Price Art Helpline

Week 24 Feb. 13-17

2012-02-13T08:00:00.000-08:00

Introduction to Art

Mon. - Fri. - Start final copy of your silhouette painting. Must have practice copy first.

Crafts

Mon. - Fri. - Continue American Folk Art birdhouses

Foundations of Art

Mon. - Clay technique demonstration/tools review
Tue. - Fri. - Finish drawings for your project and start sculpting.

Advanced Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Continue Mood Painting

Week 23 Feb. 6-10

2012-02-13T07:57:00.000-08:00

Introduction to Art

Mon. - Antonelli presentation
Tue. - Fri. - Continue watercolor sunset silhouettes

Crafts

Mon. - Fri. - Continue American Folk Art birdhouses

Foundations of Art

Mon. - Wed. - Finish 3D Color Wheels
Thu. - Color Wheel Quiz. Writing Prompt
Fri. - Draw me a picture of what you want to make for your Memorial Sculpture/Clay Intro.

Advanced Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Continue Mood Painting

Week 22 Jan. 30 - Feb. 3

2012-01-31T08:11:00.001-08:00

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

Week 21 Jan. 23-27

2012-01-23T08:31:00.000-08:00

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.

Week 20 Jan. 16-20

2012-01-18T08:17:00.000-08:00

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.

Week 19 Jan. 9-13

2012-01-09T07:47:00.000-08:00

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!

Week 18 Jan. 2-6

2012-01-03T07:58:00.000-08:00

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!

Week 17 Dec. 19-23

2011-12-19T06:19:00.000-08:00

Introduction to Art

Mon. - Fri. - Continue your Chuck Close portraits

Crafts

Mon. - Fri. - Finish your woodburnings and start your wooden earrings.

Foundations of Art

Mon. - Fri. - Continue and finish your Clay Memorial Sculptures by FRIDAY!! Late projects will not be accepted or fired!

Beginning Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Finish your Macro Flowers

Week 16 Dec. 12-16

2011-12-12T07:53:00.000-08:00

Introduction to Art

Mon. - Fri. - Continue your Chuck Close portraits

Crafts

Mon. - Continue your Woodburning signs and start designing your abstract wooden earrings.

Foundations of Art

Mon. - Fri. - Continue your Memorial Sculptures

Beginning Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Continue your Macro Flowers

Week 15 Dec. 5-9

2011-12-12T07:51:00.000-08:00

Introduction to Art

Mon. - Fri. - Continue your Chuck Close portraits

Crafts

Mon. - Fri. - Finish your Weaving project and continue working on the woodburning signs.

Foundations of Art

Mon. - Fri. - When your project is approved, you may start making your Memorial Sculpture out of clay.

Beginning Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Continue your Macro Flower painting

Week 14 Nov. 28 - Dec. 2

2011-11-30T08:08:00.000-08:00

Introduction to Art

Mon. - break
Tue. - Finish your grid drawings and enlargement packets
Wed. - New project intro. Chuck Close videos, history and style. You will be making either a self-portrait, a portrait of someone special in your life, or a portrait of someone famous as long as its a different picture. Print a picture 5x6 in color and bring to class tomorrow.
Thu. - Fri. - Grid picture and enlarge on the matteboard.

Crafts

Mon. - break
Tue. - Fri. - Finish Totem Poles and Weaving projects and continue working on the woodburning projects.

Foundations of Art

Mon. - break
Tue. - Writing Prompt
Wed. - Color Wheel Quiz, and new project introduction. Students will be writing an essay on a future memorial design that has meaning to them. You will be making a clay sculpture of your idea that you wrote about.
Thu. - Fri. - Clay overview, tools usage, drying stages of clay, clean-up process and storage process. You will start your sculpture when your CREATIVE IDEA is approved.

Beginning Painting

Mon. - break
Tue. - Fri. - Continue your Macro Watercolor projects.

