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#BackToWork #MakingArt and #Critiquing

It has been a fast 7 weeks in the studio and we only have 2 more. How many major works? At least one across the board – maybe… Hope we can have a SPECTACULAR week artists – 4 days for me – 5 for you!

#13 Each generation gets to reinvent art in its own image. Because art is an act of description, it is inevitable that what it describes will reflect every generation’s bias of the moment. It is not a strict reflection of a time but an interpretation rendered in a language that is always in a state of transformation. Kit White 101 Things I Learned in Art School Kara Walker:

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Drawing: Hair today and faces tomorrow!

1.1Ac: Individually or collaboratively formulate new creative problems based on student’s existing artwork.

How is the Hair Line and DIRECTION of hair a different feature to draw than any other feature of the head? Please explain your ideas here.

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GREAT HAIR MAN! http://rapidfireart.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/how-to-draw-realistic-hair-featured-RFA-comp-534×280.jpg

What successes did YOU have today? What do you hope to do with the hands and face in the upcoming drawing?

Studio Art 360: Still Life – SHOES and MORE Shoes!

10.1P: Document the process of developing ideas from early stages to fully elaborated ideas.

Look back at your THUMBNAIL drawings… Which type of composition do you feel you are going to use? What are TWO things that have changed about your composition from the THUMBNAIL STAGE.

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Shoes – Converse ALL Stars: https://img00.deviantart.net/9dc1/i/2007/123/8/8/converse_by_its_a_carly.jpg

Looking at the THUMBNAIL again and the DRAWING – What positive changes or negative changes have come from the process of drawing?

AP Studio Art: Critique Day is HERE – You had BETTER be ready!

Reflect: Learning to think and talk with others about an aspect of one’s work or working process, and learning to judge one’s own work and working process and the work of others.

Today is a final crit with Peregrine Honig. Are you READY to share your work and ideas? I hope so.

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Peregrine Honig: Artist and Arts Advocate – Changing the world with her art. http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/kcur/files/styles/medium/public/201307/20130719Southerland0006.JPG

What 3 things did you take away from today’s critique? If you didn’t go today you are on TOMORROW!

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NYTimes: An Auction Setup at Christie’s: First a Marathon, Then a Sprint

Check out this really cool video before you start your night at the Art Walk in Waterford. Save up your dollars for a bid here.

An Auction Setup at Christie’s: First a Marathon, Then a Sprint https://nyti.ms/2l1ZvsZ

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It’s the end of the week as we know it – and #IFeelFine

Art is the product of process. “Whether conceptual, experimental, emotional, or formal, the process you develop yields the image you produce. The materials you choose, the methods of production, and the sources of the images should all reflect the interests that command your attention. The process does not stop with each work completed. It is ongoing. The cumulative result of that process is a body of work.” Kit White 101 Things I Learned in Art School

Drawing: Faces – Assembling it all together

1.1Ac: Individually or collaboratively formulate new creative problems based on student’s existing artwork.

How is the Hair Line and DIRECTION of hair a different feature to draw than any other feature of the head? Please explain your ideas here.

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GREAT HAIR MAN! http://rapidfireart.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/how-to-draw-realistic-hair-featured-RFA-comp-534×280.jpg

What successes did YOU have today?

Studio Art 360: Still Life

10.1P: Document the process of developing ideas from early stages to fully elaborated ideas.

What challenges have you found in the process of drawing your still life from OBSERVATION?  

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Black and White – Transparency and Layering… Janet Fish: http://www.utdallas.edu/~melacy/pages/2D_Design/value_DesignBasics/images/Fish_grayscale.jpg

Where can you see the idea of OBSERVATION as being a skill that is worthy of you focusing on?

AP Studio Art

2.1Ad: Experiment, plan, and make multiple works of art and design that explore a personally meaningful theme, idea, or concept.

Where are you struggling with ideas as you resolve your artwork and plan your next two concentration works? What is it about FINDING YOUR VOICE? What did you take away from yesterday’s crit?

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agnes denese – Earth Art:http://www.agnesdenesstudio.com/img/works4/works4.jpg

What bit of advice did you get from your classmates that you will be able to put to use? What bit of advice did you give that might be used elsewhere? What are your goals for the next work(s) that will show your development? FINAL CRITIQUE on MONDAY!

