TALIESIN FIELD TRIP is underway – June 29 from 8:30am – 9:00pm (lunch is with Taliesin folks – Dinner is on our own – BRING SOME CASH for FOOD and GIFT SHOP!)
Vicente at Taliesin in 2016. Plein Air field trip!
TODAY – June 20 (Happy Birthday Mr. Korb)
Develop Craft: Learning to use tools, materials, artistic conventions; and learning to care for tools, materials, and space.
Richard Diebenkorn (Ocean Park Series) is a good reference as we get things moving today. Simplification of space and shapes. Look for the larger areas first and then move into the smaller spaces. Nothing up close – BIG and HUGE spaces today. Pencil and Watercolors and then Oil Pastels (and Conté) are the mediums of the day. Consider the sense of value contrast as well as the sense of color and shape. We’re looking at a bit of abstraction – this is a challenge.
Sketching out ideas and SIMPLIFY the space. Today we DO NOT WORRY about any sense of ACCURACY and only look at the larger shapes and colors. Start there.
Step back and see what you’ve done – quick end of class look at the entire body of work we’re creating so far. Are you EXPERIMENTING?
“Nobody tells this to people who are beginners, I wish someone told me. All of us who do creative work, we get into it because we have good taste. But there is this gap. For the first couple years you make stuff, it’s just not that good…” Ira Glass
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?
Studio Art 360: Painting of a Portrait!
7.1Ac: Recognize and describe personal aesthetic and empathetic responses to the natural world and constructed environments.
What are two reasons the simplification of the portrait makes the process less intimidating and more approachable? What is one thing in your life outside of art that you could see this relating to?
What part of the process of tracing and transferring the image up to the canvas did you struggle with? Name 2 things that were challenging for you in this process. Sit and share with the table and then the class.
Advanced Drawing: No Molly – but Photos of her!
2.1Ad: Experiment, plan, and make multiple works of art and design that explore a personally meaningful theme, idea, or concept.
RESOLUTION of the figure drawing is today. What are three strengths that are happening in your drawing? How are you going to build on those strengths and develop the final drawing?
Step back – how did it turn out? Give a thought here – think about your work and step back with pride in the process.
AP Studio Art: Portraits and the PORTFOLIO
2.2Ad: Demonstrate understanding of the importance of balancing freedom and responsibility in the use of images, materials, tools, and equipment in the creation and circulation of creative work.
Have you attempted to work OUTSIDE OF YOUR COMFORT ZONE? Please explain how you have done this?
4.2Ac: Analyze, select, and critique personal artwork for a collection or portfolio presentation.
What ONE ARTISTIC SKILL from PAGE 30 of Artist Habits of Mind did you take away from the KANDINSKY / BAUHAUS / der Blau Reider project? EXPLAIN.
Click HEREto access the Google Slideshow for our presentation
Reflection: What is one thing you added to today’s critique that made the conversation truly move forward? If nothing – what is ONE THING YOU THOUGHT ABOUT!
Studio Art 360: TEXTURE – COLLAGE it BEARDEN style
1.2P: Shape an artistic investigation of an aspect of present-day life using a contemporary practice of art or design.
What challenges do you think you will face as it comes to the idea of an INTERESTING collage?
Let’s Look at Romare Bearden for a bit to give you a better understanding… HERE
Reflection: How do you feel your composition successfully uses the GOLDEN MEAN and imagery to explain the ideas of your social topic? EXPLAIN your answers.
AP Studio Art: Figurative Art – Richard Diebenkorn
Stretch & Explore: Learning to reach beyond one’s capacities, to explore playfully without a preconceived plan, and to embrace the opportunity to learn from mistakes.
Looking back on ALL the GESTURE drawings you worked out last week and the beginning 2 days of your Duchamp Inspired work – What are three things that you are doing to stretch your understanding of art making? Take the first 10 minutes to use the back of the rubric to deal with a small group crit and do the FORMATIVE CRIT.
Reflection: Just like your CONCENTRATION you are suppose to create a sense of INVESTIGATION… what are 3 things that you have done in the artmaking process that shows your ARTISTIC INVESTIGATION in art through this piece?
