November 4, 2011 – Friday

“I think you see the world through a different set of eyes.” – Abby Korb, November 3, 2011.

My daughter told me this as I was looking at the setting of the sun behind the crisp edge of clouds and blue sky.

AP Studio Art –

  1. (3.5) Evaluate and defend the manner in which subject matter, symbols, and images are used.
  2. (5.1) Identify the intentions and purposes behind artists making visual art.

Advanced Drawing – Eyes

  1. (1.4) Solve challenging visual problems using intellectual skills of analysis, synthesis, and evaluation.
  2. (1.1) Apply media, technique, and processes with skill, confidence, and sensitivity that your intentions are carried out.

PaintingPlein Air Paintings

  1. (5.2) Defend your critiquing and evaluation of purpose and / or unsuccessfulness of particular works of art.
  2. (3.5) Evaluate and defend the sources (images, symbols…) of and techniques (ways in which materials have been used) behind the completion of visual art.

Art Foundations – Staircases

  1. (1.1) Apply technique and process with skill, confidence, and sensitivity that your intentions are successful in your visual art.
  2. (5.1) Identify intent (learn 2 point perspective), purpose (create form on flat picture plane), and evaluation (how’d you do?) of visual art.

Back to my daughters statement from above: What does it mean to you for someone (or yourself) to look at the world through a different set of eyes than someone else? Why might my daughter have said this to me? What does it mean to you to respond to the world with wonderment and awe? Have fun figuring it out… have a great and awe inspiring weekend!

November 3, 2011 – Thursday

AP Studio Art – Tree Leaf Macro / Micro?

Macro / Micro Image... how else do you conside the close up and far away?
Macro / Micro Image… how else do you conside the close up and far away?
  1. Create visual art (breadth) that focuses on the Elements and Principles OR Mark Making to solve specific visual problems (Macro / Micro, Continuous Line Contour, Sketchbook assignment – work 3).
  2. What is your PERSONAL goal (higher lever thought) for the day?

Advanced Drawing – faces

  1. Reflect on personal interpretations of artworks as a means of understanding and evaluating works of visual art.
  2.  (1.4) Solve challellenging visual problems using intellectual skills of analysis, synthesis, and evaluation.

Painting –

  1. Reflect on personal interpretations of artworks as a means of understanding and evaluating works of visual art.
  2. Evaluate and defend the sources (images, symbols…) of and techniques (ways in which materials have been used) behind the completion of visual art.

Art Foundations – Frank Lloyd Wright

  1. Apply media (pencil), technique and process(2 point perspective) with skill, confidence, and sensitivity that your intentions are successful. in your visual art.
  2. Identify intent, purpose, and evaluation in visual art work.

November 2, 2011 – Wednesday

AP Studio ArtContinuous Line Contour Drawing

  1. Create visual art (breadth) that focuses on the Elements and Principles OR Mark Making to solve specific visual problems (Macro / Micro, Continuous Line Contour, Sketchbook assignment – work 3).
  2. What is your PERSONAL goal (higher lever thought) for the day?

Advanced Drawing – Group Crit. Visual

  1. Reflect on personal interpretations of artworks as a means of understanding and evaluating works of visual art.
  2. Evaluate and defend the sources (images, symbols…) of and techniques (ways in which materials have been used) behind the completion of visual art.

Painting – Group Crit. Visual

  1. Reflect on personal interpretations of artworks as a means of understanding and evaluating works of visual art.
  2. Evaluate and defend the sources (images, symbols…) of and techniques (ways in which materials have been used) behind the completion of visual art.

Art Foundations – Cityscape

  1. Apply technique and process with skill, confidence, and sensitivity that your intentions are successful in your visual art.
  2. Identify intent (learn 2 point perspective), purpose (create form on flat picture plane), and evaluation (how’d you do?) of visual art.