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#Thursday in the #ArtStudio – Lot’s to Work on and get STARTED / FINISHED

Art is the product of process. “Whether conceptual, experimental, emotional, or formal, the process you develop yields the image you produce. The materials you choose, the methods of production, and the sources of the images should all reflect the interests that command your attention. The process does not stop with each work completed. It is ongoing. The cumulative result of that process is a body of work.” Kit White 101 Things I Learned in Art School

Drawing: Nose / Ears – One class of noses is a bit behind

1.1Ac: Individually or collaboratively formulate new creative problems based on student’s existing artwork.

How is the EAR a different feature to draw than any other feature of the face? Please explain your ideas here.

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http://www.yalescientific.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/features-ears-1.jpg

What successes did YOU have in the ear today? What made the ear an easier feature to draw? Or WAS it?

Studio Art 360: Still Life – Large Shapes – Large Ideas – Entire Picture Plane – THEN details

2.1P: Engage in making a work of art or design without having a preconceived plan.

What skills do you see in yourself that are coming out in the drawing SO FAR? What strengths do you see in your drawing?  

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Audrey Flack “Marilyn” http://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/uama/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/30034738/flack_marilyn.jpg

What are 2 skills you have already that are going to make your experiences in Studio Art 360 easier?

AP Studio Art: The View – Chapter 6 for MONDAY and then we talk on Wednesday!

1.2Ad: Choose from a range of materials and methods of traditional and contemporary artistic practices, following or breaking established conventions, to plan the making of multiple works of art and design based on a theme, idea, or concept.

What has been successful for your outdoor work? What has FAILED you? Where do you need to go from here?

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Abdi and his WORKS – What’s the Critique? http://www.allartnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Work-of-Art-winner-Abdi-Farah-installs-his-Brooklyn-Museum-show.jpg

With this OUT OF THE BOX (out of the doors) assignment… What struggles are you facing? Where are  you falling in the snow? What are your challenges?

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Late Start Wednesday – #WaffleWednesday

CELL PHONES?

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https://mobiledevicegroup.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/cellphones.jpg

PLEASE REMEMBER THE RULES ABOUT CELL PHONES. There are NO CELL PHONES in the hallways (earbuds in the ears either) and Do Not Use them without permission in the classroom either – that means do not be holding your phones under the desks and think you are getting away with something. Bags on the floors – UNDER THE DESKS – and please put your phones away. BELL TO BELL – BELL TO BELL. Questions – see me and / or check your student handbook.

Art is the product of process. “Whether conceptual, experimental, emotional, or formal, the process you develop yields the image you produce. The materials you choose, the methods of production, and the sources of the images should all reflect the interests that command your attention. The process does not stop with each work completed. It is ongoing. The cumulative result of that process is a body of work.” Kit White 101 Things I Learned in Art School

Drawing: Noses – QUICKLY

1.1Ac: Individually or collaboratively formulate new creative problems based on student’s existing artwork.

How is the NOSE such a different facial feature to draw than say the MOUTH or the EYES? Please explain your ideas here.

What’s up YOUR nose? Drawing Pencils? http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/04/29/article-2316509-198A16F8000005DC-186_468x286.jpg

What mistakes did YOU make – how bad were they when it came to MOUTH?

Studio Art 360: Still Life – Let’s Get  Started

2.1P: Engage in making a work of art or design without having a preconceived plan.

How DO you draw something in 3 dimensions? What are different techniques you know? What did you do successfully yesterday that you can continue with today? What is it you need to erase, change, resolve to make the drawing today even more successful.

Look at this Ralph Goings Painting! Woah: http://www.meiselgallery.com/lkmg/image_cache/LKMG/imagesDB/proportion/Goings_River_Valley_Still_Life_1976_Oil_On_Linen_w550_h392/Goings_River_Valley_Still_Life_1976_Oil_On_Linen_05170702.jp

What is one thing you are putting into your drawing of the 3D Forms that might be related to the  ELEMENTS and PRINCIPLES as the building blocks of Art – things you really need to be aware of AS you are making art.

AP Studio Art: Nature – Work of Art

1.1 Ad: Visualize and hypothesize to generate plans for ideas and directions for creating art and design that can affect social change.

What have you learned from working outside of the box? Outside of your comfort zone?

Walter deMaria – Lightning Field: http://www.ballardian.com/wp-content/uploads/lightning_field.jpg

What were the biggest impressions you had from going outside for ideas? What were the most difficult things you felt as you presented your work? Conversation between classmates about the 2 questions for your exam. How does this work relate to your concentration?

