Tag: Painting

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#Homecoming #Tuesday at #WUHS

“Advice about your paintings is difficult.  As I said before, I cannot interest myself in whether they will pass juries or not. More paintings have been spoiled during the process of their making, through such considerations, than the judgements of juries are worth.” Robert Henri: Artist / Teacher

Mr. Korb and Ms. Smith – MisMatch Day – WUHS 2017

Drawing: Remember the MID CRIT on THURSDAY

3.1Ac: Engage in constructive critique with peers, then reflect on, re-engage, revise, and refine works of art and design in response to personal artistic vision.

When you think about the work in front of you, what are 3 things that you see as being challenges you are facing at this point?

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Using a book as the ground… how are you working with that? https://i.pinimg.com/736x/17/51/0d/17510d801e1a40015a9fe36ed3da42d4–blackout-poetry-art-journals.jpg

We’ve wrapped up a strong day of drawing – oil pastels, soft pastels, compositional design, collage… what is one thing you see as a strong accomplishment in the process today?

Studio Art 360: Bas Relief and Swapping Sketchbook Tuesday this week

1.2P: Shape an artistic investigation of an aspect of present-day life using a contemporary practice of art or design.

What do you feel you need to do in order to be focused and intentional in the work you are creating? One aspect of this work is to know that the marks you are making are permanent – cannot be taken out – one and done. How do you work with the mistakes that you might make?

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Bas Relief and Stained image – Copper Relief. https://img07.deviantart.net/556c/i/2010/158/8/9/seahorse_copper_tooling_by_coelacanthh.jpg

How do you feel about the process that you went through today in the making of you bas-relief metal work?

AP Studio Art: GRIT! Mark Tansey and IMAGES.

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Mark Tansey A Short History of Modernist Painting 1982: https://uploads6.wikiart.org/images/mark-tansey/a-short-history-of-modernist-painting-1982.jpg

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 are your first few ideas from the PODCAST? What was challenging about listening to and coming up with ideas from the story? Will you subscribe to FREAKONOMICS? We’re sending this project off the John at the show.

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Grit and John Wayne: https://www.listenmoneymatters.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/grit-corrected-2.png

What have you come up with today? How are your ideas moving forward into the FINAL ARTWORK? Materials?

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Meet in the Gallery Today. This is our LAST DAY together. 

I am without power so not able to post much as a web page today but here I go. Today we are meeting in the gallery and we will go out from there. Based on the condition of the river I highly recommend being cautious of painting close to it. We will end our day in the gallery hanging rest of our artworks and turning in all our supplies. It was a true pleasure working with each and everyone of you and I look forward to seeing you in my classes in the future. And bring a friend or two or three.

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#LastDay you are #OnYourOwn in #PleinAir. NOPE… MEET IN THE GALLERY. 

WE WILL MEET IN THR GALLERY TODAY. Tomorrow you are out in the field on your own today. 

Today we will fo about cleaning up the gallery space and setting up our exhibition. The rest of this post will roll into tomorrow… 

 There is NO ACCESS to the class studio – WET WAX on the floors folks. I will be checking on you as the three (3) hours roll by. BE ACTIVE and ENGAGED as you move forward. Scroll down for more information and inspiration.

Plein Air at the State Fair – Deadline is TOMORROW!

Last times I am sharing this information. I would LOVE for you to join me and the other artists at the WI State Fair during the Plein Air event! HERE you go.

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Out and About in Waterford

9.1P: Establish relevant criteria in order to evaluate a work of art or collection of works. This is it folks. Last day to make work about you and for you and all chosen by you. I hope that the weather has cooperated this week. Get yourself out there and get to work.

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End of the week and you have a small series of works that are all tied together. Name three things that you planned on doing to make this a series of works. How did you accomplish this idea that you set out to accomplish?

  • Anchor Standard 10: Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art.
  • Enduring Understanding: Through art-making, people make meaning by investigating and developing awareness of perceptions, knowledge, and experiences.
  • Essential Question(s): How does engaging in creating art enrich people’s lives? How does making art attune people to their surroundings? How do people contribute to awareness and understanding of their lives and the lives of their communities through art-making?
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#ThisIsIt – #FinalDays of #PleinAir #StudioArt

Week 4: Pastels and Mix it All Up

“Selection is the invention of the landscape painter.” – Henry Fuseli

Henry Fuseli: https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/ac/9f/fd/ac9ffd107048164ce073ba3e170400c2.jpg
  • Anchor Standard 10: Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art.
  • Enduring Understanding: Through art-making, people make meaning by investigating and developing awareness of perceptions, knowledge, and experiences.
  • Essential Question(s): How does engaging in creating art enrich people’s lives? How does making art attune people to their surroundings? How do people contribute to awareness and understanding of their lives and the lives of their communities through art-making?

