See you in February!

Please keep track of your sketchbook...you'll need all the info that is in it next semester.

Good luck on the rest of your finals!

Field Trip Rescheduled

Tuesday 2-22-11
11-1 Art Lab
Museum of Contemporary Art Downtown

Museum of Contemporary Art Bonus Opportunity

TWO Museum of Contemporary Art Bonus Opportunities

Saturday, December 11, 2010 , 11 AM - 1 PM
MCASD Downtown, Jacobs Building
$5 materials cost; reservations required*

Calling all teens! Join San Diego-based artist collective Yeller Studio as they venture into the DIY world of ‘zine-making. Through a hands-on teen workshop exploring everything from concept to construction, participants will assemble their own editions using original or found imagery and text. Zines come in all shapes and sizes and are often traded or circulated among a group of like-minded individuals. Participants are encouraged to bring their original designs and material for use on their projects.

*For reservations or program information please contact the MCASD Education Department at 858 454 3541 x151 or education@mcasd.org

Points Possible: 10

OPTION #2

Thursday, December 9, 2010 , 7 PM
MCASD La Jolla
Free to MCASD Members; $5 Students/Seniors; $7 General

Details: Galleries at MCASD La Jolla will be open from 5 - 7 PM, allowing guests to view MacConnel’s work prior to the lecture. Please enter through the Box Office entrance. Coinciding with the exhibition Collection Applied Design: A Kim MacConnel Retrospective, this conversation between the artist and MCASD Curator Robin Clark will address the show’s major topics and themes.

Points Possible: 10

For Both...bring your ticket stubs...notes and anything you make the next day to school...be prepared to discuss with the class.

Museum of Contemporary Art Bonus Opportunity

http://www.mcasd.org/calendar/472/rad-%E2%80%98zine-workshop

Saturday, December 11, 2010 , 11 AM - 1 PM
MCASD Downtown, Jacobs Building

$5 materials cost; reservations required*

Calling all teens! Join San Diego-based artist collective Yeller Studio as they venture into the DIY world of ‘zine-making. Through a hands-on teen workshop exploring everything from concept to construction, participants will assemble their own editions using original or found imagery and text. Zines come in all shapes and sizes and are often traded or circulated among a group of like-minded individuals. Participants are encouraged to bring their original designs and material for use on their projects.

*For reservations or program information please contact the MCASD Education Department at 858 454 3541 x151 or education@mcasd.org

Points Possible: 10

Field Trip for 12-6-10 will be rescheduled

The next CIF Football playoff game is Thursday night at 7 PM. If (when) the teams wins the next game will be Monday 12-6-10 at 1PM ... directly conflicting with the filed trip. Therefore I am working to reschedule the trip for February.

Thanksgiving Week ... Schedule for the rest of the Semester

Monday and Tuesday we'll work on the Christmas Cards.

After Thanksgiving:
Tuesday 12-30-10 We'll work on the Christmas Cards
CHRISTMAS CARDS DUE Wednesday 12-1-10 AFTER SCHOOL in room 322

BLOCK DAY 12-2-10
Return Papers
Organize/affix work in sketchbook
Work on FLOWER

Friday 12-3-10
Start the FINAL EXAM

Monday 12-6-10
Field Trip ... (portion of the final)

Tuesday 12-7-10
Work on Final Exam

BLOCK Day 12-9-10 Flowers/Reflection is due BEFORE school in room 322

Friday 12-10-10 Oral Presentation of Final Group Project

Monday 12-13-10 Oral Presentation of Group Project

Semester Ends ... make sure to replenish any supplies that were lost/broken or used up for when we meet again in February!

Tuesday 11-16 Schedule for the rest of the semester and a CONTEST

Today was the LAST day before Thanksgiving break that we will devote to the Georgia O'Keefe flowers.

Starting BLOCK DAY we'll begin the holiday project/grid enlargement and will complete that by Thanksgiving break.

