Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Week 22 Jan. 30 - Feb. 3

Introduction to Art

Mon. - Tue. - Finish Dry Brush technique
Wed. - Watercolor Quiz. Landscape review. Silhouette introduction
Thu. - Fri. - Find picture of a Landscape or Seascape (with or without an animal) to paint.


Crafts

Mon. - Fri. - Continue American Folk Art birdhouses


Foundations of Art

Mon. - Fri. - Continue mixing colors to fill in your shapes for the 3D Color Wheel. Try to be finished painting by Thursday so we can start gluing your pieces together.


Advanced Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Continue your "Musical Inspiration" paintings

Monday, January 23, 2012

Week 21 Jan. 23-27

Introduction to Art

Mon. - Continue watercolor techniques! Flat wash demonstration.
Tue. - Graded Wash demonstration
Wed. - Wet on Wet demonstration
Thu. - Dropping In demonstration
Fri. - Dry brush demonstration. Paint me a picture using this technique. (doesn't matter what it is)


Crafts

Mon. - Fri. - Continue design of your American Folk Art birdhouses


Foundations of Art

Mon. - Continue division of sections of your color wheel. Painting review and demonstration.
Tue. - Review painting procedures. Continue painting the primary colors.
Wed. - Secondary and Tertiary mixing demonstration
Thu. - Fri. - Continue painting the rest of your shapes.


Advanced Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Continue sketches of ideas for your Musical Inspiration paintings. Paint when ready.

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Week 20 Jan. 16-20

Introduction to Art

Mon. - in-service
Tue. - Chuck Close project due!
Wed. - Watercolor review and technique painting
Thu. - Fri. - same


Crafts

Mon. - in-service
Tue. - All projects due!
Wed. - NEW CLASS! Powerpoint presentation of Art vs. Crafts. Homework is to define "folk art" and tell me what is the criteria involved in American Folk Art
Thu. - Short class discussion on American Folk Art. Start sketches of you American Folk Art Birdhouse (nonfunctional)
Fri. - same


Foundations of Art

Mon. - in-service
Tue. - All projects due!
Wed. - NEW CLASS! Class introductions and rules overview. Color Wheel introduction
Thu. - Fri. - Start your 3-D color wheel.


Advanced Painting

Wed. - Class overview. Start framing and stretching your canvas for your first painting.
Thu. - Fri. - sketch ideas for your Abstract Musical Inspiration painting.

Monday, January 9, 2012

Week 19 Jan. 9-13

Introduction to Art

Mon. - Continue the Chuck Close portraits
Tue. - Mid-Term Exam!
Wed. - Thu. - no class
Fri. - same as Monday


Crafts

Mon. - Continue picture framing
Tue. - Final Exam
Wed. - Thu. - no class
Fri. - same as monday


Foundations of Art

Mon. - Continue Google projects
Tue. - Wed. - no class
Thu. - Continue Googles or paint your sculpture
Fri. - same


Beginning Painting

Mon. - Thu. - Continue your Abstract painting
Fri. - Final Exam!

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Week 18 Jan. 2-6

Introduction to Art

Mon. - no class
Tue. - Continue your Chuck Close portraits
Wed. - Review for the mid-term
Thu. - Fri. - Continue your Chuck Close portraits


Crafts

Mon. - no class
Tue. - Picture framing and matte-cutting demonstration.
Wed. Cut your matting for your picture frames (6x8 and 10x12)
Thu. - Review for Final Exam
Fri. - Cut your matting for your picture frames (6x8 and 10x12)


Foundations of Art

Mon. - no class
Tue. - Shading introduction and exercise
Wed. - Shading an abstract shape
Thu. - Google Project introduction
Fri. - Sketch ideas


Beginning Painting

Mon. - no class
Tue. - Fri. - Start your Abstract painting!