11.1Ad: Synthesize knowledge of social, cultural, historical, and personal life with art-making approaches to create meaningful works of art or design.

What have you done in the past three weeks that has interested you enough to make a small series of works about?

Create a small series of works that are based on your own personal experiences of plein air summer studio. Plan on 3 works for the final week of class and HANG A SHOW on Thursday.

Work on your own and LET ME KNOW where you are going to be.

Look at today and reflect on the experiences that you have had to create the work. What are you pleased with and where are you feeling you need work?

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#Friday – Good day to be #Outside / #PleinAir – #AP Scores! Woo Hoo!

AP Studio Scores are in – I am impressed with the results.  9 / 10 3’s or better. Excellent year of art production!

HOMEWORK on MONDAY! Looking at and researching artists is an IMPORTANT way to learn about the past and develop your own skills for the future. This is not a huge task folks… it is fun research. Remember… you are in Summer Studio NOT because you WANT to earn the .25 credit but to be a stronger artist. This is how it happens.

SUMMER STUDIO WEEK 3: This was a very productive week for having only 3 days to be in studio. I am proud of the dedicated work these artists are putting forth. 3 hours is a good chunk of time to commit to the creation of artwork in the field (I am certain that some of them would like to have that during the regular studio time in the school year). These are photos from the week – Enjoy!

 

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#Thursday and Making #Art (but… #Breakfast First).

Breakfast at Marty’s? Whose going to join me? I think it’ll be a quiet AM Breakfast (again).

Marty's Bacon and Eggs. https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-u_ivg773dtc/V3MXPs7xUjI/AAAAAAAALh4/XB3jSfO5_a8V_yUKFLBkmDIOSOJ5pPv_ACKgB/s640/Bacon-and-Eggs_IMG_0822.JPG
Marty’s Bacon and Eggs. https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-u_ivg773dtc/V3MXPs7xUjI/AAAAAAAALh4/XB3jSfO5_a8V_yUKFLBkmDIOSOJ5pPv_ACKgB/s640/Bacon-and-Eggs_IMG_0822.JPG

Develop Craft: Learning to use tools, materials, artistic conventions; and learning to care for tools, materials, and space.

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What are you going to be looking at and dealing with as we look at foreground, middleground, and background? How have you improved / learned your skills in the 1) creating of art with supplies and 2) coming up with new and innovative compositions as we work outside?

Quick reflection at the end of the hours as a group. Next week we will be out on our own – wherever you want to be you will be. I’ll be scooting around on the scooter. Be ready to let me know where you’re going to be.

Remember to DO YOUR HOMEWORK!

Charles Sheeler - Shaker Barn: https://redtreetimes.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/charles-sheeler-shaker-barn.jpg
Charles Sheeler – Shaker Barn: https://redtreetimes.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/charles-sheeler-shaker-barn.jpg
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#Cleaning in the #ArtStudio

Francis Bacon's Art Studio - HE needed OUR help in cleaning it. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/550c9d68e4b0567de63aa557/550de75de4b0bc81227c05ee/555d22c9e4b059c53a726d5c/1432170710007/Francis+Bacon.jpg?format=1000w

“A dream only becomes overrated when not pursued by the dreamer.” ― Courtney Hickman

PLEIN AIR ART CLASS: Summer Opportunities – Plein Air and Printmaking!

Summer Plein Air Art - Taliesin - Frank Lloyd Wright - Spring Green, WI
Summer Plein Air Art – Taliesin – Frank Lloyd Wright – Spring Green, WI Images of Field Trip HERE.

ALL LATE WORK IS DUE TODAY – No Exceptions! Period.