Week 13 Nov. 21-25

2011-11-21T07:57:00.001-08:00

Introduction to Art

Mon .- Portrait review and drawing in class
Tue. - Grid drawing review
Wed. - Homework is to finish the Enlarging and Reducing packet and redraw your portrait using the grid system. Draw them in your sketchbook.

Crafts

Mon. - Wed. - Finish your Totem Poles and continue working on your weaving stools.

Foundations of Art

Mon. - Wed. - Finish your 3-D Color Wheels

Beginning Painting

Mon. - Macro powerpoint and watercolor review.
- Continue painting your practice copy
Tue. - Wed. - Continue your watercolor painting

Week 12 Nov. 14-18

2011-11-14T07:48:00.000-08:00

Introduction to Art

Mon. - Fri.- Finish your Hands project and start the sketchbook assignment which is to paint a PORTRAIT of someone famous.

Crafts

Mon. - Fri. - Finish Totem Poles and start the Rush Seat Weaving project.

Foundations of Art

Mon. - Fri. - Continue mixing the secondary and tertiary colors for your 3D color wheel.

Beginning Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Finish the Impressionist Landscapes and start the Macro project.

Week 11 Nov. 7-11

2011-11-07T07:43:00.000-08:00

Introduction to Art

Mon. - Fri. - Continue painting. Due Friday!

Crafts

Mon. - Fri. - Finish your Totem Poles and start the Rush Seat Weaving project.

Foundations of Art

Mon. - Label the 3D color wheel. Primary painting demo. Paint your primary colors.
Tue. - same
Wed. - same
Thu. - Secondary and Tertiary color mixing demonstration. Paint your secondary and tertiary colors.
Fri. - same

Beginning Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Continue and finish your Impressionist Landscapes. Due Friday!

Week 10 Oct. 31 - Nov. 4

2011-10-31T06:05:00.000-07:00

Introduction to Art

Mon. - Fri. - Continue painting your Hands project

Crafts

Mon. - Fri. - Continue carving your Totem Poles

Foundations of Art

Mon. - Googles and Writing Prompt Due!!!
Tue. - Last day of the marking period.
Wed. - New Class! Rules and introductions and introduction to the color wheel.
Thu. - Continue review of the color wheel and start the 1st project.
Fri. - same

Beginning Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Continue your Impressionist Landscapes

Week 9 Oct. 24-28

2011-10-31T06:04:00.000-07:00

Introduction to Art

Mon. - Fri. - Continue practicing with oil paint until you are ready to paint your project.

Crafts

Mon. - Fri. - Continue carving your Totem Poles

Foundations of Art

Mon. - Fri. - Continue your Google project and turn in your writing prompt on Monday.

Beginning Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Continue your Impressionist Landscapes.

Week 8 Oct. 17-21

2011-10-20T08:03:00.001-07:00

Introduction to Art

Mon. - Fri. - continue the Hands sculpture by covering it with gesso. When finished, you will work on your sketchbook assignment, which is to draw your composition and shade using the stippling technique.

Crafts

Mon. - Fri. - Continue carving your Native American Totem Poles

Foundations of Art

Mon. - Continue shading your oblong shapes
Tue. - Google Art introduction
Wed. - Fri. - Continue researching and sketching ideas for your artwork.

Beginning Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Continue painting your Impressionist Landscapes

Week7 Oct. 10-14

2011-10-10T07:58:00.000-07:00

Introduction to Art

Mon. - George Segal videos. Article is due today! Continue working on your hands project.
Tue. - Glue hand to your board
Wed. - Start painting your project with Gesso
Thu. - same
Fri. - Oil painting review

Crafts

Mon. - Fri. - Continue carving your Native American Totem Poles

Foundations of Art

Mon. - Wed. - Finish your clay sculptures
Thu. - Shading review and demonstration
Fri. - Continue shading introduction

Beginning Painting

Mon. - Impressionism Powerpoint presentation
Tue. - Oil painting review and practice
Wed. - Fri. - Research ideas and print visual references. Start sketching composition on paper and then transfer to the canvas. Start painting when ready.

