September 21, 2011 – Wednesday

LATE START – Did you go out for breakfast? Did you tip your waitress? 20%?

AP Studio Art – Egon Schiele

  1. Work on form development (observation).
  2. Work on mid-crit. of figurative composition.
  3. Know about fears and challenges in art. (BLOG / e-mail)

Advanced Drawing – Janet Fish

  1. Work on observing and rendering details.
  2. Know about form and modeling in artwork.

Painting – Thomas Eakins

  1. Know about and work on various watercolor techniques.
  2. Know about compositional decisions (simplification).

Art Foundations – Rows and Collumns

  1. Know about Chapter 8 – Lesson 1: Rhythm, Pattern, and Movement
  2. Work on line use to develop form / contour in self-portraits.

September 20, 2011 – Tuesday

Homeroom –

  1. Work on Homecoming Voting
  2. Know about PSAT Sign Up
  3. Know about Handbook Review

AP Studio Art – Vincent van Gogh

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

Advanced Drawing – Janet Fish

  1. Work on mid-crit. of composition.
  2. Work on compositional approaches.

Painting – Andrew Wyeth

  1. Know about watercolor techniques.
  2. Work on collage based composition.
  3. Work on mid-crit. of composition.

Art Foundations 2D – Scribbled Line Portrait

  1. Analyze self and other’s progress on portrait.
  2. Work on self-portrait in line.

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 Art – Michelangelo and Alex Katz

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

Advanced Drawing – Glass Jar Drawing

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

Painting – Winslow Homer

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

Art Foundations – Line 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 Art – Michelangelo and Alex Katz

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

Advanced Drawing – Glass Jar Drawing

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

Painting – Watercolor Layers

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

Art Foundations – Kandinsky

  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 Foundations – PBIS Logo

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

September 9, 2011 – FRIDAY!

Shout with GLEE it’s FRIDAY!

AP Studio Art – Critique

  1. Know about the process of working on a series of drawings.
  2. Work on informal oral critiques.

Advanced Drawing – Squeak Carnwath 

  1. Work on value / color in composition.
  2. Know about variation and contrast.
  3. Know about solid and even tones in your composition.

Painting – Watercolor Collage

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

Art Foundations – PBIS Posters

  1. Finish your PBIS poster.
  2. Review the ideas and terms form Chapter 1.

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.