November 15, 2012 – Thursday

Art Foundations – Richard Estes 1 AND 2 AND 3

  1. 1.2 Resolve 2 point perspective city scapes and demonstrates how your ideas relate to the media, techniques and processes you use.

Advanced Drawing – Techniques

  1. 3.3 describe the creation of images and ideas and explain why they are of value
    1. This goal should help you think about the RATIONALE for the drawing and prepare you for the oral critiques that we are beginning on Monday and continuing on Tuesday.
    2. Be ready with your thoughts.
    3. I would ALSO HIGHLY SUGGEST have a good portion of the RUBRIC completed and ready for Monday with the remainder ready to be completed and DONE for class on Wednesday of next week.

    AP Studio Art – Adventure

      This American Life – Adventures
    1. 2.3 Create artworks that use organizational structures and functions to solve specific visual art problems.

November 14, 2012 – Wednesday

“Who’s Frank Gehry?” Tony Rubino & Gary Markstein. Nov 14, 2012. This image is copyright protected. The copyright owner reserves all rights. http://www.cartoonistgroup.com/store/education.php

Art Foundations – Oldenburg and VanBruggen

  1. BEGIN TO RESOLVE linear perspective drawings and demonstrate your understanding of the process.
  2. Identify the intentions and purposes (more form / detail) value and linear perspective.

Struggle in Learning? This is PERFECT for the struggles in Art.

Advanced Drawing – Figure Drawing

  1. 3.3 describe (and think about) the creation of figures and explain why they are of value m(and difficult).

AP Studio Art – Adventure

This American Life – Adventures

  1. 1.2 Create works of visual Art that demonstrate an understanding of how the communication of your ideas relate to the 1.2.1 media, 1.2.2 technique 1.2.3 and process you use.
  2. 2.3 Create artworks that use organizational structures and functions to solve specific visual art problems

November 13, 2012 – Tuesday

Art Foundations – Lipstick AND Lipstick AND Lipstick

  1. (1.2.2 and 3) Create 2 point perspective drawings that demonstrates an understanding of how your ideas relate to technique and process.

Advanced Drawing – Figure

  1. 1.4 create, define, and solve visual challenges using 1.4.1 analysis (breaking up the artwork / subject matter to basic elements)

AP Studio Art – Adventure

This American Life – Adventures

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

November 12, 2012 – Monday

Art Foundations – Richard Estes

  1. 1.2.2 Create 2 point perspective drawings that demonstrates an understanding of how your ideas relate to technique and process(P).
  2. 1.2.3 Create 2 point perspective and Value drawing that uses COMPOSITION to solve visual challenges.

Advanced Drawing – Techniques

  1. 5.5 evaluate responses to works of art for communicating 5.5.1 rationale 5.5.2 ideas 5.5.3 opinions (what can you take from FRIDAY’s mid Crit to help you RESOLVE today’s work?)

AP Studio Art – This American Life – Adventures

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

November 9, 2012 – Friday… Veteran’s Day Assembly

  1. To ALL students today:

Do you know when to stand? During the Pledge of Allegiance, the National Anthem, the advancement and retirement of colors.

Did you know that American Legion Post will be firing their rifles during the retirement of colors.

Whether you agree with the use of military or not, the respect that these men and women have earned and the amount of respect that you need to offer our veterans needs to be demonstrated.

Please remember that you will be attending the presentation as a class. Sit with your teacher and class. This Veteran’s Day Assembly is a presentation not a pep assembly. Be aware and intentional of the speakers, the music, and your behavior.

Today’s Schedule:

1st: 7:25 -8:02
2nd: 8:07 -8:46
3rd: 8:51 – 9:28
4th: 9:33 – 10:10
Assembly: 10:15 – 11:10
5A: 11::10 – 11:40
5B: 11:40 – 12:10
5C: 12:10 – 12:40
6th: 12:45 – 1:22
7th: 1:27 – 2:04
8th: 2:09 – 2: 46

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Art Foundations – Ball in Front of Target – VALUE

  1. 1.4 Define, and solve visual challenges of CHIAROSCURO using 1.4.1 analysis (break all the parts of a work apart to form the pieces.)

Chiaroscuro Worksheet

Journal Portion of the GOALS SHEET: Where do you feel you will be using CHIAROSCURO in the Citysearch  How do you think it will help your drawing to be more successful?

Advanced Drawing – Pierre Bonnard

  1. 2.2 evaluate the effectiveness of artworks (what is working and WHY? What are you struggling with and why? – MID CRIT! Take 5 minutes to write about YOUR artwork… problems – successes – challenges – solutions…)
  2. 4.4 evaluate and interpret art for relationships in 4.4.1 form (How well do you feel the structure is coming along? How well is the space being represented and used?)

AP Studio Art – Stay on Task

  1. 1.2 Evaluate and defend the validity of the sources for your artworks(D)
  2. 2.3 Create artworks that use organizational structures and functions to communicate your ideas and focus on an element of principle of art.

November 8, 2012 – Thursday – ALREADY?