Week 6 Oct. 3-7

2011-10-03T08:24:00.000-07:00

Introduction to Art

Mon. - Wed. - Use the plaster bandage to mold your hands.
Thu. - George Segal Article and videos. Write a 5x5 summary on the article and answer 2 questions that will be given in class.
Fri. - Continue molding your hands

Crafts

Mon. - Fri. - Finish your birdhouses and start the Totem Pole Woodcarving project.

Foundations of Art

Mon. - Fri. - Continue your clay sculpture. Finish by Friday.

Beginning Painting

Mon. - Tue. - Finish your Op Art background
Wed. - Impressionism presentation
Thu. - Oil painting review and practice
Fri. - Research and sketch ideas for your impressionist landscape.

Week 5 Sept. 26-31

2011-09-26T08:14:00.000-07:00

Introduction to Art

Mon. - Macro critique. Pick 2 artworks and compare and contrast them in a written critique using the appropriate vocabulary. SKETCHBOOK ASSIGNMENT - Draw your hand (lifesize)
Tue. - New project introdution. Hands project.
Wed. - Fri. - Sketch ideas and figure out your composition for your abstract hands drawing.

Crafts

Mon. - Fri. - Continue construction of your Birdhouses and start research on Totem Poles.

Foundations of Art

Mon. - Fri. - Have a picture of your sculpture. Start sculpting when ready.

Beginning Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Sketch ideas for your Op Art backgrounds and start painting when ready.

Week 4 Sept. 19-23

2011-09-19T08:07:00.000-07:00

Introduction to Art

Mon. - Fri. - Continue your Macro project and finish by Friday. The stained glass window drawings are due by Friday as well.

Crafts

Mon. - Fri. - Continue construction of your Birdhouses.

Foundations of Art

Mon. - Review gluing and cutting. Continue working on your 3D color wheels.
Tue. - Quiz review. Continue projects
Wed. - Color Wheel Quiz - 3D Color Wheel project is due!
Thu. - Clay sculpture project introduction
Fri. - Clay review of usage, tools, storage, and clean-up.

Beginning Painting

Mon. - Tue. - Finish Grayscale
Wed. - Optical Art introduction. Read article and write a 5x5 summary in class.
Thu. - Fri. - Design your own Op Art pattern and paint in the background of your Color Triangles.

Week 3 Sept. 12-16

2011-09-12T08:05:00.000-07:00

Introduction to Art

Mon. - Macro project introduction. Find an object and zoom-in really far to make an abstract artwork. Use an object from class or bring an object in from home. Homework extension is to draw a part of the inside of your home. Bring finished drawing to class tomorrow.
Tue. - Continue sketching ideas for your Macro drawing.
Wed. - Start final copy
Thu. - Fri. - Continue working on your Marco drawing.

Crafts

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

Foundations of Art

Mon. - Tertiary mixing demonstration. Continue painting
Tue. - Continue painting
Wed. - Complementary mixing demonstration. Paint the complements.
Thu. - Gluing and cutting demonstration. Start putting your pieces of your sculpture together.
Fri. - Put sculpture together

Beginning Painting

Mon. - Tue. - Finish touch-ups on your Triangles.
Wed. - Optical Art introduction. Read article and write a 5x5 summary on the article.
Thu. - Start making your own Optical Art design for the background of your triangles.
Fri. - Start painting your Optical Art design.

Week 2 Sept. 6-9

2011-09-06T07:56:00.000-07:00

Introduction to Art

Mon. - no school
Tue. - Finish shading techniques. Start Value scale
Wed. - Finish Value scale, pencil type review, Start new value scale using specific pencils
Thu. - Macro Drawing Project
Fri. - Continue macro drawing project.

Crafts

Mon. - no school
Tue. - Fri. - Continue working on your American Folk Art Birdhouses.