Advanced Drawing: 50 Sheets of Paper – FINAL DAYS THIS WEEK!
Stretch & Explore: Learning to reach beyond one’s capacities, to explore playfully without a preconceived plan, and to embrace the opportunity to learn from mistakes.
Looking back on ALL the days of drawing you have put into this… What are three things that you are doing to stretch your understanding of art making? Take the first 10 minutes to use the back of the rubric to deal with a small group crit and do the FORMATIVE CRIT. Did you accomplish those two things? REALLY?
Reflection: Did you accomplish those three things that you wrote about accomplishing in your work today? Was that on your mind as you worked? REALLY?
2.1P: Engage in making a work of art or design without having a preconceived plan.
What is ONE QUESTION that you have about this class, the projects, this department, or Mr. Korb?
SECONDLY – Look at your TRADING CARDS and answer – What are you doing in your composition to FULLY ACTIVATE the small space? Are you filling the background and taking the composition all the way to the edges, to the corners? How are you thinking about that part of the image? Allow yourself to EXPERIMENT!
Page 30 in FOLDER – Habits of Mind.
Reflection: What is the strongest card you have made so far this week? WHY? Use the ART TERMS you know – USE THE BOOKS
2.1P: Engage in making a work of art or design without having a preconceived plan.
What is ONE QUESTION that you have about this class, the projects, this department, or Mr. Korb?
SECONDLY – Look at your TRADING CARDS and answer – What are you doing in your composition to FULLY ACTIVATE the small space? Are you filling the background and taking the composition all the way to the edges, to the corners? How are you thinking about that part of the image? Allow yourself to EXPERIMENT!
Page 30 in FOLDER – Habits of Mind.
Reflection: What is the strongest card you have made so far this week? WHY? Use the ART TERMS you know – USE THE BOOKS
2.1Ad: Experiment, plan, and make multiple works of art and design that explore a personally meaningful theme, idea, or concept.
Look through your chapter in the the book again – is there anything else in the chapter that is standing out to you? Is there a way you can work a second or third idea into the current work – cover more topics?
Reflection: REVIEW The ideas with your classmates that you are working on. How do you see the ideas growing from your initial ideas?
2.1P: Engage in making a work of art or design without having a preconceived plan.
What is ONE QUESTION that you have about this class, the projects, this department, or Mr. Korb?
SECONDLY – Look at your TRADING CARDS and answer – What are you doing in your composition to FULLY ACTIVATE the small space? Are you filling the background and taking the composition all the way to the edges, to the corners? How are you thinking about that part of the image? Allow yourself to EXPERIMENT!
Page 30 in FOLDER – Habits of Mind.
Reflection: What is the strongest card you have made so far this week? WHY? Use the ART TERMS you know – USE THE BOOKS!
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 came up with ideas yesterday? What ELEMENT or PRINCIPLE did you begin with? How many did you get finished / started?
Reflection: What are 2 skills you have already that are going to make your experiences in Drawing easier?
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 came up with ideas yesterday? What ELEMENT or PRINCIPLE did you begin with? How many did you get finished / started?
Reflection: What are 2 skills you have already that are going to make your experiences in Studio Art 360 easier?
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
Using the idea of Art and Fear as your next breadth work – what ideas do you find yourself leaning towards when it comes to the imagery for your next work? Why do you see yourself headed in that direction? How are you going to make the ideas CLEAR and READABLE in your artwork?
Reflection: What are the challenges from working through an ENTIRE CHAPTER? Explain what your biggest challenges might be about this work.
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 came up with ideas yesterday? What ELEMENT or PRINCIPLE did you begin with? How many did you get finished / started?
Reflection: What are 2 skills you have already that are going to make your experiences in Advanced Drawing easier?
Plein Air Painting: Richard Dibenkorn and the Bay Arts Figurists
Click on the image above to visit the link to the watercolor technique experiments.
Click HEREto Listen to the 7 minute interview from NPR with Richard Dibenkorn and take a look at how Diebenkorn breaks up the space into the shapes and colors – not recognizable forms (trees, streets, houses etc…) and think about those shapes as you paint today. Look at the images on the website as examples. You will have examples to take with you out with you to reference. Make sure you are working with the techniques that the first part of the class gave you – image above and videos we have just watched.
