do you have to continue working on it so that it is FINISHED for NEXT TUESDAY?

PS: HOLD ONTO YOUR SKETCHBOOKS UNTIL TOMORROW! Thanks

AP Studio Art: Plants and Drawing! Time to WORK!

What are the ELEMENTS and PRINCIPLES that this artist was thinking about? WHY http://cdn.playbuzz.com/cdn/f3670bb4-1ccf-4ad7-9501-785ed5accb8a/f3a85d80-8028-486d-8262-4a0dddbaec13.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.
  • What do you think of when I ask you about the ELEMENTS of Art? What about when you are asked about the Principles of Design? Write out 3 things you think in your GOALS page. NOW… when done… one member of the class at the board – What ARE the ELEMENTS? What ARE the PRINCIPLES? Write them out on the Chalkboard. Are there OTHER things you think of when it comes to ART? 3 columns…

Reflection / Evaluation: What was so difficult about SIMPLIFYING the ideas down to ONE ELEMENT and ONE PRINCIPLE? 2 or 3 ideas about why it was so difficult.

Drawing: Kandinsky and Shapes!

I have SEEN THIS ONE IN THE BUILDING! http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/kandinsky/kandinsky.comp-4.jpg

Goals:

  • 8.1Ac: Identify types of contextual information useful in the process of constructing interpretations of an artwork or collection of works.
  • Describe to your neighbor how YOUR WORK OF ART reflects the music you are inspired by? As you develop the ideas of KANDINSKY – Are you approaching your work as a der blaue reiter or as a member of the BAUHAUS? Explain! How would you label this work by Kandinsky? Simple / Melodic? Impression? Improvisation? Composition? der Blaue Reiter? Bauhaus?

Reflection / Evaluation:  Are you successful in the communication of your ideas? Write out 3 reasons to back up your successes.

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#Monday in the #ArtStudio – Make #Art

“The question for each man is not what he would do if he had the means, time, influence and educational advantages, but what he will do with the things he has.” — Frank Hamilton

STUDIO VISITS – Thanks Carson Bragg for the Site. Great to see where others (the MASTERS) made their art. Check it out HERE!

Painting and Advanced Painting: Crit in the Gallery!

Cookie Critique… YUM!

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.
  • Critique with the AP Studio Art Class – As an individual, what do you think you are going to struggle with the most in today’s Critique. Think about ALL we have ALREADY spoken about – or not spoken about…

Reflection / Evaluation: What one thing did you add to the critique that nobody else did? What ONE thing did you LEARN about that nobody else did?

Studio Art 360: Value and DRAWING!

https://artwithkorb.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/c9d89-composition-threeplanes.jpg website http://erickjm2.blogspot.com/p/illustrations.html

Goals:

  • 10.1P: Document the process of developing ideas from early stages to fully elaborated ideas.
  • Look back at your THUMBNAIL drawings… Which type of composition do you feel you are going to use? What are TWO things that have changed about your composition from the THUMBNAIL STAGE. N: Reflection on the PROCESS of the drawings.

Reflection / Evaluation: Looking at the THUMBNAIL again and the DRAWING – What positive changes or negative changes have come from the process of drawing? DRINK FOR TOMORROW’S SKETCHBOOK ASSIGNMENT – Don’t forget!

AP Studio Art: Plants and Drawing! Time to WORK!

Let’s Crit! http://www.edwardsamuels.com/illustratedstory/chapter%206/MorseLouvre.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 are the challenges we still see in the gallery space? What are your thoughts and feelings about the space we have begun to fill? Take a moment to reflect on your thoughts of this FORMAL SPACE to present your work. 

Reflection / Evaluation: What 2 things are you most pleased with regarding the watercolors / collage / artworks you are presenting to the public?

Drawing: Kandinsky and Shapes!

What’s the style? What’s the Composition? http://media.smashingmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/images/bauhaus/bauhaus%20art%20swinging.jpg

Goals:

Reflection / Evaluation: SHARE YOUR THEORY AND DRAWING WITH YOUR CLASSMATE – Last 5 Minutes – CONVERSATION and write down what you have learned from your classmate.

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#FinallyFriday – What a #FastWeek

“Spectacular achievement is always preceded by unspectacular preparation.” —Robert H. Schuller

Painting and Advanced Painting: Crit in the Gallery!

