Monday, December 21, 2015

Dec. 21-23

Beginning Pottery

Mon. - Tue. - Continue construction of your Geometric Slab Pot


Beginning Painting

Mon. - Tue. - Continue your Post-Impressionist paintings


Foundations of Art

Mon. - Tue. - Continue glazing your Memorial Sculptures


Introduction to Art

Mon. - Tue. - Continue to work on your portrait paintings.

Monday, December 14, 2015

Dec. 14 - 18

Beginning Pottery

Mon. - Review Geometric Slab Pot project.  Finish up culture vessel.
Tue. - Fri. - Finish culture vessel, work on sketches for the geometric slab pot and start construction.


Beginning Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Students finish up their Impressionist paintings and start the Post-Impressionist painting.


Foundations of Art

Mon. - Finish shading your geometric shapes and practice drawing hands.
Tue. - Hand drawing demonstration.  Students work on drawing hands.
Wed. - Students continue to work on their hand drawing.
Thu. -  Optical Art introduction.  Work on packet and answer questions.
Fri. - Start design for the Op Art hand project.


Introduction to Art

Mon. - Fri. - Students continue to work on the portrait project.

Monday, December 7, 2015

Dec. 7-11

Beginning Pottery

Mon. -  Fri. - Culture Vessel


Beginning Painting

Mon. -  Wed. - Finish Impressionist painting
Thu. - Post-Impressionist powerpoint presentation and project guidelines.  Start research
Fri. - Start sketching and painting


Foundations of Art

Mon. - Tue. - Continue to work on grayscale and gradation.
Wed. - Fri. - Shape shading


Introduction to Art

Mon. - Fri. - Continue to prep and sketch portrait project.

Wednesday, December 2, 2015

Dec. 1 - 4

Beginning Pottery

Tue. - Fri. - Continue culture vessel.  Sketches due ASAP!


Beginning Painting

Tue. - Fri. - Continue Impressionist painting


Foundations of Art

Tue. - Wed. - Students continue to finish your sculpture projects.
Thu. - Start of drawing unit.
Fri. - Clay quiz.  Continue on drawing activities.


Introduction to Art

Tue. - Fri. - Students continue to edit portraits, print, and start grid

Monday, November 23, 2015

Nov. 23-25

Beginning Pottery

Mon. - Tue. - Students continue to work on the cultural vessel project and finish glazing past projects.


Beginning Painting

Mon. - Tue. - Students continue to work on the Impressionist painting project.


Foundations of Art

Mon. - Tue. - Students continue to work on the Memorial Sculpture.


Introduction to Art

Mon. - Tue. - Students finish their self-portrait and start research for the portrait painting project.

Monday, November 16, 2015

Nov. 16 - 20

Beginning Pottery

Mon. - Fri. - Continue glazing and constructing your cultural vessel.


Beginning Painting

Mon. -  Fri. - Continue your Impressionist painting


Foundations of Art

Mon. - Fri. - Students continue to sculpt their memorial sculpture.


Introduction to Art

Mon. - Fri. - Continue your self-portrait in your sketchbook, the eyes, noses, and mouths packet, and the puppy packet.


NO HOMEWORK IN ALL CLASSES!!!

Thursday, October 29, 2015

Oct. 26-30

Beginning Pottery

Mon. - Review culture vessel project
Tue. - same
Wed. - Start construction of your culture vessel.
Thu. - Cones, glazing and firing lesson
Fri. - Continue glazing and constructing your culture vessel.


Beginning Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Continue painting your fall landscape


Foundations of Art

Mon. - Wed. - Continue your Op Art hands project
Thu. - Fri. - Color wheel demonstration and project.


Introduction to Art

Mon. - Fri. - Continue your charcoal drawings.

Monday, October 19, 2015

Oct. 19-23

Beginning Pottery

Mon. - Fri. - Continue to finish your face jugs, bowls, and mugs.  Glaze anything that has been fired.  Start research for the Culture Vessel project.


