September 19, 2011 – Monday

AP Studio Art – DaVinci Hands

  1. Work on observational composition.
  2. Know about preliminary work (figure studies).

Advanced Drawing – Janet Fish

  1. Work on compositional approaches.
  2. Know about subject matter in artwork.

Painting – Winslow Homer

  1. Know about watercolor techniques.
  2. Work on collage based composition.

Art Foundations – Line Portrait – Continuous Line

  1. Work on Line portrait, slowly and thoughtfully.
  2.  Know about types of lines and emotions.

September 16, 2011 – Friday

NO SONG about FRIDAY today – sorry…

AP Studio ArtMichelangelo and Alex Katz

  1. Work on observational drawings.
  2. Know about Art and Fear expectations.

Advanced DrawingGlass Jar Drawing

  1. Work on compositional approaches.
  2. Know about subject matter in artwork.
  3. Know about the importance of preliminary drawings.

PaintingWinslow Homer

  1. Work on watercolor technique.
  2. Know about Winslow Homer.

Art FoundationsLine Portrait

  1. Work on LINE portraits.
  2. Know about the varieties and qualities of line.

September 15, 2011 – Thursday

Thanks Janie for the visit on Wednesday. It was great to have you visit my class.

AP Studio ArtMichelangelo and Alex Katz

  1. Know about the concentration portion the portfolio.
  2. Work on observational drawings.

Advanced DrawingGlass Jar Drawing

  1. Work on compositional approaches.
  2. Know about subject matter in artwork.
  3. Work on / know about preliminary drawings.

PaintingWatercolor Layers

  1. Work on transferring collage image to paper.
  2. Work on watercolor technique.
  3. Know about Winslow Homer.

Art FoundationsKandinsky

  1. Know about vocabulary and ideas about Line – Lesson 2.
  2. Work on communicating through art.

September 14, 2011 – Wednesday

AP Studio Art – Michelangelo and Alex Katz

  1. Work on / know about oral critiques.
  2. Know about the concentration portion of the portfolio.
  3. Work on observational drawings.

Advanced Drawing – Critiquing

  1. Work on Oral Critiques.
  2. Know about techniques used in the creation of your drawing.
  3. Know about Still Life.

Painting – Watercolor Beginnings

  1. Work on transferring collage image to paper.
  2. Know about successful compositional formats.

Art Foundations – Pablo Picasso Contour

  1. Know about vocabulary and ideas about Line – Lesson 2.
  2. Work on Contour line drawing.
  3. Work on Gesture Drawings.

September 13, 2011 – Tuesday

AP Studio Art – Critique

  1. Work on oral critiquing.
  2. Know about how the critiquing process affects you / your classmates work.

Advanced Drawing – Critique

  1. Work on oral critiquing.
  2. Know about how the critiquing process affects you / your classmates work.

Painting – Watercolor Techniques

  1. Know about and work on various watercolor techniques.
  2. Know about what techniques work and don’t work for you.

Art Foundations 2D – Lines

  1. Know about the terms in Chapter 4 (p 70).
  2. Work on using the ELEMENT of LINE in artworks.

September 12, 2011 – Monday

AP Studio Art – Art and Fear

  1. Work on oral group critiques.
  2. Know about “Art and Fear” – BLOG TONIGHT.

Advanced Drawing – Jacob Lawrence Critique

  1. Know about and work on Oral Critiques.
  2. Know about written critiques.

Painting – Stretching Watercolor Paper

  1. Know about stretching watercolor paper.
  2. Work on watercolor techniques experiments.

Art FoundationsPBIS Logo

  1. Know about self-reflection / evaluation.
  2. Know about Chapter 1 terms and questions.
  3. Work on / Know about LINE (Element).

Spetember 8, 2011 – Thursday – HAPPY BIRTHDAY SCOTT!

AP Studio Art – AP Course Pages

  1. Know about the three portions of the portfolio.
  2. Work on (small) concentration drawings.

Advanced Drawing – Monochromatic Art

  1. Work on value in composition.
  2. Know about the variation of value, tints, shades, and tones in drawing.
  3. Know about solid / even tones in composition.

Painting – Cityscape Collage

  1. Work on assembling collage (urban and rural).
  2. Know about various compositional formats.

Art Foundations – PBIS Posters  and Logo

  1. Work on Be Statement Posters.
  2. Continue with Textbook and Chapter Packets.

Septermber 7, 2011 – Wednesday

AP Studio Art – Apple Cezanne – Course Page

  1. Know about the three portions of the portfolio.
  2. Work with elements / mark making in your drawings.

Adv. Drawing – Value / Color Scales

  1. Work on value in composition.
  2. Know about the variation of value, tints, shades, and tones in drawing.
  3. Know about solid / even tones in composition.
  4. Work on self –evaluation.

Painting – Cityscapes

  1. Work on assembling collage (urban / rural).
  2. Know about various compositional formats.

Art Foundations – PBIS Posters

  1. Know about Intro and Chapter 1 – Art Talk.
  2. Work on the PBIS Poster to finish it up for Friday.

September 6, 2011 – Tuesday

AP Studio Art – Wayne Thiebauld

  1. Know about the three portions of the portfolio (D).
  2. Work on (small) concentration drawings (P).

Advanced Drawing – Value and Color Schemes

  1. Work on value in composition (P).
  2. Know about the variation of value, tints, shades, and tones in drawing (D).
  3. Know about compositional formats (D).  

Painting – Collage

  1. Work on gathering images for collage (P).
  2. Work on compositional ideas (urban and rural) (P).

Art Foundations 2D – PBIS Posters Textbook

  1. Know about weekly sketchbook and interactive journal (sketchbook) (D).
  2. Know about PBIS Be Statements Posters (P).
  3. Know about textbook (Into and Ch. 1). (D).

September 2, 2011 – Friday

AP Studio Art – Course Page

  1. Know about AP Course Expectations.
  2. Know about AP Artworks from previous artists.

Advanced Drawing – Grid

  1. Know about rules and regulations in art class.
  2. Know about one another and their backgrounds.
  3. Work on Art Element Value and use of measurements.

(Kazimir Malevich – http://www.moma.org/collection/browse_results.php?object_id=80385, Gerhard Richter – http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/7623019.stm, Sean Scully – http://www.artnet.com/artists/sean-scully/)

Painting – Collage ALSO Korb’s Example –

  1. Know about rules and regulations in art class.
  2. Know about one another and their backgrounds.
  3. Work on Art Principle UNITY and use of Collage.

Art Foundations 2D – PBIS Posters

  1. Know about rules and regulations in art class.
  2. Know about one another and their backgrounds.
  3. Work on Design using Current Art Skills.
  4. Work on TEAMWORK.