When we return from break we'll continue to work on the O'Keefe flowers for Tuesday 11-30-10 and Block Day 12-2-10. What is not done will be due The following block Day 12-9-10 AT THE END OF CLASS.

The final exam will consist of a group project that we will start in class Friday 12-3-10 and complete the following week. Our field trip to the museum (12-6-10) and art making experience at the museum will be part of our final exam.

National Geographic Photography Contest...Deadline 11-30-10. I just found this on the magazine homepage:

PRESENTING THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST

As a leader in capturing our world through brilliant imagery, National Geographic sets the standard for photographic excellence. Now you can share your vision of the world. Enter to win $10,000 and have your photo published in National Geographic magazine! Photos will be judged on creativity and photographic quality.

Submit your entry online in any of these three categories: People, Places, and Nature. The submission period begins September 16 and ends November 30. Winners will be announced in early December. There is an entry fee of U.S. $15 per photo. Send us your best shot!

http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/photo-contest/

Photo Courtesy of National Geographic Magazine

Friday November 5

ALL outstanding assignments, those items on SAINTS ON THE WEB, that have not been completed are due no later than 7:15 AM on Thursday November 11th.

Bring in a simplified picture of an animal, fish, etc.

November 3, 2010

The Consumer Product Wrappers and Leaf Projects will be due BEFORE SCHOOL Thursday 11-11-10 ... No Later Than 7:30 AM. Any work that is done before that can be turned in and graded ASAP!

We will start a new Project...an oil pastel rendering of flowers in the style of Georgia O'Keefe. Students will do a "Google image search for Georgia O'Keefe Flowers" and print out the image that YOU wish to recreate...you must print in FULL color. Little to NO white can be in the flower...it is a COLOR project.

The rubric is attached to the website under KEY Documents.

The project will be due 12-1-10

12-1-10 we will start the FINAL EXAM in class.

My Morning Duty

November 1-9 I have morning duty on Nutmeg Street so will not be in my room...come see me there if you need me ... will be there from 7:20-7:40.

End of October

I attended a conference Thursday and Friday so a sub was in class. Thursday you completed the Gaugin Scholastic Magazine as well as the COLOR INTENSITY exercise with Oil Pastels. Friday you completed the balance activity.

Both days you were allowed to work on your two outstanding projects when you finished.

Tuesday (Block Day) when we meet again and the rest of the week we will work on the Leaves and consumer product wrappers. Make sure you have your rubrics printed out.

Consumer Product Wrappers and Leaves will be due No Later Than
Wednesday (Brought to my classroom before Mass) 10-10-10. That way I'll have them back to you for block day Thursday, 11-11-10.


Monday 11-15-10 We'll start a Holiday project
December 1st we'll start the Final Exam

LEAF RUBRIC

added to website KEY DOCUMENTS page. Print and bring to class next week.

Projects

Consumer Products ... will work on in class the week of 10-18-10
Fall Leaves... will work on in class the week of 10-25-10
Fruit/Vegetables ... will work on in class the week of 11-1-10

Then Holiday project before Thanksgiving...

New Project

Thursday 10-14-10 we started a project drawing and coloring consumer products. The rubric is on the website...under key documents...consumer product rubric.

Print out the rubric and bring to class next week.

Don't forget...Museum Bonus blog post...take advantage of the opportunities!

The First Quarter is DRAWING to a close...

Monday 10-11 the outstanding Scholastics are due in class

NO LATER than THURSDAY at 7:30 your shoe/reflection must be turned in to me.

Next week: We will start a color unit and get new seats. We have class on Monday and Thursday (Block Day) and Friday.

ANDY WARHOL is the ARTIST who's paintings of Marilyn Monroe are pictured here

Bonus Opportunities

The following are BONUS opportunities ... based on activities at San Diego Museum of Art. A BONUS means over and above...you will not be eligible for bonus opportunities unless all normally assigned work is complete.