Foundations of Art

Mon. - no school
Tue. - Primary painting demo. Students paint their primary colors
Wed. - Secondary Mixing demo. Students paint their secondary colors
Thu. - continue painting your secondary colors
Fri. - Tertiary mixing demo. Students paint their tertiaries.

Beginning Painting

Mon. - no school
Tue. - Fri. - Continue painting your color triangle. Everyone should be done with their triangles by Friday!

Week 1 Aug. 29 - Sept. 2

2011-08-31T08:26:00.001-07:00

Introduction to Art

Mon. - Introductions and synopsis
Tue. - Drawing exercise
Wed. - Class critique
Thu. - Elements and Principles of Design review with vocabulary. Object drawing
Fri. - Finish object drawing

Crafts

Mon. - Introductions and synopsis. Answer the questions: What is Folk Art? What is involved in American Folk Art?
Tue. - Crafts vs. Art review and Folk Art discussion. Birdhouse introduction
Wed. - Fri. - Research American Folk Art and make a birdhouse expressing that idea. Detailed sketches will be required.

Foundations of Art

Mon. - Introductions and synopsis. Color Wheel review
Tue. - Continue color wheel review and start 3D color wheel project
Wed. - Fri. - Continue design of 3D color wheel. Painting demonstration.

Beginning Painting

Mon. - Introductions and synopsis. Different types of paint review. Color wheel review and introduction to project #1
Tue. - Start design of Color Triangle project
Wed. - Finish design of Triangle project and paint your primary colors.
Thu. - Secondary Color mixing demo. Students paint their secondary colors
Fri. - same

Week 38 May 23-27

2011-05-23T09:49:00.000-07:00

Introduction to Art

Mon. - Paint or glaze pottery
Tue. - Senior Final...rest of class is working on their projects
Wed. - Finish painting pottery

Art 8

Mon. - Thu. - Finish Google project or paint your clay projects.

Beginning Painting

Mon. - Wed. - Finish Abstract Cityscapes
Thu. - FINAL EXAM!!!
Fri. - Clean brushes or finish cityscape

Advanced Painting

Mon. - FINAL EXAM!!!
Tue. - Fri. - Finish all projects and clean brushes

Crafts

Mon. - Wed. - Finish picture framing and start the hemp bracelets
Fri. - FINAL EXAM!!!

Week 37 May 16-20

2011-05-19T05:16:00.000-07:00

Introduction to Art

Mon. - Fri. - Finish Canopic Jars and glaze your pinch pots and coil vases.

Art 8

Mon. - Finish Clay sculptures
Tue. - Wed. - Shading review
Thu. - Fri. - Google Project Intro.

Beginning Painting

Mon. - Fri. - continue abstract cityscapes

Advanced Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Finish all projects!

Crafts

Mon. - Fri. - Picture Framing

Week 36 May 9 - 13

2011-05-11T12:31:00.000-07:00

Introduction to Art

Mon. - Fri. - Continue and finish Canopic Jars by friday

Art 8

Mon. - Fri. - Continue and finish your clay sculptures by Friday.

Beginning Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Continue your abstract cityscapes

Advanced Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Continue project 5 and 6

Crafts

Mon. - Fri. - Continue Totem Pole carving start painting them.

Week 35 May 2-6

2011-05-02T06:38:00.000-07:00

Introduction to Art

Mon. - Fri. - Continue Coil Vases and start Canopic Jar.

Art 8

Mon. - Fri. - Start Architectural/Sculptural clay project

Beginning Painting

Mon. - Perspective Lesson and project intro.
Tue. - Fri. - Sketch designs for the Abstract Cityscape/Portrait and paint when ready (acrylic)

Advanced Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Continue project #5

Crafts

Mon. - Fri. - Continue Native American Totem Pole Wood Carvings

Week 34 Apr. 25-29

2011-04-26T05:17:00.000-07:00

Introduction to Art

Mon. - no school
Tue. - Fri. - Continue Sgraffito designs on your pinch pot and start making your coil pot.