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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.
  • What challenges did you see in yesterday’s drawings of the cityscapes? Discuss this with a neighbor and WRITE DOWN the struggles you shared. (2 of them).

Reflection / Evaluation: How do you see the discussion of the works as adding to the process of CREATING the artwork? If you do NOT see the benefit of an oral critique… WHY? If you do… WHY TOO?

Studio Art 360: Value and DRAWING!

Here they are again… Let’s Talk today. http://labrouge.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/due-inglesi-al-mambo-studio-of-giorgio-morandi-bologna-labrouge.jpg

Goals:

  • 1.1P: Use multiple approaches to begin creative endeavors.
  • QUIETLY go to the gallery and bring your sculpture back to the classroom – then sit down in complete silence. 1 minute! Take a LONG HARD LOOK at your object in front of you. What is happening with the FIGURE? The GROUND? The POSITIVE SPACE? The NEGATIVE SPACE?

Reflection / Evaluation: How did the THUMBNAILS go today? What do you see yourself doing VERY WELL in this composition? 3 things to talk about – Give yourself 3 examples.

AP Studio Art: Plants and Drawing! Time to WORK!

http://unearthedcomics.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Unearthed-CritiquingCookie-1311-1-web.jpg

Goals:

  • 3.1Ad: Reflect on, re-engage, revise, and refine works of art or design considering relevant traditional and contemporary criteria as well as personal artistic vision.
  • REFLECT ON THE FOLLOWING and WRITE UP A 7 MINUTE RESPONSE: What are the Ideas / Concept / Content? What’s it about? What’s it look like you are talking about? What is the Imagery and  Subject Matter? What are the Techniques / Process you went through? How did your sketchbook or PAST DRAWING / MARK MAKING / ART MAKING EXPERIENCES help you? What is the reference and how did you USE IT? What’s it look like?

Reflection / Evaluation: What did you take away from the critique today? Write down what you have taken from the oral crit.?

Drawing: Kandinsky and Shapes!

Wassily Kandinsky (Russian, 1866 – 1944) On White II (Auf Weiss II), 1923 Oil on canvas 41 5/16 × 38 9/16 in. Centre Georges Pompidou, Musée national d’art moderne, Paris Gift of Mrs. Nina Kandinsky in 1976 AM 1976-855 © Centre Pompidou, MNAM-CCI/ Georges Meguerditchian / Dist.RMN-GP © 2014 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris

Goals:

  • 1.2Ac: Choose from a range of materials and methods of traditional and contemporary artistic practices to plan works of art and design.
  • Come up to the carpet – ALL OF YOU! Sit and listen to my reading and while I am speaking – draw out the ideas of SIMPLE and COMPLEX compositions – illustrate the ideas Kandinsky was writing about. Which COMPOSITION idea are you sticking to? Are you going with the SIMPLE (Melodic) or COMPLEX (Symphonic) idea? Explain how you are doing this. 

Reflection / Evaluation: What is the DOMINANT SHAPE / FORM / COLOR you are using in the work? How is this HELPING?

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#Thursday in the #ArtRoom – #Values

“Spectacular achievement is always preceded by unspectacular preparation.” —Robert H. Schuller

Painting and Advanced Painting: Crit in the Gallery!

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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.
  • What was helpful about 1) seeing your work from a distance and 2) hearing what others thought about the work you created?

Reflection / Evaluation: How do you see the discussion of the works as adding to the process of CREATING the artwork? If you do NOT see the benefit of an oral critique… WHY? If you do… WHY TOO?

Studio Art 360: Value and DRAWING!

Mrs. Davis… Please share this video with each class… I hope this works.

Love the ACTUAL OBJECTS! http://labrouge.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/due-inglesi-al-mambo-studio-of-giorgio-morandi-bologna-labrouge.jpg

Goals:

  • 1.1P: Use multiple approaches to begin creative endeavors.
  • Take a LONG HARD LOOK at your VALUES and then onto the grid drawing… What is happening with the FIGURE? The GROUND? The POSITIVE SPACE? The NEGATIVE SPACE? How does dealing with the background HELP the entire COMPOSITION?

Reflection / Evaluation: What SKILLS have you developed that will HELP you create a SUCCESSFUL drawing from your sculpture? Give 3 NEW or NEWLY REFINED skills and EXPLAIN!

AP Studio Art: Plants and Drawing! Time to WORK!