TODAY is, for the most part, a day for cleaning. Let us use this time wisely to gather our art, our supplies, our personal belongings, and move them all home. If we finish – it is work time. Other than that… it is time to get the room in order. Work continues on TUESDAY so be

Francis Bacon's Art Studio - HE needed OUR help in cleaning it. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/550c9d68e4b0567de63aa557/550de75de4b0bc81227c05ee/555d22c9e4b059c53a726d5c/1432170710007/Francis+Bacon.jpg?format=1000w
Francis Bacon’s Art Studio – HE needed OUR help in cleaning it. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/550c9d68e4b0567de63aa557/550de75de4b0bc81227c05ee/555d22c9e4b059c53a726d5c/1432170710007/Francis+Bacon.jpg?format=1000w

ready – unless it is a CRITIQUE day… then we critique.

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#Thursday in the #Studio – Let’s Make LOTS of #Art

Caran Dache Crayons - Let's Think about them as we go outside and draw for ideas. http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-e67QAc_ss0U/T0LWh-yeL-I/AAAAAAAAECs/hWdgpgdQjj0/s1600/Neocolor+II+Aquarelle+Crayons.jpg

DRAWING’s Morning Scenery Books – Now in the Library.

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Morning Scenery Handmade Japanese Accordion Books: https://goo.gl/ls2WjH

“Never tell a young person that anything cannot be done. God may have been waiting centuries for someone ignorant enough of the impossible to do that very thing.” — John Andrew Holmes

Drawing: Outside with our

2.1Ac: Through experimentation, practice, and persistence, demonstrate acquisition of skills and knowledge in a chosen art form.

What TWO things do you want to accomplish today? These works are small enough to take home and work on. The color schemes and materials are easy enough to work on in and out of class. How are you going to make this one of the most interesting works you have completed?

Shadows and you. Today we work on our partners - Thanks Todd Mrozonski http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-S35AqnNouiw/VET52lDbUEI/AAAAAAAAA1g/yonT9XC32DQ/s1600/todd%2Bpm.jpg
Shadows and you. Today we work on our partners – Thanks Todd Mrozonski http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-S35AqnNouiw/VET52lDbUEI/AAAAAAAAA1g/yonT9XC32DQ/s1600/todd%2Bpm.jpg

How have you advanced? What is ONE SPECIFIC ASPECT of your drawing that demonstrates your accomplishment?

Studio Art 360: Outside One More Time

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

Today we are going to work with CARAN DACHE in mind and the final ideas for our compositions. Crayons and a printing plate to help create a MONOPRINT. What is your FAVORITE COLOR SCHEME of all time and WHY?  You are going to use THIS color scheme for your CARAN DACHE print.

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Caran Dache Crayons – Let’s Think about them as we go outside and draw for ideas. http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-e67QAc_ss0U/T0LWh-yeL-I/AAAAAAAAECs/hWdgpgdQjj0/s1600/Neocolor+II+Aquarelle+Crayons.jpg

What do you need to do in order to be ready to print MONDAY? Are you done with the crayon drawing?

Advanced Drawing: Mid Crit on MONDAY – What kind of Accomplishment are you having?

2Ac: Choose from a range of materials and methods of traditional and contemporary artistic practices to plan works of art and design.

Inside and outside images – Edward Hopper: New York Movie Information

Nothing but the references to Edward hopper – continue to work on the drawings. Going to be looking at the evaluation on the process and ideas in the work. Continue to work on the inside outside drawings.

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New York Movie – Edward Hopper: http://www.edwardhopper.net/images/paintings/newyork-movie.jpg

What do you hope to accomplish in the creation of this work? what messages are you communicating in this drawing?

AP Studio Art: ART WORLD Deadly Sins!

AP Art Show Nametags – Make a copy of this into your folder.

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

Step back – do not look at the work – set it up, step back and now look at your work. What is going well? What needs work?

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https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6f/Jheronimus_Bosch_Table_of_the_Mortal_Sins_%28Luxuria%29.jpg By Hieronymus Bosch – →This file has been extracted from another file: Hieronymus Bosch- The Seven Deadly Sins and the Four Last Things.JPG, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5595879

Last 4 minutes – find another artist and pair up… give each other  4 SERIOUS THOUGHTS of FEEDBACK about the piece.

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#MidWeek #Wednesday in the #ArtStudio – a LONG WEEK – with LOTS to do!