Art 8

Mon. - no school
Tue. - Thu. - Finish painting your 3D color wheel and glue together.
Fri. - Clay introductions and powerpoint.

Beginning Painting

Mon. - no school
Tue. - Fri. - Continue and finish your Macro paintings

Advanced Painting

Mon. - no school
Tue. - Fri. - Finish project #4 and start project #5

Crafts

Mon. - no school
Tue. - Fri. - Continue and finish your woodburning projects.

Week 33 Apr. 18-22

2011-04-15T05:25:00.000-07:00

Introduction to Art

Mon. - Matting your silhouettes for presentation points.
Tue. - Sculpture Unit! Clay introduction and review. Start making a pinch pot.
Wed. - Fri. - Continue making your pinch pot and sgraffito desigins.

Art 8

Mon. - Tue. - Using water to turn the watercolor pencil into paint and making your project look finished.
Wed. - Gluing demo. Students put pieces of 3D color wheel together
Thu. - Fri. - Finish putting project together. Due Friday!

Beginning Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Continue Macro Flowers

Advanced Painting

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

Crafts

Mon. - Fri. - Continue woodburning

Week 32 Apr. 11-15

2011-04-11T05:02:00.000-07:00

Introduction to Art

Mon. - Fri. - Continue watercolor silhouetttes. Due Friday!

Art 8

Mon. - Fri. - Continue 3D Color Wheel by mixing your secondary, tertiary and complementary colors.

Beginning Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Continue your Macro Watercolor Flowers/Fruit

Advanced Painting

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

Crafts

Mon. - Fri. - Continue sketching ideas for the woodburning project. When composition is finalized, transfer to your piece of wood and practice woodburning before you start your good copy.

Week 31 Apr. 4 - 8

2011-04-04T04:51:00.000-07:00

Introduction to Art

Mon. - Continue and finish up your Watercolor painting exercises.
Tue. - Start your watercolor painting project, which will use the wet on wet technique and the dry brush technique. Research pictures of a sunset/silhouette landscape or seascape.
Wed. - Fri. - Research and sketch ideas and start painting when ready.

Art 8

Mon. - Fri. - Continue 3D color wheel design and start mixing colors in the designated areas.

Beginning Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Continue your Watercolor Macro Flowers or fruit project.

Advanced Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Continue project #4

Crafts

Mon. - Tue. - Continue and finish your Wind Dancers.
Wed. - Fri. - Woodburning introduction and demo. Research and sketch ideas for your Woodburning "Welcome" or family name signs.

Week 30 Mar. 28 - Apr. 1

2011-03-30T08:48:00.000-07:00

Introduction to Art

Mon. - Fri. - Continue your watercolor painting exercises.

Art 8

Mon. - Last day. Wrap up.
Tue. - New Class! Introductions and expectations. Review color wheel.
Wed. - Fri. - Review color wheel and 3D vs. 2D. Start designing your 3D color wheel.

Beginning Painting

Mon. - Wed. - Finish your Impressionistic Landscape
Thu. - Macro Watercolor Painting introduction. Research and sketch ideas or practice watercolor painting.
Fri. - Continue sketching, researching and practicing.

Advanced Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Continue project #4

Crafts

Mon. - Finish and post writing prompts.
Tue. - Fri. - Continue working on your Wind Dancers.

Week 29 Mar. 21-25

2011-03-18T05:06:00.001-07:00

Introduction to Art

Mon. - Fri. - Continue and finish your abstract paintings. When finished, start the watercolor painting exercises.

Art 8

Mon. - Last day for sculpting!
Tue. - Writing prompt on clay "finishes."
Wed. - Type and post your writing prompt on my wikispace
Thu. - Fri. - Scratch Art project

Beginning Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Continue and finish your Impressionist Landscapes. Due Friday!

Advanced Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Continue project #4

Crafts

Mon. - Fri. - Continue your spiral Wind Dancer project.

Week 28 Mar. 14-18

2011-03-15T06:44:00.000-07:00

Introduction to Art

Mon. - Fri. - Continue abstract paintings

Art 8

Mon. - Fri. - Continue and finish your clay sculptures.