NVAS: 2.1Ac: Through experimentation, practice, and persistence, demonstrate acquisition of skills and knowledge in a chosen art form.
Question to begin with: What is it you KNOW about watercolors at this point in your art making career? Stop and think about this for a moment. Don’t RUSH your answer. Take a few minutes…
Here is my Richard Diebenkorn”esque” painting from yesterday. I am no Diebenkorn, but the ideas help me, well, let’s see what the ideas help you do first.
End of the Day Reflection (use the back of your page for more reflection space): How did you use the techniques / experiments from the video and the examples from Richard Diebenkorn to create compositions that reflect your observations from the day? Make sure you elaborate on the answers – not just one comment that is vague – think about it!
“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
Observation (80% – 92% time looking), Guidelines, Concentration, Slow Drawing
Focus on the figure, Proportions, Scale, Sighting In
Full Page, Composition
2.1Ad: Experiment, plan, and make multiple works of art and design that explore a personally meaningful theme, idea, or concept.
RESOLUTION of the figure drawing is MONDAY. What are three strengths that are happening in your drawing? How are you going to build on those strengths and develop the final drawing?
Step back – how did it turn out? Give a thought here – think about your work and step back with pride in the process.
NETS: Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making – Students use critical thinking skills to plan and conduct research, manage projects, solve problems, and make informed decisions using appropriate digital tools and resources.
What have you found DIFFICULT about using WUHS as the setting for your Photographs? Know that it is all about the FRAMING of the Photograph. It doesn’t matter the subject – it is the composition…
What is the STRONGEST of your photographs and WHY? Please explain your comments in ONE SOLID 11 word sentence!
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.
Before you leave for the day – thank our model for the time and posing – it is a lot of work! What is the ONE THING you are most satisfied with in your drawing today? WHY?
What did it for you to WRAP THIS DRAWING UP? Share a small thought with your classmates about this process – product?
Advanced Drawing: Bauhaus Drawing – Oskar Schlemmer
7.1Ac: Recognize and describe personal aesthetic and empathetic responses to the natural world and constructed environments.
Of ALL the aspects of the face – what are you having the most success with and what is the most challenging? What is hardest about the most challenging part?
What was it about the FACIAL FEATURES of your chosen face that made for a SUCCESSFUL and at times CHALLENGING drawing?
Happy Youth Art Month: Art Terms 101: Evolution of Chinese Ceramics – During the Ming dynasty the Zhougan province created porcelain pottery that influenced the design and quality of our ceramics today.
“Perseverance is failing nineteen times and succeeding the twentieth.” — Julie Andrews
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.
Step back from your drawing – two days left – What LEAPS out at you as needing work? Why?
Reflecting back on the answer to the question at the beginning – did you resolve this issue?
Advanced Drawing: Bauhaus Drawing – Oskar Schlemmer
7.1Ad: Analyze how responses to art develop over time based on knowledge of and experience with art and life.
How has working on the BAUHAUS drawing (in oil pastel) helped you think about the ideas of figure ground relationships (figure and the staircases) and COMPOSITION?
Considering TOMORROW is your last day (THIS WEEK) in class… what are you considering for the final day KNOWING that you have ONE MORE WEEK – 5 DAYS – to work on this?
7.1Ac: Recognize and describe personal aesthetic and empathetic responses to the natural world and constructed environments.
Where in society today do you think most people get PORTRAITS of themselves made? Share your thoughts with your neighbor. How do you think we might be using this idea in OUR portraits?
What is the progress of the drawing thus far? What is your neighbor doing well? What is your neighbor not doing successfully? Share your thoughts with your neighbors.
1.2P: Shape an artistic investigation of an aspect of present-day life using a contemporary practice of art or design.
What has been your FAVORITE or LEAST FAVORITE part of working with clay. Please tell me WHY you LOVE or DON’T LOVE using this material. Please be specific.
What do you see as needing to be RESOLVED for the end of the project TOMORROW? Know that it is the LAST day to work.
Art With Korb 