Mark these dates on your calendar...call/email the museum if you wish further information:
619-232-7931
information@sdmart.org
programs@sdmart.org
facebook: San Diego Museum of Art

Bring in your admission ticket, notes, any artwork you made the next school day after the bonus opportunity. I will have a reflection for you to complete.

From Art History to Art Making
Saturday October 16th 1-4 PM ($10.00 after Museum Admission)
Dr. James Grebl will discuss the exhibition Toulouse-Lautrec's Paris. Learn about both the artist and Baldwin M. Baldwin, who donated most of the works in the exhibition to the museum. After the talk, a museum educator will lead a PRINTMAKING WORKSHOP based on the ideas of Lautrec's own work.
It is recommended that tickets be purchased ahead of time at the museum or through www.ticketmaster.com
POINTS = 10

Teen Art Cafe (Just for Teens)
Wednesday December 15th 6-8 PM
Free, pre-registration is NOT required
Teens are invited to the museum to celebrate the special exhibition of Dreams and Diversions: 250 Years of Japanese Woodblock Prints. Meet and mingle with other teens. Cafe activities include several printmaking projects inspired by the art on view. Students will view exhibition related performance and/or a presentation about the development of the exhibition. Light refreshments will be served. For more information, contact Amy Briere ... teencafe@sdmart.org
POINTS = 10

Conversations with a Curator
$5.00 for students
Saturday October 30th @ 3 PM
Join curator Sonya Quintanilla for an exclusive tour of three new galleries in Temple, Palace, Mosque: Southern Asian and Persian Art
Saturday January 22nd @ 3 PM
Be the first to hear the curator (Quintanilla) discuss the second rotation of paintings in the palace gallery (see Oct. 30th talk).
POINTS = 10 each

Special Event: Diwali Festival: The Indian Festival of Light
Sunday October 24th 4-8 PM
(Put on by both the San Diego Museum of Art and Mingei Museum)
Cost $10.00 individual, $15.00 family
Cultural performances, galleries open late for viewing Indian works, events held throughout the park to celebrate Diwali.
Points = 5

Art In Context
Thursday October 14th 7 PM
Cost $7.00 for students
Sunday January 23rd at 2 PM
Free after museum admission
BOTH are about the connection between music and art. Contact the museum for complete details.
POINTS = 10 each

Lectures
Sunday November 7th 2PM
$7.00 students
"Velazquez in the Basement"
Dr. Marciari will address the case for reattribution of a work of art in a tale of discovery, detective work, and commentary on the art world's reluctance to admit new works into the canon.
Monday November 15th 7-9 PM
$7.00 students (Free for woodblock workshop attendees)
Woodblock carvers will demonstrate how a woodblock is designed, carved and printed.
Wednesday December 8 7 PM
$7.00 students
Artist and author Judy Chicago will be discussing her new book, Frida Kahlo: Face to Face.
POINTS: 10 each

Events for Families
Family Drop-IN Days
Third Sunday of the month
Free after Museum Admission
Registration is not required but space is limited so arrive early
October 17th Exploring Temple, Palace, Mosque
November 21st Exploring Dreams and Diversions (Rotation 1)
December 19th Exploring Art of the 20th Century
January 16th Exploring European Art

POINTS = 15 each

Target Free Family Day and Festival
Sunday November 21st 2-5 PM FREE

Japanese Woodblock Printmaking Workshop for Kids
Saturday November 20th 9-12
The Japanese Friendship Garden
$15.00
Registration required: 619-232-2721 or registrar@niwa.org
The artisans from the Adachi institute will hold a printmaking workshop with tools and materials geared towards participants aged 10-18
POINTS = 20

October 4th

Today the shading worksheets were due.

Monday 10-11-10 the 4 Scholastic Art Magazines are due...if they have not already been collected.

Shoe: We will work on this week in class. Friday will be the last day we work on the shoes in class. Bring your shoe each day...without it yo7u cannot participate in class.

Next week we'll start a project that deals with color...we'll use OIL PASTELS AND COLORED PENCILS.