Beginning Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Continue your Impressionist Landscapes

Advanced Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Continue project #4

Crafts

Mon. - Fri. - Continue your Wind Dancers

Week 26 Feb. 28 - Mar. 4

2011-02-28T05:09:00.000-08:00

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.

Week 25 Feb. 21-25

2011-02-23T05:38:00.000-08:00

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

Week 24 Feb. 14-18

2011-02-15T05:08:00.000-08:00

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.

Week 23 Feb. 7-11

2011-02-07T12:11:00.000-08:00

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.

Week 22 Jan. 31 - Feb. 4

2011-01-31T05:05:00.001-08:00

Introduction to Art

Mon. - Color mixing demo. Students start painting their color wheel.
Tue. - Fri. - same

Art 8

Mon. - Tue. - Finish up your mixing and painting.
Wed. - Gluing demo. to put your pieces together for the 3-D sculpture.
Thu. - same
Fri. - Color wheel quiz! Intro. next project if time.

Beginning Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Continue working on your Triangle. Start grayscale value chart when ready.

Advanced Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Continue painting your musical inspiration.

Crafts

Mon. - Fri. - Continue work on your birdhouse project.

Week 21 Jan. 24-28

2011-01-24T12:13:00.000-08:00

Introduction to Art

Mon. - Fri. - Continue and finish your self-portraits.

Art 8

Mon. - Fri. - Continue designing your 3D color wheel. Start painting the sections by mixing colors with watercolor paint. Instruction will be given as a class.

Beginning Painting

Mon. - Primary mixing demo. Students paint the primary colors.
Tue. - Fri. - Secondary and tertiary mixing demo. Students paint the remainder colors.

Advanced Painting

Mon. - Finish stretching your canvas.
Tue. - Fri. - Start sketching ideas for your "musical inspiration" painting and start painting when ready.

Crafts

Mon. - Finalize sketches for your American Folk Art birdhouse.
Tue. - Gluing and cutting demo. Students start constructing their birdhouses.

Week 20 Jan. 17-21

2011-01-21T07:11:00.000-08:00

Introduction to Art

Mon. - no school
Tue. - Fri. - Continue working on your self-portraits.

Art 8

Mon. - no school
Tue. - snow day
Wed. - Class wrap up
Thu. - NEW CLASSES! We will go over my rules, expectations and grading and will start learning about the color wheel.
Fri. - We will review the color wheel and start constructing your 3-D color wheel.

Beginning Painting

Mon. - no school
Tue. - snow day
Wed. - class wrap up and cleaning
Thu. - NEW CLASS! We will go over our class rules and expectations along with the introduction to the new project. We will review the color wheel and start designing our own color triangle design.
Fri. - Continue the design of the triangle and prepare to paint.

Advanced Painting

Mon. - no school
Tue. - snow day
Wed. - no class
Thu. - NEW CLASS! Students will learn about the class synopsis and expectations. You will start learning about how to frame, cut and stretch your own canvas.
Fri. - same

Crafts

Mon. - no school
Tue. - snow day
Wed. - class wrap up
Thu. - NEW CLASS! Students will learn about crafts, art, functionality vs. nonfunctionality, folk art, and american folk art.
Fri. - Students will research ideas for an American folk art birdhouse and start drawing it to scale.

Week 19 Jan. 10-14

2011-01-10T06:02:00.000-08:00

Introduction to Art

Mon. - Mid-Term Exam!
Tue. - Fri. - no class

Art 8

Mon. - no class
Tue. - Period 6 - Continue working on your scratch art projects. Clay sculptures, writing prompts, and research papers are due today at the end of class.
Wed. - Period 3 - Continue working on your Popsicle stick projects. Writing prompts, and research papers are due!
Thu. - Fri. - no class

Beginning Painting

Mon. - Tue. - Continue and finish your oil paintings
Wed. - Period 4 Final Exam!
Thu. - Period 5 Final Exam!
Fri. - no class

Crafts

Mon.- no class
Tue. - Final Exam!
Wed. - Fri. - no class. However the plaster ornaments, picture frames, and writing prompts are due ASAP!

