Monday, February 28, 2011

Week 26 Feb. 28 - Mar. 4

Introduction to Art

Mon. - Fri. - Continue working on your Piet Mondrian paintings.


Art 8

Mon. - Wed. - Continue and finish your Google projects.
Thu. - New project introduction. Sculpt a famous building or sculpture from around the world with clay.
Fri. - Start sculpting


Beginning Painting

Mon. - Tue. - Continue and finish your Op Art backgrounds
Wed. - Impressionist Landscape painting
Thu. - Fri. - Research and sketch your own composition for the Landscape painting


Advanced Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Start your Jackson Pollock painting


Crafts

Mon. - Fri. - Continue and finish your Birdhouse project.

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Week 25 Feb. 21-25

Introduction to Art

Mon. - no school
Tue. - work on your Piet Mondrian paintings
Wed. - Fri. - same or work on extra credit project.


Art 8

Mon. - no school
Tue. - work on your Google project
Wed. - Fri. - Work on the extra credit project which deals with the Ashland Mothers Memorial.


Beginning Painting

Mon. - no school
Tue. - Op Art backgrounds
Wed. - Fri. - Continue working on your Op Art backgrounds


Advanced Painting

Mon. - no school
Tue. - finish up your watercolor mood paintings
Wed. - Jackson Pollock article writing prompt
Thu. - Jackson Pollock video
Fri. - Start ideas for your Jackson Pollock painting and paint your background first


Crafts

Mon. - no school
Tue. - Fri. - work on your Birdhouse projects

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Week 24 Feb. 14-18

Introduction to Art

Mon. - Fri. - Finish your Piet Mondrian exercise and start sketching ideas for your own Piet Mondrian painting. You must choose an object that has personal meaning to you.


Art 8

Mon. - Fri. - Continue sketching ideas for the Google project.


Beginning Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Continue working on your Optical Art designs for the background of your Triangle.


Advanced Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Continue Mood Paintings with watercolor paint.


Crafts

Mon. - Fri. - Continue work on your American Folk Art birdhouses.

Monday, February 7, 2011

Week 23 Feb. 7-11

Introduction to Art

Mon. - Finish Color Wheels and paint your small grayscale.
Tue. - Read article on the artist Piet Mondrian and write a 5x5 summary.
Wed. - Students will be learning about abstract art and will start sketches of ideas for the first painting.
Thu. - Fri. - continue sketches and transfer to canvas.


Art 8

Mon. - Students will be painting and gluing their 3-D color wheels.
Tue. - Color Wheel quiz! Shading exercise after quiz.
Wed. - Students will be introduced to the next project via powerpoint presentation and will start sketches for the project.
Thu. - Fri. - work on sketches and ideas for the project.


Beginning Painting

Mon. - Wed. - Students will be working on their grayscale paintings.
Thu. - Students will be introduced to Op Art and will be required to make their own design for the background of the Triangles.
Fri. - Work on ideas for the Op Art background.


Advanced Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Students will be working on their Musical Inspiration projects.


Crafts

Mon. - Fri. - Students will continue working on their American Folk Art Birdhouses.