November 1, 2011 – Tuesday

Artists – Your goals are going to sound a bit different, and you may feel as though you are seeing a similar one more often than you normally might. This is because we are going to be using the National Visual Art Standards as a basis for the GOALS. Rather than me (Mr. Korb) rewriting clever and NEW ways to get to the point, I will be using GOALS that have been set up. While the phrasing may be different than the National Visual Art Standards, the ideas are very much the same. 1 extra credit sketchbook if you come to me after the fact and tell me one of the SPECIFIC National Visual Art Standards from the link above…

AP Studio Art – Artist at Work

  1. Create visual art (breadth) that focuses on the Elements and Principles OR Mark Making to solve specific visual problems (Macro / Micro, Continuous Line Contour, Sketchbook assignment – work 3).
  2. What is your PERSONAL goal (higher lever thought) for the day?

Advanced Drawing – Group Crit. Visual

  1. Reflect on personal interpretations of artworks as a means of understanding and evaluating works of visual art.
  2. Evaluate and defend the sources (images, symbols…) of and techniques (ways in which materials have been used) behind the completion of visual art.

Painting – Group Crit. Visual

  1. Reflect on personal interpretations of artworks as a means of understanding and evaluating works of visual art.
  2. Evaluate and defend the sources (images, symbols…) of and techniques (ways in which materials have been used) behind the completion of visual art.

Art Foundations – Ellipse

  1. Apply technique and process with skill, confidence, and sensitivity that your intentions are successful in your visual art.
  2. Identify intent (learn 2 point perspective), purpose (create form on flat picture plane), and evaluation (how’d you do?) of visual art.

October 31, 2011 – Halloween – BOO! – Monday

AP Studio Art

  1. Work on developing your use of the elements and principles (be specific about which you are focusing on in these works) as you compose your breadth works.
  2. What is YOUR personal and COLLEGE LEVEL AP Goal for today?

Advanced Drawing – Point Scale for Rubrics

  1. Know about the 4 parts of the rubric and the 9 levels of evaluation that are used.
  2. Use the rubric and criteria to self-evaluate your own work and peer-evaluate another artist’s work in the studio.

Painting – Point Scale for Rubrics

  1. Know about the 4 parts of the rubric and the 9 levels of evaluation that are used.
  2. Use the rubric and criteria to self-evaluate your own work and peer-evaluate another artist’s work in the studio.

Art Foundations – Ellipse

  1. Work on and understand the rules behind two point linear perspective to successfully draw ellipses.
  2. Know about the weight of form and how one can use those ideas in a successful art composition.

October 26, 2011 – Wednesday (Friday?)

AP Studio Art – Breadth

  1. Work on creating three successful breadth compositions for your breadth works.
  2. What is your PERSONAL and UNIQUE AP Level Goal for the day?

Advanced Drawing – Plein Air

  1. Work towards a resolution on your pastel landscape drawing.
  2. Know about the various aspects of a successfully written critique (describe, analyze, interpret, and judgment).

Painting – Plein Air

1.Work towards a resolution on your watercolor landscape painting.
2.Know about the various aspects of a successfully written critique (describe, analyze, interpret, and judgment).

Art Foundations – Ellipses

  1. Work with the rules of thumb in linear perspective and successfully apply them to your composition.
  2. Know about the NON-Linear methods of perspective as you incorporate them into your drawings.
  3. Know about the positive use of self-evaluation in one’s work.

The Written Critique – TODAY IN CLASS!

October 25, 2011 – Tuesday (Hump Day of the Week?)

AP Studio Art – AP Concentration

  1. Work on creating three successful breadth compositions for your breadth works.
  2. Create a UNIQUE and PERSONAL Procedural (techniques) or Declarative (ideas / rationale) goal for the hour that is clear, measurable, or observable.

Advanced Drawing – PREZI Example 

  1. Work towards a resolution on your pastel landscape drawing.
  2. Know about the various aspects of a successfully written critique (describe, analyze, interpret, and judgment).
  3. Know about the positive use of self-evaluation in one’s work.

Panitng – PREZI Example 

  1. Work towards a resolution on your watercolor landscape painting.
  2. Know about the various aspects of a successfully written critique (describe, analyze, interpret, and judgment).
  3. Know about the positive use of self-evaluation in one’s work.

