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Keep your eyes open! You never know what you might see.

What do you SEE? What do YOU see? WHAT do you see?

“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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Art Foundations: Watercolor Experiments

What is YOUR pattern?

GOALS:

  1. (5.3) Describe meaning of artwork by analyzing watercolor technique.
  2. (3.2) Apply ideas in art to solve visual challenges and create meaning.

Which of the watercolor techniques are you especially interested in trying a bit more? What about it is interesting to you?

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Advanced Drawing: Work on your paper bag / mannequin drawings.

GOALS:

  1. 4.3 compare relationships in visual art in terms of 4.3.2 aesthetics 4.3.3 and culture as it relates to your own art.
  2. 4.4 evaluate and interpret art for relationships in 4.4.1 form.

How does your drawing relate to your ideas / your cultures / YOU in 2013? Your place in society is important and you need to make your mark in the world… in the arts.

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AP Studio Art: Plant and Flower Drawings – Are you BREAKING THE RECTANGLE?

What’s the final destination for your drawings? Pace Gallery?

GOALS:

  1. 2.2 evaluate the effectiveness of artworks.
  2. 5.3 describe meanings of artworks by analyzing 5.3.1 techniques.

How are you TRULY challenging yourself? Biggest ISSUES today to learn from? Biggest successes to learn from?

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If you were to describe yourself as a pattern, what pattern would you be?

Keep your eyes open and begin to SEE and PERCEIVE the world around you! How do you see the elements and principles that happen in the world around you?

“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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Art Foundations: PATTERN and WATERCOLOR experiments! Woo Hoo!

What is the pattern that you see in this painting? What is the motif?

GOALS:

  1. (5.3) Describe meaning of artwork by analyzing technique through watercolors.
    1. How can you create a sense of MEANING through the use of your watercolor technique?
  2. (3.2) Apply watercolors to solve visual challenges.
    1. What was CHALLENGING about your use of Watercolor Paints? What do you remember from when you last used them?

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Advanced Drawing: Paper Bag / Mannequin Drawings.

How can you compare the strengths of this drawing with the strengths of YOUR drawing?

GOALS:

  1. 2.4 compare different points of view regarding composition and meaning in artwork
    1. What are you being CHALLENGED WITH in this drawing? 
  2. 2.5 defend personal evaluations
    1. What did you ADD to your classmates critique? How can your words help them see the positive and areas for improvement?

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AP Studio Art: Mid Critique – What’s happening in your drawing?

What has Dine done to deal with the background? What are YOU doing to deal with the background?

GOALS:

  1. 1.1 apply media, techniques, and processes with (1.1.3) an awareness so that your ideas are executed well.
    1. What NEW techniques are YOU using in this artwork and is it working visually for you?
  2. (2.2) evaluate the effectiveness of artworks
    1. What difficulties are you having? What have you done to try and solve those challenge?
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I got rhythm, I got music, I got my art class, who could ask for anything more?

“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!

Regardless of WHAT you are drawing or what you are looking at… make sure that you keep looking!

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Advanced Drawing: Let’s continue working on the drawings. Give yourself a bit of time to THINK about what you are doing.

 

How are you combining the visuals that you have chosen into one strong and moving artwork?

GOALS:

  1. 2.4 compare different points of view regarding composition and meaning in artwork
  2. 2.5 defend personal evaluations

What has been your most successful are of this drawing today?

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Art Foundations: Pattern – Chapter 8. Let’s draw out some variations and versions of patterns that we see.

  

GOALS:

  1. (5.3) Describe meaning of artwork by analyzing technique and use of line AND pattern.
  2. (3.2) apply patterns and line to solve visual challenges.

What kinds of Pattern are you drawn to? What is your favorite type of pattern?

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AP Studio Art: Plant Drawings – How are things going? Jim Dine – Self-Portrait on the Wall – Video!

How are you using COLOR or Value to tie it all together?

GOALS:

  1. 1.1 apply media, techniques, and processes with (1.1.3) an awareness so that your ideas are executed well.
  2. (2.3) create artworks that solve visual challenges and (2.2) evaluate the effectiveness of artworks.