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Tuesday, October 17, 2017 – #That’sIt – #MakeArt

Art is the product of process. “Whether conceptual, experimental, emotional, or formal, the process you develop yields the image you produce. The materials you choose, the methods of production, and the sources of the images should all reflect the interests that command your attention. The process does not stop with each work completed. It is ongoing. The cumulative result of that process is a body of work.” Kit White 101 Things I Learned in Art School

Drawing: Eyes and Mouth

1.1Ac: Individually or collaboratively formulate new creative problems based on student’s existing artwork.

When you start out drawing the MOUTH… what do you start with? Why do you feel that you start with that facial feature?

Mouth and all it can say: http://d28mt5n9lkji5m.cloudfront.net/i/WaDX6VlZA2i.jpg
Mouth and all it can say: http://d28mt5n9lkji5m.cloudfront.net/i/WaDX6VlZA2i.jpg

What mistakes did YOU make – how bad were they when it came to mouth?

Studio Art 360: Still Life – WAIT – Color Schemes and Sketchbooks

2.1P: Engage in making a work of art or design without having a preconceived plan.

What do you feel is the value of practicing in a sketchbook? How can you see this as being a place that others (engineers, designers, architects, artists) might need as a valuable tool?

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COLOR SCHEMES and your choices for UNITY! https://i.pinimg.com/736x/74/78/8f/74788f4874bf8167c4e7ab7968531b7c–dark-site-dark-colors.jpg

Instructions for Color:

  • Begin by drawing out three 7” x 4” FORMAT BOXES on three pages in your sketchbook.
  • Divide your format box up by using 7 straight or curved lines. Do the same on the next two pages.
  • On the first page, use one color scheme (page 29 in your handbook) of watercolor paints and fill the spaces in.
  • On the second page, choose another color scheme and do the same.
  • Lastly, on the third page – use whatever colors you want.
  • When they are all dry – either define the lines with black sharpie marker (thick / thin / variety) or crayons that are of similar color scheme.
  • When you evaluate this assignment – consider the success of the works that have a specific color scheme in comparison to the one without a specific color scheme.

What is your favorite color scheme? Why does it work for you so well?

AP Studio Art: Crit yesterday – moving forward?

7.2Ad: Determine the commonalities within a group of artists or visual images attributed to a particular type of art, time-frame, or culture.

What have you been doing to try and create a work of art inspired by the outside? Where do you see this drawing / artwork going? How are you using the materials from outside to make GREAT ART?

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James Turrell: Nature AS the art: http://skyspace.rice.edu/site_media/media/cache/2f/98/2f98a170074f3e2a60d93038c289dbed.png

What have you accomplished in this day of work? What do you need to get accomplished for FRIDAY when your CURRENT BREADTH work is due online?

Rice University and James Turrell – Installation.

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3 Weeks Left of 1st Quarter!

Art is the product of process. “Whether conceptual, experimental, emotional, or formal, the process you develop yields the image you produce. The materials you choose, the methods of production, and the sources of the images should all reflect the interests that command your attention. The process does not stop with each work completed. It is ongoing. The cumulative result of that process is a body of work.” Kit White 101 Things I Learned in Art School

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Lots of PROCESS in the making – the PRODUCT is secondary to the goal. http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sERG-7rsfZA/T0sG_ZbB4sI/AAAAAAAAEfE/mj4SHZ-AZog/s1600/Process+Over+Product+1.jpg

Drawing: EYES – It’s all in the EYES.

1.1Ac: Individually or collaboratively formulate new creative problems based on student’s existing artwork.

What is it about the EYES that makes it EASIEST or most DIFFICULT to draw?

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Eyes – Drawing from Deviant Art Site: http://img02.deviantart.net/2631/i/2012/037/f/b/trapped_soul_by_giralikesyou-d4owvmw.jpg

What mistakes did YOU make – how bad were they when it came to eyes? What struggles do you have in this process?

Studio Art 360: Observation today – let’s revisit your thumbnails

2.1P: Engage in making a work of art or design without having a preconceived plan.

What was the biggest challenge you found as you began to draw your objects yesterday?  

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Georgio Morandi – Still Life and SIMPLE THINGS: http://ahuskofmeaning.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/1956-2.jpg

What are 2 difficulties that you had in beginning your drawing today? Remember – DRAWING IS A CHALLENGE – let it be!

AP Studio Art: MID CRIT with Peregrine Honig

Reflect: Learning to think and talk with others about an aspect of one’s work or working process, and learning to judge one’s own work and working process and the work of others.

