Last Minute Details to complete the year

I have pushed back and pushed back the deadline for the Scratch Art and Perspective Drawing of the school.

IF you do not have a grade on SOTW, you need to turn it in to me ASAP for partial credit. The last delayed deadline was this past Friday.

This FRIDAY...the artist placemat is due

We'll continue working on the art final this week and next. What do we have left?
Vocabulary drawings of elephants (individual)
Game Board (Teamwork with our tables)

UPCOMING PROJECTS

Scratch Art and Still Life ... Due April 8th

Perspective Due April 15th

Monday April 11th we'll start an artist study/cultural project in ALL drawing classes based upon Judy Chicago's Dinner Party ... due before Spring Break.

CONTEST...

Doodle for GOOGLE!

Registration Deadline March 2nd...Entries must be submitted by 3-16-11.

Details

+20 Bonus points if you submit an entry that fulfills the guidelines. Register by 3-2-11 and submit by the deadline. Copy me on the registration and give me the artwork in class 3-15-11 to send in for you.

Permission Slips...

The Filed Trip to the Museum of Contemporary Art (Downtown) is TUESDAY 2-22-11. Permission slips were given out today. Please return them SIGNED by Monday 2-14-11.

Semester Two Assignments

UNIT 1: WORDS in Art

1. Words As Art
Create Name as a logo
Complete a reflection
Complete WORDLE (in library 2-10-11)

2. 20 Words/Textures (worksheet and own inspiration)

3. Scholastic Magazine

4. Redesign a Novel's Cover (from first semester reading list)

Due NO LATER THAN 2-17-11

UNIT 2: The Face/Movement

1. Feature Drawing
2. Sketching Figures in Motion
3. Completing 1/2 Face
4. Creating Self Portrait

SDMA Bonus Opportiunities ... 2nd Semester

AS WITH ALL MUSEUM OPPORTUNITIES, CALL THE MUSEUM AHEAD OF TIME TO CONFIRM PROGRAM IS RUNNING AND CONFIRM CONTENT IS STILL AS POSTED IN THE MUSEUM BROCHURE WHICH I HAVE IN THE CLASSROOM.

FOR CREDIT, BRING YOUR ADMISSION TICKET AND NOTES TO CLASS ALONG WITH ART THAT YOU MADE DURING THE PROGRAM (IF APPLICABLE). BRING EVERYTHING TO CLASS THE NEXT DAY FOR A WORKSHEET TO FILL OUT AND PRESENTATION TO THE CLASS. FAILURE TO BRING EVERYTHING THE NEXT DAY WILL REDUCE YOUR BONUS POINT CHANCES.

ALL OPPORTUNITIES +10 EACH

February:
Saturday 3-19-11 SYMPOSIUM on Thomas Gainsborough
9 AM Coffee, 9:30-12:30 Presentation (($10.00 Students)
Sunday 3-20-11 FAMILY DROP IN DAYS 1-2 PM (Exploring Asian Art)
Saturday 3-26-11 WORKSHOP: ART OF MARBLING 2:30 PM ($10.00 STUDENTS)

March:
Tuesday 3-1-11 ART IN CONTEXT 7 PM
Sunday 3-20-11 FAMILY DROP IN DAYS 1-2 PM (Exploring Edward Hopper)
Saturday 3-26-11 WORKSHOP BASIC COLOR THEORY AND PAINTING TECHNIQUES
1-4 PM ($10.00 STUDENTS)

April:
Sunday 4-17-11 FAMILY DROP IN DAYS 1-2 PM (Exploring Dreams & Diversions Rotation II)

May:
Wednesday 5-11-11 TEEN ART CAFE 6-8 PM (FREE)
Sunday 3-15-11 family drop in days 1-2 PM (Exploring Young Art: Making Multiples)

February 1, 2011 begins SEMESTER 2

Make sure to have ALL of your supplies and your sketchbook on the first day of class. If your supplies have been lost or you used something up, please do replenish your supply box.

Some of the projects we'll work on in this semester include:
perspective drawing (one and two point)
faces/portraits
landscapes
architecture
culture study
optical illusions
still life drawing