Beginning Painting

Mon. - Continue to paint your mountains and ground area.
Tue. - Demonstration on how to paint leaves on the ground and trees.
Wed. - same
Thu. - Painting medium and large sized trees with leaves.
Fri. - same


Foundations of Art

Mon. - Review of color wheel and demonstration on how to shade colors.
Tue. - Fri. - Continue to work on your Op Art hands project


Introduction to Art

Mon. - Fri. - Continue to work on your charcoal animal drawings.

Tuesday, October 13, 2015

Oct. 13-16

Beginning Pottery

Tue. - Fri. - Face Jugs, Bowls, and Mugs

NO HOMEWORK!!!


Beginning Painting

Tue. - Landscape introduction and powerpoint presentation.  Everyone paints their sky!
Wed. - Mountain painting demonstration
Thu. - Leaves on mountains, Water reflection, and Ground painting demonstration.
Fri. - Tree painting demonstration.

FINISH YOUR ABSTRACT PAINTINGS!!!


Foundations of Art

Tue. - Fri. - Finish glazing your clay sculptures and continue the Op Art hands project.

NO HOMEWORK!!!!


Introduction to Art

Tue. - Fri. - Continue to work on your charcoal drawings.

Tuesday, October 6, 2015

Oct. 5-9

Beginning Pottery

Mon. - Fri. - Face Jugs, Bowls, and Mugs


Beginning Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Finish up your abstract paintings and start researching Fall Landscape paintings.


Foundations of Art

Mon. - Optical Art Hands
Tue. - Glaze introduction and demonstration.  Start glazing your clay projects.
Wed. - Fri. - Continue to glaze your clay projects.


Introduction to Art

Mon. - Fri. - Continue to work on your sketches for the charcoal animal drawing.  Start final copy when ready.

Monday, September 28, 2015

Sept. 28 - Oct. 2

Beginning Pottery

Mon. - Fri. - Face Jugs and wheel projects.


Beginning Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Abstract painting


Foundations of Art

Mon. - Hand drawing demonstration.  Draw your hand using ovals.
Tue. - Start final copy of your hand drawing.
Wed. - Drawing due.
Thu. - Clay Quiz.  Observe your first clay firing.  Glazing review.
Fri. - Start glazing.


Introduction to Art

Mon. - Wed. - Macro drawing
Thu. - Intro to charcoal drawing.  Research an animal to draw for your charcoal drawing.
Fri. - Sketch ideas

Monday, September 14, 2015

Sept. 14 - 18

Beginning Pottery

Mon. - Trimming demonstration
Tue. - Fri. - bowls,  mugs, and face jugs


Beginning Painting

Mon. - Wed. - Grayscale
Thu. - Fri. - Starts sketches for your abstract painting


Foundations of Art

Mon. - Fri. - Memorial Sculpture


Introduction to Art

Mon. - Fri. - Still Life drawing



NO HOMEWORK IN ALL CLASSES!!!!

Tuesday, September 8, 2015

Sept. 8 - 11

Beginning Pottery

Tue. - Fri. - Students continue throwing and handbuilding projects.


Beginning Painting

Tue. - Thu. - Students continue color mixing study.
Fri. - Students start their grayscale study.


Foundations of Art

Tue. - Slip and Score demonstration.
Wed. - Fri. - Students continue their memorial sculptures.


Introduction to Art

Tue. - Students finish their value scales.  Start shading their shapes using the 4 different shading techniques.
Wed. - Fri. - Continue working on shape shading.


Wednesday, September 2, 2015

Aug. 31 - Sept. 4

Beginning Pottery

Mon,. - Class introductions and project overview.
Tue. - Throwing demonstration
Wed. - Students start throwing on the pottery wheels and review face jug project.
Thu. - Fri. - Students work on sketchbook assignments, and pottery projects.