Art Foundations – Frank Gehry Jerusalem Museum

  1. 1.4 create, and solve the visual challenge in your cityscape using 1.4.2 synthesis (put all the parts / rules / requirements of a work together to form the whole.)

Tomorrow – we take a look at the ideas of Frank Gehry a bit more… what are some of the things that really make his work exciting?

Advanced Drawing – Pierre Bonnard

  1. 4.4 evaluate and interpret landscape drawings for relationships in 4.4.1 form (the WHAT) and 4.4.2 context (the WHY)
  2. 5.4 reflect on interpretations as a means for understanding and evaluating art

What are you doing to make this a really strong work? What are you doing to create a sense of meaning in the architecture drawing?

AP Studio Art – Artist Trading Cards

  1. 1.2 Create works of visual Art that demonstrate an understanding of how the communication of your ideas relate to the 1.2.1 media, 1.2.3 and process you use. (If I were to ask, what ELEMENT and /or PRINCIPLE are you focusing on? What should you be doing to make sure you are at a good place to get NEW artworks on Monday?)
  2. 2.3 Create artworks that use organizational structures and functions to solve specific visual art problems (What format for composition are you using in your artworks? Can you name it?)

October 7, 2012 – Wednesday – the day AFTER Election Day.

So… how late did you stay up to watch the election results? Me? I am still waking up.

As we work on our art remember that “Perfectionism is the mother of procrastination.”… Michael Hyatt, writer, author, blogger.

Art Foundations – Frank Gehry’s Beekman Tower, NYC, Frank Gehry on the Simpson’s, Frank Gehry’s Regrets

  1. 3.1 reflect on how your Cityscape differs from your classmates and describe how it relates to your culture.

What have you done to REALLY make your Cityscape stand out? How many of the requirements have you gotten into the drawing so far?

Advanced Drawing – Pierre Bonnard

  1. 5.5 evaluate responses to works of art for communicating 5.5.1 rationale 5.5.2 ideas 5.5.3 opinions

What is an interpretation that you may have about the drawing so far? What are you expressing with this drawing? What, based on the form of the drawing, might your audience read into the work?

AP Studio Art – Playing with your cards…

  1. 1.2 Evaluate and defend the validity of the sources for content (is the photograph helping you make decisions artistically or are you simply recreating it verbatim?)
  2. 2.3 Create artworks that use organizational structures and functions to solve specific visual art problems (how have you broken your composition into space / composition structure? – Handbook Compositions)

So… what have you got going with your compositions?

November 6, 2012 – Tuesday – ELECTION DAY 2012

“In not stating the goal to the students, they are like a family going on a trip with Dad in the driver’s seat and him not sharing what the destination is. Dad knows where he’s going, but the rest of the family has no clue.”

Leave all your NON-ART MAKING worries at the door.

Art Foundations – Cityscape (Monday) AND Cityscape (Tuesday)

  1. 1.2 create art that demonstrates an understanding of how your ideas relate to 1.2.3 and processes you use.
  2. 3.1 reflect on how art differs and describe how it relates to history and cultures.

Advanced Drawing – Bonnard

  1. 4.4 evaluate and interpret landscape drawings for relationships in 4.4.1 form (the WHAT) and 4.4.2 context (the WHY)
  2. 5.4 reflect on interpretations as a means for understanding and evaluating art

AP Studio Art – DeKooning

  1. 3.5 Evaluate and defend the manner in which subject matter, symbols, and images are used.
  2. 5.3.1 Describe meaning / rationale of artwork by analyzing how specific works are created.

November 5, 2012 – Monday

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Art Foundations – Cityscape

  1. 5.1 identify the rationale behind making art
  2. 3.1 reflect on how art differs and describe how it relates to history and cultures.

Advanced Drawing – Bonnard Window

  • 4.4 evaluate and interpret landscape drawings for relationships in 4.4.1 form (the WHAT) and 4.4.2 context (the WHY)
  • 5.4 reflect on interpretations as a means for understanding and evaluating art

AP Studio Art – Cards AND This American Life

  • 1.2 Create works of visual Art that demonstrate an understanding of how the communication of your ideas relate to the 1.2.1 media, 1.2.2 technique 1.2.3 and process you use.
  • 2.3 Create artworks that use organizational structures and functions to solve specific visual art problems

November 2, 2012 – Friday

NEW LOOK to the CLASSES LISTING on the side of the webpage. Classes will be more visible!

Art Foundations – The Incredibles

  1. 1.4 create, and solve 2 Point Perspective Cityscape drawings using 1.4.1 analysis and a friend. (breaking up the subject matter to basic elements)

Advanced Drawing – Claude Monet

  1. 2.2 evaluate the effectiveness of artworks
  2. 4.4 evaluate and interpret art for relationships in 4.4.1 form

AP Studio Art – M.C. Escher

  1. 5.1 identify the rationale behind making art
  2. 5.3 describe meanings of artworks by analyzing 5.3.1 techniques 5.3.2 how they relate to history and culture