Fun Artwortk I encountered while researching OPTICAL ILLUSIONS

http://videogames.yahoo.com/events/brain-teasers/brain-teasers-and-optical-illusions/1400154

October 1st.

Today we continued to draw our shoes. Shading worksheet due Monday 10-11-10.

Block Day...

we will start our shoe drawings...contour line and shading full value. This project, along with the shading worksheet and outstanding Scholastics will be the last grades for the QUARTER.

Shading Worksheet due Monday 10-4-10
Scholastic Magazines need to be completed by Monday 10-11-10

After the shoes we'll move into using color again...that project will be the FIRST grade of the second quarter.

Shoe Rubric will be uploaded to the website under KEY Documents before class time tomorrow.

Tuesday 9-28-10

I was back in class today. We discussed how to create texture in drawings and discussed the SHOE drawings that we will begin on BLOCK DAY. Starting BLOCK DAY the same shoe needs to be in class for at least a week. Bring the show OR continue to wear it daily until I tell you otherwise. We will take our shoes off to draw them...placing tehm on the desk.

Today in class I collected the line drawings that were due yesterday - as I instructed the sub not to collect them. We worked on the contour drawing/full value shading of the hand that you did in class while I was away.

The shading worksheet is due on Monday 10-4-10. No time will be given to continue it in class.

All outstanding Scholastics are due Monday 10-11-10.

We will work on a contour drawing of your shoe and a shade full value of the same shoe. The rubric will be attached to the website and passed out in class on Block Day this week.

Next project...works with color again!!

Thursday 9-23-10

Today we continued working on the shading worksheet with the final instructions about shading the "table and wall" as well as reflective light.

We did a class critique of the motif project

We labeled a page to start shading our hand tomorrow...next week SHOES!

Paper says:
draw hand...at least two inches of wrist/arm
shade full value...realistic...scars and all
hold a school supply

Reminder...old line drawings due Monday 9-27-10.

Tuesday 9-21-10

Today we discussed shading and gradual changes from light to dark coming from a distinct light source. We worked on the lower portion of the shading worksheet. The four objects needed to be shaded using the four techniques, 1 per object:
stippling
true tone
hatching
cross-hatching

The line drawings are due no later than Monday 9-27-10 in class.

Monday 9-20-10

Today I started class and a sub took over as I went to my class to sit in on a webinar. In class I explained the stippling technique then students were to:

1. Complete shading worksheet with 7 distinct values (first THREE ROWS ONLY...not objects at bottom half)
2. Complete line worksheets from the last two weeks that were not finished yet (last day in class to work on them...due No Later Than Monday 9-27-10)
3. Complete new Scholastic Magazines (MC Escher and Celtic Art). Do not write in or take magazines from the classroom.

Rest of this week and next:
Shading techniques, class critique of Motif Project, drawing from life (SHOE)

9-17-10

Today we started a shading worksheet. We'll continue to work on it Monday and Tuesday as well as the line drawing activities. Line drawing activities not completed by Tuesday's class need to be done outside of class time and turned in by Tuesday 9-28-10.

Bonus Opportunities

The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego is Participating in the Smithsonian's Free Museum Day on Saturday September 25, 2010. Follow the link to the Museum site for more information.

ALSO...This Week...

Open House: Free Third Thursday Evening
Thursday 9/16/10 > 5-7 PM > La Jolla and Downtown
On the third Thursday of every month from 5 to 7 pm, visitors receive FREE admission to the Museum, plus free themed Gallery Guide-led tours beginning at 5 and 6 pm.



Anytime you attend a museum event for bonus points, bring your admission ticket, notes from the event and anything they give you/you make to class the next day. I'll have a paper for you to fill out to earn your bonus.

Monday 9-13-10

The Motif was due at the start of class today. Today I was out of class attending a webseminar (in my classroom).

In class you worked on:
Scholastic Art Magazines - OP ART and ARTISTS SKETCHES
Line Drawings 3 and 4

Tomorrow and Block Day...
We'll start with an upside down drawing and continue to work on what was not completed today.