Jim Dine PLANTS – What’s similar to yours? What’s REALLY different? How’s he activated the background? http://loh.loswego.k12.or.us/brinkk/images/drawing%20and%20painting/jimedineplant/149_4922.JPG

Goals:

Reflection / Evaluation: What did you take away from the feedback from your classmates today? Write down 1 or two things your classmates gave you that is BENEFICIAL and helps you REFLECT on your ARTWORK.

Drawing: Kandinsky and Shapes!

Kandinsky and his work http://newintelligentsia.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Avantgardefound-kandinsky-1915-Objective-Composition-503.jpg

Goals:

  • 1.2Ac: Choose from a range of materials and methods of traditional and contemporary artistic practices to plan works of art and design.
  • What color schemes are you considering using n this work? What colors seems to fit the SONG you are thinking of? What shapes are you thinking of?

Reflection / Evaluation:  What NEW ideas can you EXPRESS about COLOR and SHAPE in the art you created today? TOMORROW – SONGS! Come to class PREPARED with your MUSIC and HEADPHONES in HAND (ear).

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Mid-Week Work Time in the Art Studio

“Spectacular achievement is always preceded by unspectacular preparation.” —Robert H. Schuller

Painting and Advanced Painting: Crit in the Gallery!

What do you SEE in the artwork? Social Commentary? I hope so. http://www.vanseodesign.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/critique.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.
  •  FIRST Day of the Crit? What has been the most successful aspect or least successful part of your  work? Be specific and thoughtful. EXPLAIN YOUR ANSWERS!  

Reflection / Evaluation: From the critique today, what did you contribute? What are you taking away? How did you add to the conversation or experience?

Studio Art 360: Value and DRAWING!

Morandi’s Studio! http://paintingperceptions.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/morandi_4_lg.jpg

Goals:

  • 10.1P: Document the process of developing ideas from early stages to fully elaborated ideas.
  • Look back at yesterday’s value studies and ideas, what part of the shading process are you having SUCCESS or STRUGGLES with? How so?Explain your thoughts.  

Reflection / Evaluation: What went well today? Where did you struggle? Explain your thoughts here..

AP Studio Art: Plants and Drawing! Time to WORK!

Whatcah doing to be BOLD and DYNAMIC? http://www.wildenstein.com/exhibits/jim_dine/images/miami_washington.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.
  • Hang your work up in the front of the room and then sit about 10 feet back from your work. Having taken the time to write yesterday and now looking at the artwork you have in front of you … how do you enter into today’s studio time thinking about with your drawing with the goals of finishing it up by tomorrow?

Reflection / Evaluation: How do you feel about the work you are creating today? Three sentences (minimum) on the sticky note and staple it to your GOALS page.

Drawing: Kandinsky and Shapes!

Kandinsky in Milwaukee: https://farm6.static.flickr.com/5287/13570248174_0cb6714488_z.jpg

Goals:

  • 1.2Ac: Choose from a range of materials and methods of traditional and contemporary artistic practices to plan works of art and design.
  • Of the shapes we are using, which one is the strongest in your eyes? Why? Which shape describes a passive quality? Why?

Reflection / Evaluation:  Have you begun to finda song?  How are you beginning to use the ideas of color and shape to communicate your ideas from your song?

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#Tuesday and #Values (Shading and the like too)

“Spectacular achievement is always preceded by unspectacular preparation.” —Robert H. Schuller

Painting and Advanced Painting: PAINTING – MAT IT UP!

http://robsanderswrites.blogspot.com/2012/02/giving-critiques.html

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.
  • 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 are two things you took away from the critique today – whether it be about YOUR work or about another person’s work, written, heard, or observed?

Studio Art 360: Value and DRAWING – ONE WEEK OFF of SKETCHBOOK!

Morandi – VALUE! http://www.artsjournal.com/aboutlastnight/op_inc_253_gra.gif

Goals:

Reflection / Evaluation: Of ALL the value scale drawings you created today, which one are you happiest with? WHY? What are TWO things you see as being developed successfully?

AP Studio Art: Plants and Drawing! Time to WORK!

Jim Dine Plants with a STORY? What might he be telling us? http://www.tfaoi.com/cm/4cm/4cm561.jpg

Goals:

Reflection / Evaluation: What 2 things did you take away from the your personal critique today?

Drawing: Kandinsky and Shapes!