Hieronymous Bosch - the Seven Deadly Sins... What are the Seven Deadly MYTHS about being an Artist? https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/03/Hieronymus_Bosch-_The_Seven_Deadly_Sins_and_the_Four_Last_Things.JPG

PLEIN AIR ART CLASS: Summer Opportunities – Plein Air and Printmaking!

Summer Plein Air Art - Taliesin - Frank Lloyd Wright - Spring Green, WI
Summer Plein Air Art – Taliesin – Frank Lloyd Wright – Spring Green, WI Images of Field Trip HERE.

Drawing – 2nd to the LAST DAY in the OUTDOORS. Many would LOVE to go outside, I am sorry it is at 7:25am.

2.1Ac: Through experimentation, practice, and persistence, demonstrate acquisition of skills and knowledge in a chosen art form.

Let’s get rolling and get outside to draw with a view of 1 foot away. One page and one drawing. That’s the goal.

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What are you looking at to define your composition? How are you FOCUSED on the task? http://www.artmarketmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Screen-shot-2009-10-18-at-1.31.51-PM.png

Once again… What is your feeling about the process of drawing outside with a book that you made and a particular goal of filling it with observational drawings? Having to think about tomorrow – the final COVER drawing – what do 

Studio Art 360: PORTRAIT’s Almost Done? Do NOT Rush…

7.1Ac: Recognize and describe personal aesthetic and empathetic responses to the natural world and constructed environments.

What are two things about PAINTING in ACRYLIC that you have discovered and will STAY WITH YOU in the future?

Warhol at SFMoMA 1986 Self Portrait https://www.sfmoma.org/artwork/97.892
Warhol at SFMoMA 1986 Self Portrait https://www.sfmoma.org/artwork/97.892

What is it that you especially enjoy about the image you are creating in your painting? How do the ideas and colors RELATE to you?

Advanced Drawing: Hopper and Kahlo – Let’s talk about the ideas you’ve got.

1.2Ac: Choose from a range of materials and methods of traditional and contemporary artistic practices to plan works of art and design.

What did you accomplish yesterday with the facial features? Today is another day – Let’s take this 10 minutes at a time…

Frida Kahlo Self Portrait 0as a Tehuana: https://uploads7.wikiart.org/images/magdalena-carmen-frieda-kahlo-y-calder%C3%B3n-de-rivera/self-portrait-as-a-tehuana-1943.jpg
Frida Kahlo Self Portrait 0as a Tehuana: https://uploads7.wikiart.org/images/magdalena-carmen-frieda-kahlo-y-calder%C3%B3n-de-rivera/self-portrait-as-a-tehuana-1943.jpg

How are you dealing with the PLANNING stages of this artwork? Portraits, Figure, Architecture, Reference Materials? Write out 3 main ideas that you have accomplished in today’s planning stages.

Handouts:

AP Studio Art: You’re KILLING the Crit! (Some still need to demonstrate they get the talking and reflecting part).

4.2Ad: Critique, justify, and present choices in the process of analyzing, selecting, curating, and presenting artwork for a specific exhibit or event.

PROJECT COMING UP! What do you think of when it comes to what it means to be an artist? When your parents hear that you want to be an artist – or others hear you are an artist – what images / thoughts do you think come to their mind?

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Hieronymous Bosch – the Seven Deadly Sins… What are the Seven Deadly MYTHS about being an Artist? https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/03/Hieronymus_Bosch-_The_Seven_Deadly_Sins_and_the_Four_Last_Things.JPG

When you consider the ideas of the myths – do you see any of them in yourself?

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Capitol Conference Art Exhibition – UW – Madison / Pyle Center AND 50 Sheets of Paper – WUHS

Capitol Conference Art Exhibition – UW Madison / Pyle Center

50 Sheets of Paper – Click HERE to see the Album.

These drawings were created by the Advanced Drawing class with two stipulations, they needed to base their drawing on a sense of observation and they needed to use 50 sheets of paper. The rest was up to them. Our artists chose from a wide range of topics and ideas – all personal to them. Using direct observation, symbolism, and abstraction, our artists have created a wide variety of images all at various skill levels and approaches for you to enjoy.

Joslin Stern's "“And she can laugh!” he said with wrath" from the 50 Sheets of Paper Assignment. Advanced Drawing - 2017.
Joslin Stern’s ““And she can laugh!” he said with wrath” from the 50 Sheets of Paper Assignment. Advanced Drawing – 2017.