By the end of the week we'll start to work on drawing a REAL object!

A site to peruse: All About Drawing

MOTIF project = OP ART

Op Art is said to be founded by Victor Vasserly. The idea behind OP ART is to create OPTICAL ILLUSIONS with lines, spaces and color.

Read more about OP ART.

Friday 9-10-10

Today we continued to work on our first 4 line drawings. The MOTIF project is due, completed, at the beginning of class on Monday 9-13-10.

Over the next two weeks we'll work on:
1. the 4 introductory line drawings from this week
2. upside down drawing
3. contour drawings
4. texture
5. shading
6. learning about artists who work with line and patten (to go along with our first two units)
7. class critique of MOTIF project

Week 3

Tuesday 9-7-10 was the LAST day in class to work on the Motif project. Completed projects are due Monday 9-13-10.

Block day and Friday we will be starting our LINE unit. You NEED your drawing pencils, white erasers and kneeded erasers in class (as well as your sketchbook).

Congrats! You completed, or almost completed, your first project of the year!

Friday 9-3-10

Today we continued to work on the MOTIF project.

CHANGE...Tuesday will be the LAST day to work on the project in class. After that, the project must be completed on your own time and turned in NO LATER THAN Class time on Monday 9-13-10.

A complete MOTIF project includes:
Finished design/coloring
Design mounted on colored (not black or white) construction paper
Your signature on the lower right had corner of construction paper
Your rubric (with reflection finished)
Your preliminary drawings...all of them!

WEEK TWO

Supplies are due today. I'll check for those and we will continue to work on the Motif project. The project should take us through the rest of the week.

Projects that are not finished IN CLASS by Friday 9-3-10 will need to be worked on outside of class time and turned in NO LATER THAN class time on Monday 9-13-10.

Where are we going from here...The element or art...LINE

Motif Project Started in class today

we will continue working on it tomorrow and into next week. Supplies need to be brought to class by Monday 8-30-10.

Rubric posted on website ... Key Documents page

Day Two...

Today we discussed Art Vocabulary. Look on the Class Website for the key Elements and Principles of Art terms as well as the Color Terms. YOU are responsible for the terms.

I collected signed permission slips. Get those to me this week.

Work on getting your supplies. Let me know if you have questions. Thursday we will start a project that requires of you: a ruler and markers. I will provide the paper and stencils for this project.

You MUST have your supplies by Monday September 30th.

Day One...Complete

As I mentioned in my post last week...day one would be procedures.

Work on getting your supplies for Monday August 30th
Get your syllabus signed this week
Bookmark the blog and website

It is your responsibility to check the blog DAILY. You are responsible for the course content posted on the blog!

This week we'll work on the elements and principles of art! Welcome to a year of new discoveries!

Welcome to the 2010-2011 School Year!

Day one of class we will discuss rules and procedures and get started learning about art. This year will be filled with individual and group projects as well as museum visits and the opportunity to enter art contests.

I look forward to working with you this year!

One Upcoming Art Contest is the biennial Young Art Exhibition at the San Diego Museum of Art. Check out the website (http://www.sdmart.org/education/young-art) to get a glimpse of what the exhibition entails...more information is to come in September.

New Exhibit Opening at the San Diego Museum of Art

May 22nd a New Exhibit Opens (http://www.sdmart.org/) Titled Heroes Mortals and Myths in Ancient Greece. Take the quiz to see what Greek god you are...

http://thewalters.org/exhibitions/heroes/quiz/

Final Exam begins in class tomorrow

Do not forget to bring in ALL materials from previous projects.

The final will last the next two weeks. Class attendance is VITAL to your success!

Assignments

Monday 5-10-10 The POP ART project was completed in class. MUST be turned in tomorrow at the start of class. Follow the link to watch the video about POP ART and Andy Warhol.

Tuesday 5-11-10 OP ART project will start.

Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego

Bonus Opportunity...Teen Art Fest

Saturday, May 15 at MCASD Downtown, Jacobs Building
7-10 PM
Members: Free
General: Free

follow the link for more details

Bonus Opportunity

Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego (both locations)

Open House: Free Third Thursday Evening
Enjoy free admission from 5 to 7 pm on Thursday, May 20 at all MCASD locations.

If you are interested in going...see me ahead of time for a bonus opportunity assignment

Extra Bonus

EXTRA BONUS: By June 1st...

Go to the UCSD Campus and tour the Stuart Collection sculptures. Have a picture of you taken at at least 5 of the sculptures.

Write a 2 page paper (double spaced) about the relationship between the site and the sculpture. Address WHY a college campus was chosen to house this collection of sculptures. Submit the pictures with your report. The pictures are over and above the 2 page report.

Remember a BONUS is a BONUS...it is over and above what is normally done. For the bonus to apply, all work must be completed.

Week of May 3rd

Today the cultural project was due in class. Sketchbooks were collected.
Tomorrow (5-4-10) Class presentations will occur.

Wednesday POP ART project will start. Bring in images if you have something in mind that you wish to do...think POPULAR CULTURE...cereal box, Pepsi, Mac-n-cheese, etc.

More information on Pop Art ... Andy Warhol is an artist to study. Look at the site.

Image Marilyn Monroe 1962

Due Dates

Due to the assembly and shortened classes...

Monday 5-3-10 the Culture Project needs to be done at the CONCLUSION OF CLASS. Some of you need to work on it over the weekend.

Tuesday 5-4-10 ORAL Presentation (Guidelines to be handed out in class 4-30 and are on the previous blog post)

Oral Component to the Cultural Project

DRAWING CLASS CULTURAL PROJECT

By Monday May 3rd RESEARCH and BRING IN NOTES to prepare for an oral presentation in class.

TOPIC: The role of artists in the culture you are studying.

Where do you start when you look for information? First, consider what an artist does? Artists do more than paint, sculpt and build buildings. They design city plans, they design and make clothing, they create functional objects, decorative objects, or structures. This is just a small list of what an artist does in a society. Find specifics about your culture in particular.

Research to find 10 roles of artists in the culture you are studying and include a VISUAL example of each (for example when you talk to the class share one of the images you drew in your sketch book).

Your information should be organized in a LIST.

Impressionism and LACMA

I typed a reflection based upon your classwork and the upcoming museum visit. The Impressionism Artwork and the reflection are due to me NO LATER THAN class on Friday 4-23-10. The reflection MUST be typed.

DO Look over the reflection questions prior to the museum visit, or else you will have a difficult time completing it. Some of the questions can be completed now, others not until you visit the exhibition.

The document is saved on the class website under KEY DOCUMENTS.

Due Dates

1. Impressionist Color Pencil work ... Monday 4-19-10

We DO have block 1 on Tuesday April 20th...then we leave for the field trip

2. Culture information brought in...computer derived images, color is preferable. DUE in class Monday 4-19-10

Were to look to figure out a culture? My classroom - look at the Art History Books, check out the APAH blog (http://macvayapah.blogspot.com/) the smarthistory link and the art history resources on the web art great links.

Some to choose:
Non-Western: Egypt, Africa, America before the Age of Exploration, Oceania, Australian, India, China, Japan, The Ancient Near East

Western: Greece, Rome, British Isles, European countries, America

Fourth Quarter Starts Tuesday April 13th

Everyone needs to stay on track with the assignments from the fourth quarter so that the year ends on a STRONG note. We will start out with colored pencils...Impressionists work. Make sure you read the information from a previous blog about Impressionism.

A cultures project will be explained this week and start next week. Remember that Ms. Carson leaves her room open for you before school (from 6:30 on), at lunch (except for her lunch duty day) and after school. Take advantage of the extra time if you miss class or need more time to complete an assignment. Creative projects, like reading novels, take a different amount of time for each person...only so much time is allotted in class.