Beginning Painting

Mon. - Class introductions and project overview.
Tue. - Review of the color wheel and start color wheel project.
Wed. - Color mixing demonstration.  Continue painting your color wheel.
Thu. - Fri. - Continue to work on your painting project.


Foundations of Art

Mon. - Class introductions and review of the elements and principles of art.
Tue. - Review first sculpture project and start sketching ideas.
Wed. - Clay technique demonstrations.
Thu. - Fri. - Students start sculpting.


Introduction to Art

Mon. - Class introductions and start first drawing
Tue. - Class critique and start value scale
Wed. - Continue to work on value scales.
Thu. - Pencil chart review and complete value scale #2
Fri. - Shading technique project.

Monday, May 18, 2015

May 18-22

Beginning Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Finish all paintings


Advanced Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Finish all paintings


Beginning Pottery

Mon. - Fri. - Finish all pottery projects


Advanced Pottery

Mon. - Fri. - Finish all pottery projects


Foundations of Art

Mon. - Finish color wheel project


Introduction to Art

Mon. - Fri. - Finish Letter Project

Monday, May 11, 2015

May 11-15

Beginning Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Continue project #3 and #4


Advanced Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Continue pointillism and your "Home painting"


Beginning Pottery

Mon. - Fri. - Continue Culture Vessel and glazing


Advanced Pottery

Mon. - Fri. - Continue your contemporary project and glazing.


Foundations of Art

Mon. - Tue. - Students finish up your hand drawings.
Wed. - Drawing Quiz and Color introduction
Thu. - Fri. - Students start your color wheel design.


Introduction to Art

Mon. - Tue. - Finish your glazing!
Wed. - Fri. - Continue your Architectural letter project.

Monday, April 27, 2015

April 27 - May 1

Beginning Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Continue to work on project #3.


Advanced Painting

Mon. -  Fri. - Finish up your surrealism paintings and continue to work on your pointillist painting.


Beginning Pottery

Mon. -  Fri. - Continue to glaze your mugs, bowls and face jugs.  Finish your Culture Vessel sketches and start construction of your culture vessel.


Advanced Pottery

Mon. - Fri. - Continue finishing up your animal bowls and start working on your contemporary piece. 


Foundations of Art

Mon. - Wed. - Shape Shading
Thu. - Fri. - Intro. to hand drawing.


Introduction to Art

Mon. - Fri. - Students continue to work on their Character Sculptures.

Monday, April 20, 2015

April 20-24

Beginning Painting

Mon. -  Fri. - Project #3


Advanced Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Surrealism and Pointillism


Beginning Pottery

Mon. - Fri. - Finish face jugs...glaze your mugs and bowls...start research for the culture vessel


Advanced Pottery

Mon. - Fri. - Animal bowls and contemporary ceramics


Foundations of Art

Mon. - Tue. - Finish up your Memorial Sculptures
Wed. Introduction to shading...create a Value Scale
Thu. - Fri. -  Geometric Shape Shading


Introduction to Art

Mon. - Fri. - Character Sculptures.

Monday, April 13, 2015

April 13-17

Beginning Painting

Mon. -  Fri. - Continue to work on project #3. 


Advanced Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Continue to work on your surrealist paintings.  Don't forget to write about your artwork and turn it in.  Start researching ideas for the pointillism project.


Beginning Pottery

Mon. - Fri. - Continue to finish up your face jugs and start glazing your mugs and bowls.


Advanced Pottery

Mon. - Fri. - Continue to work on your animal bowls and start research for the contemporary ceramics project.


Foundations of Art

Mon. -  Fri. - Continue to work on your memorial sculpture project.


Introduction to Art

Mon. - Fri. - Continue to work on your character pinch pots.  Make sure to turn in your sketches before you start sculpting.

Monday, April 6, 2015

April 6-10

Beginning Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Students continue to work on project #3


Advanced Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Students continue to work on the surrealism project.


Beginning Pottery

Mon. - Fri. - Students finish up their face jug project and start glazing their mugs and bowls. 