Improvisation #30 (Cannons) Vasily Kandinsky French, born Russia, 1866–1944 Improvisation No. 30 (Cannons), 1913 © 2015 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/citi/images/standard/WebLarge/WebImg_000276/189732_3296010.jpg

Goals:

  • 1.2Ac: Choose from a range of materials and methods of traditional and contemporary artistic practices to plan works of art and design.
  • What ONE bit of theory has stuck with you as we have talked about the works and ideas of Wassily Kandinsky? Are there any ideas that you feel you can use about his ideas on color and shape in your work as it is developed?

Reflection / Evaluation: What NEW ideas do you have about COLOR and Shape in the art you are creating now that we have had some conversation and learning about the ideas of Wassily Kandinsky?

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#Homecoming is over… Back to #Art!

 

Painting and Advanced Painting: PAINTING – WRAP IT UP!

YUM – COOKIES! http://unearthedcomics.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Unearthed-CritiquingCookie-1311-1-web.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.
  • Critique with the AP Studio Art Class – As an individual, what do you think you are going to struggle with the most in today’s (and tomorrow – and maybe Wednesday’s) Critique.

Reflection / Evaluation: 1) What might you do differently NEXT time you stretch a piece of paper to AVOID the challenges of squaring up the paper in the final step? 2) What difficulties did you have today in the REMOVAL of the watercolor painting from the board?

Studio Art 360: Boxes/ Sculpture / Paper Mache

VALUE is GREAT! http://artamaze.wordpress.com/category/still-life-2/page/10/

Goals:

  • 7.1P: Hypothesize ways in which art influences perception and understanding of human experiences.
  • What are THREE areas in your use of value from your SKETCHBOOK assignments that YOU feel are in need of SINCERE attention?

Reflection / Evaluation: Look back on the THREE areas of improvement, how did you do? Choose one and write 3 sentences about the success or failure! TURN in your WORKSHEETS!

AP Studio Art: Plants and Drawing! Time to WORK!

How’s Dine’s Work Looking to you? http://s3.amazonaws.com/pace-production/images/installation_photos/3806/feature/open-uri20120909-28288-aw0gwp.?1347228910

Goals:

Reflection / Evaluation: What did you take away from the critique today? Write down what you have taken from the written crit.

Drawing: Kandinsky and Shapes!

Lots to READ – Kandinsky Color Theory. http://img2.mappio.com/ewant/kandinsky-color-theory-4170-Large.jpg

Goals:

  • 1.2Ac: Choose from a range of materials and methods of traditional and contemporary artistic practices to plan works of art and design.
  • How are you using geometric shapes in your life? How do you relate meaning to them? What are some shapes that are dominant in your life?

Reflection / Evaluation: What NEW ideas might you have had about COLOR and SHAPE in the art you were creating?

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#Green and #White #Friday of #SpiritWeek

goooOOOO Waterford!
goooOOOO Waterford!

PEP Assembly Schedule

  • 1 – 7:25 AM – 8:00 AM
  • 2 – 8:05 AM – 8:40 AM
  • 3 – 8:45 AM – 9:20 AM
  • 4 – 9:25 AM – 10:00 AM
  • 6 – 10:05 AM – 10:40 AM
  • 5A – 10:45 AM – 11:10 AM
  • 5B – 11:15 AM – 11:40 AM
  • 5C – 11:45 AM – 12:10 PM
  • 7 – 12:15 PM – 12:50 PM
  • 8 – 12:55 PM – 1:30 PM

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

Painting and Advanced Painting: PAINTING – WRAP IT UP!

How might her WATERCOLORS have led her to this “From the RIVER” OIL PAINTING? http://www.okeeffemuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/from-the-river-pale-909-1200×1604.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.
  • Knowing we are critiquing on MONDAY – I will NOT assign a WRITTEN critique for this painting – ALSO KNOW IT IS HOMECOMING WEEKEND and I am gracious and understanding – What do you need to be REALLY focused on TODAY to WRAP THIS PAINTING UP? How is this collage / painting using traditional and contemporary ideas in the 1) Composition and 2) Techniques? – 5 Minute SELF – EVALUATION today… this will / can be used to FURTHER your thoughts on MONDAY and TUESDAY! In addition… What is the TITLE of your work? Using a blank page in your sketchbook – write out one brief paragraph that discusses the SOCIAL TOPIC, WHY it is important to you, 3 things (or more) in the painting help to explain that, 2 things you are PLEASED with, and 1 thing you would like to improve on for next time. THIS IS YOUR EXIT TICKET TODAY!