See everyone tomorrow.

Field trip April 20th...NEXT TUESDAY

do not forget to tell your teachers and coaches about the trip!! Arrange to make up work AHEAD of TIME!

Bonus Opportunities

Upcoming:
April 18th Family Drop in Day (Sunday 1-3)
April 21st Teen Art Cafe'(Wednesday at 6)
April 22nd Seldom Seen Salvador Dali's The Three Graces (Thursday 7 pm)
April 24th Art in Context (Saturday 2 pm)
April 28th Guest Lecture Series (Wednesday 7 pm)

Details on earlier blog post (start of semester)

After Break

Please make sure to have your colored pencils...we'll work on an IMPRESSIONIST inspired work...prior to viewing the Renoir exhibit on the 20th of April at LACMA.

Read more about Impressionism at: http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/glo/impressionism/

The quarter ends tomorrow

tonight finish the Power of Art Video about Rothko...we left off on part 4 at 7:01. The worksheet is due as you walk in tomorrow. Tomorrow we will do a critique of the mosaic project and the stained glass window. Those two items will be the last grades for the quarter. Any and all late work must be turned in at class time for an opportunity for partial credit.

Bake Sale 3-24-10

don't forget the bake sale for the Lenten drive to raise money for the orphanage is tomorrow. Bring pre-packaged homemade goodies tomorrow to the table outside student services.

The quarter is drawing to a close

make sure to watch posted deadlines. By the end of the week EVERYTHING FROM THE SEMESTER will be turned in...you will go into the weekend with NO outstanding assignments.

Please bring in your permission slip and bus money asap...it was due Monday 3-22-10.

Still Life Drawings are next...

tomorrow we will start our still life unit. The oil pastel experimentation "stained glass window" project must be completed by Friday 3-26-10 (along will all of the still life drawings).


Each day next week we will draw a different still life. Friday we will complete a reflection and turn in the still life, reflection and stained glass window interpretation.

March 16th

Perspective Drawings were due today (and reflection). Check previous blog posts for due dates for next week.

Please bring in permission slips and field trip money by Monday 3-22-10. (Trip to LACMA is April 20th)

This week we are experimenting with oil pastels as well as design elements.

Next week we will do a still life EACH day. Friday 3/26/10 you will complete the reflection. The still life images will be organic material and will not last several days. Do your best to be in class each day. this is a difficult assignment to make up. Friday 3/26/10 you will have all of the still life images and reflection done.

by Friday 3/26/10 you should have NO OUTSTANDING work from the quarter.

BONUS: What artist painted Watson and the Shark? In what year? What "story" is being depicted here? (+10 points due by 3-19-10)

Thursday 3-11 and Friday 3-12 and permission slips

Thursday and Friday are two opportunities to work IN CLASS on projects you do not have completed!! Monday we will start using out Oil Pastels. Please make sure you have them in class, along with a black Sharpie.

Please see due dates from previous blog post for all assignments thus far. All work for the quarter MUST be done by April 1st in class...or before you leave for your Easter Break.

I will send home permission slips for the field trip on Monday the 15th. They are due, along with your 25.00 for the bus, by Monday March 22, 2010.

Bonus opportunities before the QUARTER ends

At San Diego Museum of Art:

March 13th (Saturday) From Art History to Art Making
March 20th (Saturday) Target Free Family Day and Festival
March 21st (Sunday) Family Drop-In Day
March 25th (Thursday) Seldom Seen

Detailed information on an earlier blog post

Due Dates

March 16th - Perspective Worksheet and Drawing of Saints
March 23rd - Mosaic Project and Reflection, warm/cool color face
March 24th - V's, word art, name design and rubric completed
March 25th - TWO Scholastic Magazines - Indiana and Giacometti (20 points each)

All assignments MUST be turned in to me in my classroom by 2 pm on the due date.