Today is a Mid-Crit with Peregrine Honig. Are you READY to share your work and ideas? I hope so.

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The END of the NATURE CRIT – Who will stay in the competition? I know! http://www.allaboutthetea.com/dev/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/work-of-art-contestants-1.jpg

What did you take away from the critique?

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#PTConferences Today

I hope to see all of the parents and guardians today. With 3 weeks left of the first quarter, now is a good time to get oneself caught up and ready for success.

AP STUDIO Art:

Make sure you are working on the chapters in THE VIEW. Grades go in for the first 5 chapters tomorrow.

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#PTConferenes #TOMORROW – #Today we #MAKEART

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Twyla Tharp: https://businessinrhyme.files.wordpress.com/2015/12/tharp.jpg

Drawing: Shhhh – Look at the EYES and DRAW THEM

1.1Ac: Individually or collaboratively formulate new creative problems based on student’s existing artwork.

What is it about the EYES that makes it EASIEST or most DIFFICULT to draw?

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This is an Oil Painting – What are you interested in when it comes to the contemporary world of Art? http://i01.i.aliimg.com/wsphoto/v0/32324421311_1/HOT-PRINT-OIL-PAINTING-40-30-THE-EYE-WITH-DROP-OF-WATER-WALL-ART-HOME-DECORAGIFT.jpg

What mistakes did YOU make – how bad were they when it came to eyes?

Studio Art 360: VALUE(s) is (are) IMPORTANT

10.1P: Document the process of developing ideas from early stages to fully elaborated ideas.

What challenges have you found in the process of drawing your still life from OBSERVATION?

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Pile of Shoes: https://i.pinimg.com/originals/1f/7a/9a/1f7a9ad080d44d8b1676cf9e6a570ef5.jpg

Where can you see the idea of OBSERVATION as being a skill that is worthy of you focusing on?

AP Studio Art: Will you be ready for a MID CRIT on Monday? Will Skype?

Field Trip OPEN to you on Wednesday Night from 3 – 8pm

Permission Slips – I have them…

1.2Ad: Choose from a range of materials and methods of traditional and contemporary artistic practices, following or breaking established conventions, to plan the making of multiple works of art and design based on a theme, idea, or concept.

What has been successful for your outdoor work? What has FAILED you? Where do you need to go from here? N: QUICK Classroom Critique of works. Feedback and Suggestions.

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Udu Nogu and earth art https://jmmathenyblog.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/robinia-leaf-swing.jpg

With this OUT OF THE BOX (out of the doors) assignment… What struggles are you facing? What are your challenges? What do you need to do to be ready to PRESENT YOUR WORK – Mid Crit – on Monday?

 

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#MidWeek – NOPE, already past it. No School on Friday! BUT… #P/TConferences tonight.

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Twyla Tharp: https://businessinrhyme.files.wordpress.com/2015/12/tharp.jpg

Drawing: Faces and GALLERY TIME

1.1Ac: Individually or collaboratively formulate new creative problems based on student’s existing artwork.

What is it about the EYES that makes it EASIEST or most DIFFICULT to draw?

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What mistakes did YOU make – how bad were they when it came to eyes?

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2017 Drawing Book Project! Way to go 2nd Hour!

Studio Art 360: Shoes and Thumbnails – Pencils and Shadows

2.1P: Engage in making a work of art or design without having a preconceived plan.

What skills do you see in yourself that are coming out in the drawing SO FAR? What strengths do you see in your drawing?

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GReat Show Drawing – What Element is EMPHASIZED here? LINE! https://i.pinimg.com/736x/f7/81/17/f781178c0a471942b732ea22fd92992f–drawing-sketches-drawings.jpg

What are 2 skills you have already that are going to make your experiences in Studio Art 360 easier?

AP Studio Art: Nature

1.1 Ad: Visualize and hypothesize to generate plans for ideas and directions for creating art and design that can affect social change.

What have you learned from working outside of the box? Outside of your comfort zone? 

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Peregrine Honig – Tree – “Work of Art” http://artfcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/peregrine-tree.jpg

What were the biggest impressions you had from going outside for ideas? What were the most difficult things you felt as you presented your work? Conversation between classmates about the 2 questions for your exam. How does this work relate to your concentration?


<p><a href=”https://vimeo.com/145451643″>Peregrine Honig – &quot;Suites&quot;</a> from <a href=”https://vimeo.com/scenicroad”>Scenic Road</a> on <a href=”https://vimeo.com”>Vimeo</a&gt;.</p>