Advanced Pottery

Mon. - Fri. -  Students continue to work on the animal bowls project.


Foundations of Art

Mon. - Clay introduction and technique demonstration.  Students finalize drawings and start sculpting.
Tue. - Fri. - Students start sculpting their "memorial sculptures."


Introduction to Art

Mon. - Students glue their paintings on matting and hang up.
Tue. - Clay/Sculpture introduction and clay review/demonstration. 

Monday, March 30, 2015

Mar. 30 - Apr. 3

Advanced Painting

Mon. - Thu. - Students continue to work on their surrealist paintings.


Beginning Painting

Mon. - Thu. - Students continue to finish project #2 and start project #3.


Beginning Pottery

Mon. - Thu. - Students continue to work on their face jugs and start to glaze their bowls and mugs.


Advanced Pottery

Mon. - Thu. - Students continue to work on their abstract animal bowl project.


Foundations of Art

Mon. - Tue. - Students finish up their color wheel projects.
Wed. - New class!  Introductions/rules/expectations.  Students are introduced to the elements and principles of art.
Thu. - Continue lesson on the elements and principles of art and introduced project #1.  Students sketch ideas for the Memorial Sculpture project.


Introduction to Art

Mon. - Thu. - Students continue practicing their watercolor paintings for the silhouette project and start painting.  DUE THURSDAY!!!

Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Mar. 23-27

Advanced Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Continue to work on your surrealist paintings

NO HOMEWORK!


Beginning Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Students continue to work on project #2

NO HOMEWORK!


Beginning Pottery

Mon. - Fri. - Students continue to work on your Face Jugs and face jug sketches.

NO HOMEWORK!


Advanced Pottery

Mon. - Fri. - Continue to work on your animal bowls, animal bowl sketches, and glazing your bowls project.

NO HOMEWORK!


Foundations of Art

Mon. - Fri. - Continue to work on your color wheel drawings.  Friday will be your color wheel quiz!

NO HOMEWORK!


Introduction to Art

Mon. - Students continue to work on their watercolor exercises.
Tue. - Introduction to the Sunset Silhouette project.  Research ideas and collect visual references.
Wed. - Fri. - Students finish up their watercolor exercises and continue to research ideas for the sunset silhouette painting.



Monday, March 16, 2015

Mar. 16-20

Advanced Painting

Mon. - Tue. - Finish your Pollock paintings.  Continue sketching and researching ideas for the surrealist dream painting.
Wed. - Fri. - Start painting your surrealist dream painting.

NO HOMEWORK!!!

Beginning Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Continue to paint project #2

NO HOMEWORK!!!

Beginning Pottery

Mon. - Fri. - Students continue to work on your bowls, mugs, and face jugs.

NO HOMEWORK!!!

Advanced Pottery

Mon. - Fri. - Continue to glaze your stacking bowls project and start sketches and research for the animal bowl project.

NO HOMEWORK!!!!

Foundations of Art

Mon. - Tue. - Continue to glaze your clay sculptures.
Wed. - Review for the drawing quiz.
Thu. - Take quiz on drawing and shading.
Fri. - Introduction to the color wheel.

NO HOMEWORK!!!

Introduction to Art

Mon. - Introduction to the Watercolor painting unit.  Start exercise 1 in class after demonstration.
Tue. - Exercise #2 review and demo.  Paint exercise 2
Wed. - Exercise #3 review and demo. Paint exercise 3
Thu. - Exercise #4 review and demo. Paint exercise 4.
Fri. - Exercise #5 review and demo.  Paint exercise 5.

NO HOMEWORK!!!

Monday, March 9, 2015

March 9-13

Advanced Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Continue to research the artworks of Jackson Pollock and Hans Hoffman and start painting your abstract expressionist painting.

NO HOMEWORK!!!


Beginning Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Continue project #2

NO HOMEWORK!!!


Beginning Pottery

Mon. - Fri.- Students will continue their sketches of their face jugs and start construction of their face jug.