Week 18 Jan. 3 - 7

2011-01-03T12:47:00.000-08:00

Introduction to Art

Mon. - Wed. - Continue working on Chuck Close Portraits
Thu. - Color Wheel Review
Fri. - Mid-Term Review

Art 8 - Period 3

Mon. - Fri. - Continue working on your popsicle stick sculptures. DON'T forget about your research papers!

Art 8 - Period 6

Mon. - Clay project update and loading the kiln. Scratch Art project overview and practice.
Tue. - Students will be given an article on painting clay. They will be required to read the article, highlighting the main ideas and will write a 5x5 summary on the article for homework. This will be due Wednesday. Start final composition for the Scratch Art project in class.
Wed. - Thu. - Painting your clay projects.
Fri. - Continue working on your scratch art projects. REMEMBER...Don't forget about your research paper on your sculpture.

Beginning Painting

Mon. - Oil painting review and practice
Tue. - Thu. - Students will be painting their cityscape projects.
Fri. - Review for Final Exam!

Crafts

Mon. - Wed. - Picture Framing project.
Thu. - Hemp Bracelet review and start making a beaded bracelet.
Fri. - Review for Final Exam

Week 17 Dec. 20-24

2010-12-20T09:25:00.000-08:00

Introduction to Art

Mon. - Thu. - Continue working on your Chuck Close projects.

Art 8

Mon. - Thu. - Continue working on your sculpture projects. Students will need to use their Christmas break to research their sculpture and type a 1-2 page paper on the history of their sculpture. Students will have a handout.

Beginning Painting

Mon. - Continue and finish your Macro Leaves.
Tue. - 1 and 2 point perspective lesson (all class)
Wed. - Oil painting review. Practice in class and research cityscapes.
Thu. - Research and discuss ideas with teacher.

Crafts

Mon. - Thu. - Continue your plaster ornaments.

Week 16 Dec. 13-17

2010-12-16T12:16:00.000-08:00

Introduction to Art

Mon. - Fri. - Students will continue working on their Chuck Close portraits and will learn about grid drawing, chalk pastels, shading, abstract shapes and other materials.

Art 8

Mon. - Fri. - Students will learn about materials usage, storage and safety. They will start sculpting their projects.

Beginning Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Students will continue working on their Macro Leaf projects.

Crafts

Mon. - Fri. - Students will finish up their Woodburnings and will continue the process of making a mold in clay and pouring plaster.

Week 15 Dec. 6-10

2010-12-16T09:39:00.000-08:00

Introduction to Art

Mon. - Finish self-portraits
Tue. - New project intro. Chuck Close portraits. We will be watching a video on the artist and also reading an article on the artist. You will be required to write a summary 5x5 in class.
Wed. - Fri. - Start grid drawing your matteboard and picture to get your portrait proportionally correct.

Art 8

Mon. - Wed. - Continue working on your Google projects.
Thu. - New project intro. through a power point presentation.
Fri. - Materials demonstration and start sculpting your project.

Beginning Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Continue working on your Macro leaves project.

Crafts

Mon. - Fri. - Finish your Woodburning projects. Start your plaster ornament project by researching pictures and carving your clay.

Week 14 Nov. 29 - Dec. 3

2010-12-01T05:07:00.000-08:00

Introduction to Art

Mon. - no school
Tue. - Finish the extra credit project for the boys basketball program.
Wed. - Fri. - Continue working on your self-portrait.

Art 8

Mon. - no school
Tue. - Finish the extra credit project for the boys basketball program.
Wed. - Fri. - Continue working on your Google projects.

Beginning Painting

Mon. - no school
Tue. - Fri. - Finish landscape paintings and start macro leaves.