DUE DATES...Bonus Chances

Sorry no one was able to attend the bonus opportunity. The students in my AP Art History class enjoyed it as the artist whose exhibition is opening was there to help with the projects!

The Next Bonus Opportunity:
Saturday 2/27 Guest Lecture Series
Saturday 3-13 From Art History to Art Making

See earlier post for details


Due Wednesday 3-3-10:
V's and Word Art (15)

Due Wednesday 3-10
Scholastic: Indiana and Giacometti

Due Friday 3-12
2 point perspective drawing of Saints

Don't forget February Bonus Opportunities

WED 2-24-10 Teen Art Cafe at 6 pm San Diego Museum of Art
SUN 2-27-10 Guest Lecture Series at 2 pm

Details in an earlier blog post

What's in store for the end of February.

Today we finished working on the half faces. We'll spend the rest of the week working on the word art (V's, 15 creative words, Scholastic magazine, and name pattern). Next week we'll work on perspective.

The word art, if not completed in class this week, is due by March 1st.

Please bring in a LARGE image of a barn this week. It will be used for the study of perspective next week.

Bonus Opportunities for this Semester...

at San Diego Museum of Art...

Guidelines:
Always turn in admission tickets, notes and any artwork you make
Bonus is an EXTRA...you MUST have all work completed PRIOR to the activity for the bouns to count.
Bonus points listed are the maximum possible...you have the chance to earn UP to that total of points.

February:
1. Teen Art Cafe Wednesday 2-24-10 @ 6 pm (FREE) Includes refreshments and art making questions...contact teencafe@sdmart.org (15 points)
2. Guest Lecture Series Saturday 2-27-10 at 2 pm ($7.00 students)(Topic African Art)(15 points)

March:
1. From Art History to Art Making 3-13-10 Saturday 1-3 pm ($10.00 students) (Speaker. Exhibition tour and art making). Tickets must be purchased PRIOR to the event either at museum or through Ticketmaster (800-745-3000)
2. Target Free Family Day 3-20-10 Saturday 11-3. Free admission to museum. Art activities, demonstrations and tours. (10 points)
3. Seldom Seen: Nun's Shield Thursday 3-25-10 @ 7 pm in Boardroom ($5.00) Nun's Shield's (popular in 17th-19th Centuries) taken out of vault and put on display/explained. (20 points)

April:
1. Family Drop in Day 4-18-10 Sunday 1-3 pm (Free after Museum Admission). Tours and art making. (10 points)
2. Teen Art Cafe 4-21-10 Wednesday at 6 pm. Theme: Constructing Abstraction with Wood (15 points)
3. Seldom Seen 4-22-10 Thursday at 7 pm ($5.00). Salvador Dali's The Three Graces (15 points)
4. Art in Context 4-24-10 Saturday at 2 pm (Free After Museum Admission). Art historical tour of exhibition of the work of Torres-Garcia. (10 points)
5. Guest Lecture Series: Naman Ahuja 4-28-10 Thursday @ 7 pm ($7.00 Students). Subject " New Discoveries of Ancient Terracotta Sculptures from Eastern India" (10 points)

May:
1. From Art History to Art Making. 5-8-10 Saturday 1-3 pm ($10.00 students) Subject: Mannerism. Tickets required...museum or Ticketmaster. (20 points)
2. Guest Lecture Series 5-13-10 7pm ($7.00 students) Speaker:Alexei Leporc discusses reinstallation of the modern art galleries at SDMA (10 points)
3. Family Drop in Days 5-16-10 Sunday 1-3 pm. Topic: Adventures in 3D - Sculpture Garden. (Free after museum admission). Space limited, arrive early. (10 points)

Welcome to Semester 2!

This semester we will start out with Mrs. Carson discussing gesture drawing on Day 1. After that I will have you draw faces using a face photocopied from a magazine. We will discuss proportions and shading. I cut the magazine faces in half, you will complete the other half. The face rubric is included on the website under KEY DOCUMENTS.

We will move on to perspective after the unit on the human figure.