What materials have you used today? How are you using COLOR or VALUE or WHAT ELSE to tie it all together?

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What would the future you say to your current self? Let’s listen to Chuck Close!

“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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Do any of you have cowboy boots, women’s size 10, that my daughter could borrow for Wednesday? I’d need them Tuesday and will return them Thursday. Thanks.

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Advanced Drawing: Continue to work on the Paper Bag / Figure Drawing?

Bags… How’s the Dark? How’s the light? how’s the composition?
and… what are you doing to incorporate your figure?

GOALS:

  1. 1.1 apply media, techniques, and processes with 1.1.1 skill 1.1.2 confidence 1.1.3 and awareness so that your ideas are executed well

  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

What did you take away from the drawing today? What are you succeeding with?

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Art Foundations: Portrait, Chapter 1: Lesson 3…

What types of Lines did this artist use in her Self-Portrait? Talk to your neighbors about it.

GOALS:

  1. (1.2) Create art that demonstrates an understanding of how your ideas relate to the technique of contour line.
  2. (1.4.1) Create and solve visual problems using analysis of the shape and form of the face.

What was the most fun part of dealing with contours? If you were to describe yourself in terms of lines, what lines would you use? Where are you successful in the contour drawings? Share the images with your classmates and discuss the success and failures.

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AP Studio Art: Plant Drawings and self evaluation and Jim Dine – Self-Portrait on the Wall Video

Questions to Consider for Online / Digital Self-Evaluation: CLICK HERE

MAGAZINE ARTICLE Example: Korb Magazine Article

GOALS:

  1. 1.1 apply media, techniques, and processes with (1.1.3) an awareness so that your ideas are executed well.
  2. 3.3 describe the creation of images and ideas and explain why they are of value

What materials have you used today? How are the projects coming along? What do you need to be doing tomorrow to make STRONG headway?

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Parents… have you eaten YOUR frog yet this morning?

“Goals are the fuel in the furnace of achievement.” Brian Tracy, Eat that Frog

Good Luck Eating THIS frog in the morning… YUCK!

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Advanced Drawing: Drawing Paper – Figure and Paper Bag Drawing – Relationships and Meaning – HOW ARE GOING BIGGER?!

What element do you think is emphasized in this drawing? Tell your neighbor.
  1. 1.2 create art that demonstrates an understanding of how your ideas relate to the 1.2.1 materials
  2. 1.3 communicate ideas clearly

Talk to your neighbor / partner about the meaning behind your work. What SKILLS are you hoping to develop in this drawing? What MESSAGE are you hoping to communicate through this work?

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Continuous Line Contour Portraits… Extra Credit!
Continuous Line Contour Portraits… Extra Credit!
Continuous Line Contour Portraits… Extra Credit!
Continuous Line Contour Portraits… Extra Credit!

Art Foundations: Contour Line Drawings and Chapter 1

PATTERN – CHAPTER 7 – What type of pattern describes YOU?
  1. Work on (1.1.1, 3) applying media and techniques with skill and awareness (of HOW you are using line).
  2. (2.2) Evaluate the effectiveness of how line is working to define your portrait.

What types of lines are you using? Where do you find it easiest to use the idea of line / contour to represent the face / form? What is the most challenging portion of the face to successfully create? Share with your classmates.

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AP STUDIO ART: PLANTS and JIM DINE – PACE Gallery Press Release –  PACE GALLERY SITE

Inspired by the workings of Jim Dine… http://createthreesixty5.com/ is a blog by an art student who KNOWS what it is to be inspired by nature (and other artists).
  1. 2.2 evaluate the effectiveness of artworks.
  2. 5.3 describe meanings of artworks by analyzing 5.3.1 techniques.

Do you find meaning in your work? Do you find something interesting in the plants? What is challenging you?

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What is the challenge you find in drawing… especially when you you can’t pick up your pencil?

“Goals are the fuel in the furnace of achievement.” Brian Tracy, Eat that Frog

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Advanced Drawing: Continue to design a paper bag drawing – subject matter and meaning

How dis this artist use the space? How did they create figure ground relationships?