Art Foundations – Sidewalks in Perspective

  1. Work with the rules of linear perspective and successfully draw sidewalks.
  2. Know about the NON-Linear methods of placement (horizon line – high on page).
  3. Know about the positive use of self-evaluation in one’s work. – PREZI Example 

PREZI Example  – We are going to talk about the modification of the grades in your sketchbook this week. Pay attention to how well you feel you have succeeded on the execution of the materials in the work as well as the composition you have created. From this point forward… you are self-evaluating your own sketchbooks and WRITING about the reason you gave yourself the grade you did. One or two sentences… nothing HUGE… but you are using complete sentences. We will take time this week to go over this so you are clear on it all. I am excited to learn more about you through this practice / procedure.

October 24, 2011 – Monday – 3 days this week!

We are going to talk about the modification of the grades in your sketchbook this week. Pay attention to how well you feel you have succeeded on the execution of the materials in the work as well as the composition you have created. From this point forward… you are self-evaluating your own sketchbooks and WRITING about the reason you gave yourself the grade you did. One or two sentences… nothing HUGE… but you are using complete sentences. We will take time this week to go over this so you are clear on it all. I am excited to learn more about you through this practice / procedure.

AP Studio Art – AP Concentration

  1. Work on / know about the importance of oral critiques and how they can aid in greater achievement of future works.
  2. Reflect on the techniques used in the creation of your work as well as the rationale behind it.

Advanced Drawing – Plein Air Students

  1. Work towards a resolution on your pastel landscape drawing.
  2. Know about the various aspects of a written critique (describe, analyze, interpret, and Judgment).
  3. Know about the positive use of self-evaluation in one’s work.

Painting – Plein Air Painters

  1. Work towards a resolution on your watercolor landscape painting.
  2. Know about the various aspects of a written critique (describe, analyze, interpret, and Judgment).
  3. Know about the positive use of self-evaluation in one’s work.

Art Foundations – Peaked Roof

  1. Work with the rules of linear perspective and successfully draw peaked roofs.
  2. Know about the NON-Linear methods of placement (horizon line – low on page).

October 21, 2011 – Friday

AP Studio Art – Notes from AP Conference

  1. Work on brief mid-critiquing and formative evaluation of your first composition for Concentration #1.
  2. Know about the challenging expectations that the AP Course holds and the NEW approaches that need to be taken.

Advanced Drawing – Wayne Thiebaud

  1. Know about and reflect upon the levels of success and failures you are having with various pastel techniques.
  2. Work on PERSONAL architectural compositions (perspective) keeping in mind the Element of Art that you are choosing to use to emphasize in your work.

Painting – Edward Hopper

  1. Know about and reflect upon the levels of success and failures you are having with various watercolor techniques.
  2. Work on PERSONAL architectural compositions (perspective) in your artwork (what is your point of view?).

Art Foundations – Two Point PerspectiveFrank Ghery House – Frank Ghery on NPR

  1. Work on and draw using with 2 point perspective (Windows and Doors) and demonstrate the understanding of the rules of thumb explained in lectures and demonstrations.
  2. Know about the NON-Linear methods of overlapping and scale and how to successfully apply it in a visual composition.

October 20, 2011 – Thursday

AP Studio Art – AP Posters… take a look at those!

  1. Work on self critiquing and formative evaluation of your first composition for Concentration #1 (partner up and collaborative discussion).
  2. Create a UNIQUE and PERSONAL techniques based or idea / rationale based goal for the hour that is clear, measurable, or observable.

Advanced Drawing – Wayne Thiebaud

  1. Work on and through collaborative discussion compare the differences in personally successful pastel techniques.
  2. Work on PERSONAL architectural compositions (perspective) keeping in mind the Element of Art that you are choosing to use to provide UNITY to the work..

Painting – Edward Hopper

  1. Work on and collaboratively discuss the differences personally successful watercolor techniques.
  2. Work on PERSONAL architectural compositions (perspective) while making value judgements on the successes and failures of the formative development of your composition.

Art Foundations – 2 Point Perspective

  1. Work on and draw using with 2 point perspective (Windows and Doors) and demonstrate the understanding of the rules of thumb explained in lectures and demonstrations.
  2. Know about the NON-Linear methods of overlapping and scale and how to successfully apply it in a visual composition.