Reflection / Evaluation: Monday Crit – What 3 things stood out with O’Keefe’s work as you looked it over this week?

Studio Art 360: Boxes/ Sculpture / Paper Mache

SCULPTURE GARDEN! What would YOUR drawing look like in a sculpture garden? https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/70/Sengkang_Sculpture_Park_6,_Nov_05.JPG

Goals:

  • 9.1P: Establish relevant criteria in order to evaluate a work of art or collection of works.
  • Looking at the forms you created – what is the STRONGEST / MOST SUCCESSFUL aspect of your sculpture? WHY? What is the WEAKEST / LEAST SUCCESSFUL aspect of your sculpture? WHY?

Reflection / Evaluation: What form was the most challenging for you to create with the DRAWING or the CARDBOARD? Why do you feel that was the biggest challenge? Use the ART TERMS that you know (Form, Shape, Effort, Execution…)

AP Studio Art: Plants and Drawing! Time to WORK!

How are you mixing your media? ARE YOU? Are you beginning to think about the composition? Do you NEED to? http://mhsartgallerymac.wikispaces.com/file/view/mid-summer.jpg/247110137/mid-summer.jpg

Goals:

Reflection / Evaluation: How did having conversation with your classmates about the processes / materials that you are using give you different ways, new ideas about the work you are making?

Drawing: Kandinsky and Shapes!

Lots to READ – Kandinsky Color Theory. http://img2.mappio.com/ewant/kandinsky-color-theory-4170-Large.jpg
Several Circles – What are your FEELINGS about this work? Let’s TALK about it and then READ about the colors from Kandinsky’s point of view. http://web.guggenheim.org/exhibitions/kandinsky/images/several_circles.jpg

Goals:

  • 1.2Ac: Choose from a range of materials and methods of traditional and contemporary artistic practices to plan works of art and design.
  • How are you using geometric shapes in your life? How do you relate meaning to them? What are some shapes that are dominant in your life? 

Reflection / Evaluation: What NEW ideas might you have had about COLOR and SHAPE in the art you were creating?

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#Disney Day during #Homecoming Week – #SnowWhite RULES!

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

Whistle while you work!
Whistle while you work!

Painting and Advanced Painting: PAINTING – WRAP IT UP!

Monochromatic Blue O’Keefe: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4a/Brooklyn_Museum_-_Blue_1_-_Georgia_O’Keeffe.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.
  • Looking at the work in front of you – and knowing we are critiquing on MONDAY and TUESDAY – What CRITERIA would you consider as we begin to consider evaluation? Please consider some of the NATIONAL VISUAL STANDARDS as you write this one up – it may take a few minutes to complete this before you begin PAINTING!

Reflection / Evaluation: What CRITERIA are you focused on in the creation of your work? Are you drawn to that criteria in additional works you make?

Studio Art 360: Boxes/ Sculpture / Paper Mache

Even MORE Fun with Paper Mache and Cardboard: https://artwithkorb.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/ab287-deerblogphotos25282of92529.jpg

Goals:

  • 10.1P: Document the process of developing ideas from early stages to fully elaborated.
  • These forms may not be your MASTERPIECE of all time, but they did require focus, work, and attention to detail. Looking at ALL the FORMS you created, what do you feel about the ease or difficulty about creating a work of art.

Reflection / Evaluation: If you are NOT done with the paper mache forms, what 2 or 3 things do you think held you back in the process? If you ARE done… close to being done… what are 2 or 3 specific criteria that you would use to judge your work as successful or unsuccessful and WHY?

AP Studio Art: Plants and Drawing! Time to WORK!

Jim Dine’s: http://p1.la-img.com/335/1786/768265_2_l.jpg
Expression Plant
Frank Korb’s Version…

Goals:

Reflection / Evaluation: What have you added to this composition that is NEW to you? Something that you have NOT done in the past. Anything that is new…

Drawing: Kandinsky and Shapes!

What do these shapes mean to you? http://littleguyintheeye.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/shapes-in-nature.jpg

Goals:

  • 2.3Ac: Redesign an object, system, place, or design in response to contemporary issues.
  • How are you using geometric shapes in your life? How do you relate meaning to them? What are some shapes that are dominant in your life?

Reflection / Evaluation: What NEW ideas might you have had about COLOR and Shape in the art you were creating?