Goals:

  1. 2.6 create multiple solutions to visual challenges that show understanding in relationships between composition and meaning of artwork.

What did you see in your neighbor’s drawings that were successful / needed work? Why do you feel the POP artists chose to pursue the EVERYDAY object to base their body of work on? Share your thoughts with the class.

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Art Foundations: Chapter 1 – What is Art?

Jean-Michel Basquiat

Goals:

  1. Work on (1.1.1, 3) applying media and techniques with skill and awareness (HOW you are using line?)

What emotions have you chosen to represent yourself? Why? What variety of lines do you hope to use in the process of creating your self-portraits.

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AP Studio Art: Jim Dine Video – Self Portrait on the Wall, Plant Drawings, PACE GALLERY SITE

Multiple papers make this drawing up. What challenges might you have from using multiple pieces of paper? What might you gain from the experience? How MIGHT it change how you feel about the making of art?

Goals:

  1. 1.1 apply media, techniques, and processes with (1.1.3) an awareness so that your ideas are executed well.
  2. 3.3 describe the creation of images and ideas and explain why they are of value

What materials have you used today? How have you decided to arrange your composition? What are the elements you are looking at using / focusing on?

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Mary, Mary, quite contrary, How does your garden grow? Let’s ask Jim Dine.

“Goals are the fuel in the furnace of achievement.” Brian Tracy, Eat that Frog

TODAY I EAT MY FROG WITH A SIDE OF TOAD!

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Advanced Drawing: Everyday Objects – How do see them and REALLY observe.

Paper Bag Drawings – We will introduce a smidge of color – later…

GOALS:

  1. 2.6 create multiple solutions to visual challenges that show understanding in relationships between composition and meaning of artwork
  2. evaluate and interpret art for relationships in (4.4.1) form.

Looking at a VERY ORDINARY OBJECT… Where do you find it a challenge to make a successful composition from such an ordinary object? What can you do to make the drawing something someone will take to time to stop in front of and recognize? Share your thoughts with your neighbors.

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Art Foundations: Chapter 4 AND Chapter 1 – Contour Line and Gesture Drawings.

Continuous Line Self – Portraits – of Mr. Korb – Many solutions to the same problem… We are going to do a lot of self-portraits so we can find the one that works best.

Goals:

  1. (1.1.1) Apply art materials (markers and pencils) being aware of your skills.
  2. (1.4) Solve visual challenges using analysis (element of Line and breaking the face apart).

What is the most challenging aspect of the portrait / line? What emotions have you chosen to represent yourself? Why? What variety of lines do you hope to use in the process of creating your self-portrait?

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AP Studio Art: Welcome to the world of Jim Dine – Plants and Flowers and Observations

Jim Dine – Plants and Flowers – Click on the Image to see the PACE Gallery Exhibition of Jim Dine’s Works.

 GOALS:

  1. 2.6 create multiple solutions to visual challenges that show understanding in relationships between composition and meaning of artwork
  2. 1.2 create art that demonstrates an understanding of how your ideas relate to the (1.2.1) materials

What materials have you used today? What were the focal points of the drawings for the day. (1, 3, 5).

 

 

 

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How’s that frog taste?

“Goals are the fuel in the furnace of achievement.” Brian Tracy, Eat that Frog

Have you eaten your frog today?

Have you eaten your frog today?

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Advanced Drawing – Computer Lab: Writing About Your Art

How are you feeling about this?

GOALS:

  1. (3.3) describe the creation of images and ideas and explain why they are of value in written form and participate in the self – evaluation of your drawing.
  2. (4.3) compare relationships in visual art in terms of (4.3.2) aesthetics

Hopefully we looked at Execution and Composition in the Rubric and you were able to get some good solid writing down and thoughts worked out. What have you seen or thought about that is now something you can REALLY reflect on regarding your work?

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Art Foundations: Line and the Portrait – Continuous line contour drawings

How to draw with a contour line.