NO HOMEWORK!!!


Advanced Pottery

Mon. - Fri. - Continue to finish up your negative space vases and stacking bowls.  Research contemporary glaze designs to apply to your stacking bowls as well as your vase.

NO HOMEWORK!!!


Foundations of Art

Mon. - Review of shading objects.  Introduction to drawing hands.
Tue. - Fri. - Students continue to draw and shade their hand.

NO HOMEWORK!!!


Introduction to Art

Mon. - Fri. - Students continue to work on your portraits.

NO HOMEWORK!!!

Monday, February 23, 2015

Feb. 23-27

Advanced Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Students continue the Mood Painting project.


Beginning Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Students continue to work on project #1.


Beginning Pottery

Mon. -  Fri. - Students continue to work on the mugs and bowls project.


Advanced Pottery

Mon. - Fri. - Students continue to work on the negative space vase project and the stacking bowls project.


Foundations of Art

Mon. - Introduction to shading.  Students pick an object from the room and draw to the best of their ability.  Students who were absent last friday get another day to finish their clay sculptures. 
Tue. - CLAY QUIZ!!!   Continue introduction to shading.
Wed. - Fri. - Students work on their shape shading project.


Introduction to Art

Mon. - Fri. - Students continue to work on the portrait project.

Tuesday, February 17, 2015

Feb. 17-20

Advanced Painting

Tue. - Music paintings due.  We will be having a class critique on the paintings.
Wed. - Introduction to Abstract Expressionism/Color Field Painting and Mood Painting.  Students will start experimenting with watercolor paints to express an emotion.
Thu. - Fri. - Work on watercolor painting. 


Beginning Painting

Tue. - Fri. - Continue working on project 1.


Beginning Pottery

Tue. - Fri. - Continue working on your bowls and mugs.


Advanced Pottery

Tue. - Fri. - Students will continue to work on the stacking bowls project and the negative space vases.


Foundations of Art

Tue. - Fri. - Students will continue to work on their Memorial Sculptures.


Introduction to Art

Tue. - Fri. - Students will continue to work on the portrait project.

Tuesday, February 10, 2015

Feb. 9-13

Advanced Painting

Mon. - no school
Tue. - Fri. - Students continue to work on their music paintings.


Beginning Painting

Mon. - no school
Tue. - Fri. - Students continue to work on the color triangle and the abstract painting


Beginning Pottery

Mon. - no school
Tue. - Fri. - Students continue to work on the bowls and mugs project


Advanced Pottery

Mon. - no school
Tue. - Fri. - Students continue to work on the stacking bowls project and the negative space vase project.


Foundations of Art

Mon. - no school
Tue. - Fri. - Students continue to work on the memorial sculpture project


Introduction to Art

Mon. - no school
Tue. - Wed. - Start the powerpoint presentation on color meaning and symbolism (working as a group)
Thu. - Project presentations
Fri. - Start painting your portrait project.

Wednesday, February 4, 2015

Feb. 2-6

Advanced Painting

Mon. - no school
Tue. - Fri. - Continue sketching and painting how "music makes you feel."


Beginning Painting

Mon. - no school
Tue. - Fri. - Continue abstract painting which is a focus on gradation of color.  Continue creating your "color triangle"


Advanced Pottery

Mon. - no school
Tue. - Fri.- Continue your "stacking bowls" project created on the pottery wheels and continue your "negative space vase" project.


Beginning Pottery

Mon. - no school
Tue. - Fri. - Continue your bowls and mugs throwing project.  Sketches due Wednesday.


Foundations of Art

Mon. - no school
Tue. - Fri. - Continue creating your "memorial sculptures"


Introduction to Art

Mon. - no school
Tue. - Thu. - Continue and finish your grid drawing of your portrait.
Fri. - Introduction to Color Meaning.  Start group project where you study one particular color and its meaning and create a powerpoint presentation explaining the meaning of that color, showing artworks as examples.