End of 2nd Six Weeks- Assignments Due

The end of the second six weeks is rapidly approaching, and it is VERY important that you turn in all assignments to avoid incomplete or failing grades.

The following assignments are due by Friday:

1- Sketchbook (TEST GRADE)
    a.  Art Criticism steps (if you missed these, see Steps in Art Criticism)
    b.  Artist Page- over Ansel Adams or Georgia O'Keefe (must include artist name, 5 biographical              facts, historical significance of artist, titles of 3 works, and an illustration of the artist or one of            their works, as well as list the websites where you found your information. )
    c.  An eye
    d. A wild animal in your house
    e. The Things you want to do today

2-  Major Project (TEST GRADE)
     Art I- Surrealism Watercolor painting
     Art II- Idiom drawing
     Art III and IV- Project of your choice

3-  Tell-Tale Heart Illustration (in Sketchbook, Daily Grade)

4- Outline for Midterm Project; over the American artist of your choosing (can be a musician,                  costume designer, painter, sculptor, makeup artist, fashion designer, architect, animator, etc.)

We will also be completing two additional daily assignments this week in class- please make sure you are caught up!

Happy Weekend!

As you head into this long weekend, take some time to admire the street art of Joshua Allen Harris. He is a New York City artist who is re-imagining trash! 


Joshua Allen Harris: New York City Street Art


Enjoy your Monday off; I'll see you all on Tuesday!

Meso-American Art History and John James Audubon

The following links will take you to the presentations we viewed earlier in the week- if you missed them or just want to go over your notes- visit the links below!

John James Audubon

Meso-American Art History and Civilizations

Sketchbook Pages- 1st Week

Page 1- Your Name
Pages 2-5- Sketchbook Assignments (including Elements of Art
Page 6-Foreshortening (Draw your friend!)
Page 7- Negative Space Assignment (Figure and Ground in Cool and Warm Colors)

Remember- a "*" tells me not to grade that page!

Elements- COLOR,VALUE, SPACE

Here are today's notes! Please include these in your Elements of Art page- next week we will be moving on to something much more exciting!

Color Wheel

Color Wheel Explanation

The Primary Colors: Blue, Red, Yellow

The Secondary Colors: Violet, Orange, Green 

     -made up of two primary colors

The Tertiary Colors: Blue-Violet, Red-Violet, Red-Orange, Yellow-Orange, Yellow-Green, Blue-Green

     -made up of primary colors in a 2:1 ratio

Other Notes About Color

The complementary colors are blue-orange, red-green, and yellow-violet.  Mixing complementary colors results in a sort of muddy-brown.

Warm colors are red, yellow, orange.

Cool colors are blue, green, purple.

Value

Value is the range of a color.  Adding black makes a shade, adding white makes a tint.

Space

Positive space is figure.  Negative space is ground.

Elements of Art- Line, Shape, and Form

Below you will find the class notes we added to our Elements of Art sketchbook page.

We are halfway through the first week of school- hang in there!

The Elements of Art!

You can't create art without the elements of art! The video below explains the elements of art and principles of design. Follow the link below to learn more about the Elements and Principles! Hope you all had a wonderful first day, and I will see you tomorrow!

The Elements of Art and Principles of Design

Welcome Back!

Hello all!

I am so excited to get the year started!  Below, you will find some helpful information as we start the school year (Class Syllabus, Welcome Letter).  If you did not receive these items at Open House or if you need another copy, feel free to print the attached document for all the information that you need!

I am looking forward to seeing you all on Monday, August 25- and don't forget we have Early Release- so you get to go home at 1:00!

End of the Year-Let's Clean up Shop!

STUDENTs:  Please remember to return all art books and pick up all artwork from the classroom.  Anything remaining over the summer will be tossed unless you have prior arrangements with me!
Notes for Next Year

Thank you for completing your affirmations and suggestions for class!  From what I'm hearing, most Art I students liked their celebrity mash-up portraits the best and wanted to work more with clay and have more time to paint- I think that's a pretty easy fix for next year! (Several of you were disappointed we did not have time to complete our Disney project due to weather cancellations- next year we have a whole unit on Mr. Disney, so hopefully you will all come back for Art II!)

Art II- I really liked your ideas for paintings on a larger scale!  Let's make that happen, too!

Art III and IV had some great suggestions-clay, more detail in drawing faces, working with oil, and my personal favorite- learning to be a ninja.  I'm not making any promises, but let's just say I will take a few ninja-training courses over the summer so I'm prepared come August.

Those of you who went on the museum trip seemed to really enjoy it!  Several of you were hoping to go the Nasher Sculpture Garden as well as the Dallas Museum of Art, so maybe we can do that over the next few years?

There was also a toss-up on how much you enjoyed art history.  Some of you really enjoyed it and wished we could have learned more, while others of you said if you had to learn about another dead artist you were going to tear your hair out.

*Pretty much everyone felt like sketchbook assignments were a waste of time... can't say that will change, but maybe we can make them a more flexible/creative/challenging space for you to stretch your mind?

*Several of you, mostly those of you with larger classes, wanted more detailed instruction.  I am hoping to "flip" our classroom next fall so that you will have access to instruction at home. 

Have a great summer, and I will see you in the fall!