GOALS: 

  1. (3.3) Know about the creation of images and explain why they are important (contour line).
  2. (1.4) Solve visual challenges using analysis (element of Line).

What was difficult about the contour line drawing? Did you have any FUN drawing this image – knowing that there was no fear of doing it wrong?

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AP Studio Art: In Class Oral Crit.

Morandi made a LIFE of bottles and jars… what can you do for 18 weeks? Link to the Morandi article by clicking his work from above.

GOALS:

  1. (3.3) describe the creation of images and ideas and explain why they are of value Orally participate in the discussion of your classmates drawing.
  2. (4.3) compare relationships in visual art in terms of (4.3.2) aesthetics

What did you take away from the critique today? Write down what you have taken from the crit. of your work or the work of others. We HAVE to get comfortable doing this… FEEDBACK is ESSENTIAL.

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Eat that Frog! I dare you! No, not really, unless it is well seasoned and properly cooked

“Goals are the fuel in the furnace of achievement.” Brian Tracy, Eat that Frog

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Advanced Drawing: Critique in the Computer Lab

What can you SAY about your work?

GOALS:

  1. (3.3) describe the creation of images and ideas and explain why they are of value in written form and participate in the self – evaluation of your drawing.
  2. (4.3) compare relationships in visual art in terms of (4.3.2) aesthetics

What did you learn about the work you have made by looking carefully at it? What are your strengths? what are your weaknesses? What is holding you up in Google Drive?

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Art Foundations: Line – Contour Line Drawings – Lesson 2 Chapter 4

Contour Line… Well… not exactly – but – look at how the face is broken (analyzed) into shaped.

GOALS:

  1. 3.2 Apply subjects, and ideas in art and use skill to solve visual challenges
  2. 1.2 create portraits that demonstrates an understanding of how your ideas relate to the 1.2.2 techniques of CONTOUR Line Drawings

What is the most challenging aspect of the portrait / line? What emotions have you chosen to represent yourself? Why? What variety of lines do you hope to use in the process of creating your self-portrait?

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AP Studio Art: In Class Oral Crit.

What can you SAY about your work?

GOALS:

  1. (3.3) describe the creation of images and ideas and explain why they are of value Orally participate in the discussion of your classmates drawing.
  2. (4.3) compare relationships in visual art in terms of (4.3.2) aesthetics

What did you take away from the critique today? Write down what you have taken from the crit.

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Are you Concrete in your Art? Donald Judd is.

“Art is the concrete representation of our most subtle feelings.” Agnes Martin

Donald Judd LITERALLY used concrete to make his most subtle feelings known.
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Advanced Drawing – Continuous Line Contour Drawings – PORTRAITS

Blind Contour Drawing – Look at the way the figure was handled! Cool Huh?

GOALS:

  1. 2.2 evaluate the effectiveness of artworks.
  2. 5.3 describe meanings of artworks by analyzing 5.3.1 techniques.

What do you feel you need to do over the weekend to make it DONE for Monday? Do you need to do anything? What was you largest accomplishment with this work? Did you learn anything, become more comfortable with anything, understand the importance of anything in the creation of making art?

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Art Foundations: PBIS Poster Collection – Line Chapter 4

How did the GRANDFATHER of Abstraction use line in HIS work? What is interesting to you? Why? How can you use the same ideas or approaches?

GOALS:

  1. 5.1 identify the rationale behind making art (PBIS POSTER and the LINE DRAWING)

What did you take away from the various types and qualities of line and how can you use them in your artwork?

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AP Studio Art: Wrap up your 3 works that have introduced you to the small introduction to CONCENTRATION.

Lets sit and LOOK at your works together – BRIEFLY. What FREAKS you out about TALKING about your work? Yeah – me too (no not really).

GOALS:

  1. evaluate and defend how 3.5.1 subject matter and 3.5.2 symbols are used in art

What did you take away from the MID to FINAL critique today? Write down what you have taken from the crit. in your Generalization / Comments page today. Give yourself some strong thoughts about the idea of a concentration… what is the biggest challenge you see coming up?

NOTE: Advanced Drawing and AP Artists

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