Crafts

Mon. - no school
Tue. - Fri. - Continue Woodburning project.

Week 13 Nov. 22-26

2010-11-19T05:24:00.000-08:00

Introduction to Art

Mon. - Wed. - Start drawing your self-portrait

Art 8

Mon. - Wed. - Continue working on your Google drawings.

Beginning Painting

Mon. - Wed. - Continue your Macro Leaf Paintings

Crafts

Mon. - Wed. - Continue your Woodburning Welcome signs.

Week 12 Nov. 15-19

2010-11-15T12:00:00.000-08:00

Introduction to Art

Mon. - no school
Tue. - Wed. - Paint your hands with oil paint.
Thu. - Self-Portrait lesson introduction. Students will learn about the portrait diagram and will draw a face to those standards. Students need to bring in a picture of themselves for the self-portrait project.
Fri. - Students will start drawing their own self-portrait.

Art 8

Mon. - no school
Tue. - Last day for students to finish their color wheel.
Wed. - Shading exercise with analogous colors.
Thu. - Google Project introduction. Students start sketching and brainstorming ideas for their drawing.
Fri. - same

Beginning Painting

Mon. - no school
Tue. - Fri. - Finish landscape paintings and start Marco leaf project. Must have picture to begin painting.

Crafts

Mon. - no school
Tue. - Fri. - Students continue working on their wood-burning welcome signs. They will also learn about watercolor painting on wood.

Week 11 Nov. 8-12

2010-11-05T05:30:00.001-07:00

Introduction to Art

Mon. - Fri. - Students will continue to work on their hands drawings by using the stippling technique. Project is due on Friday!

Art 8

Mon. - Students will have a secondary and tertiary color mixing demonstration for their color wheel project. Students finish their primary colors and start mixing their secondary colors.
Tue. - Wed. - Same
Thu. - We will have a complementary color mixing demo. Students will start coloring their complementary colors in the right places. We will also review for the quiz, briefly.
Fri. - Color wheel quiz first! Finish your coloring of the color wheel.

Beginning Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Continue and finish your landscape paintings. Due Friday!

Crafts

Mon. - Fri. - Students will continue their woodburning signs. Students must shade with the woodburner. When you are done woodburning, you will paint the surrounding areas with watercolor paint.

Week 10 Nov. 1 - 5

2010-10-29T05:34:00.001-07:00

Introduction to Art

Mon. - Fri. - Students will continue to work on their "hands" project. You will have to sand the gesso, draw the rest of your composition on your board, and start stippling.

Art 8

Mon. - Students will finish all late projects and turn them in.
Tue. - Last day of marking period! Projects will be returned.
Wed. - NEW CLASS!! Introductions and expectations. Color Wheel review.
Thu. - Continue the color wheel review and start your design. We will do this as a class.
Fri. - Primary color review and demo. Students will start coloring their primary colors.

Beginning Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Continue your landscape painting.

Crafts

Mon. - Tue. - Last two days to finish your spiral mobiles.
Wed. - Woodburning Welcome Signs! You will be introduced to the project as a class, see students examples, and will be shown the process of drawing and transferring your design. Research and sketch ideas for the rest of class.
Thu. - Woodburning demo./safety. Sketch ideas.
Fri. - Continue sketching ideas for your final product.

Week 9 Oct. 25-29

2010-10-22T12:05:00.000-07:00

Introduction to Art

Mon. - Fri. - Continue the stippling hands project. You will need to glue your hands to the masonite board, paint the board and hand with gesso, and draw the rest of your composition in the background.

Art 8

Mon. - Fri. - Finish your sculpture projects, scratch art and research papers.

Beginning Painting

Mon. - Continue working on your landscape paintings.
Tue. - Landscape observation (writing)
Wed. - Fri. - Continue landscape painting

Crafts

Mon. - Wed. - Continue your spiral mobile project.
Thu. - Reading and writing on woodburning
Fri. - Work on your spiral mobiles.

Week 8 Oct. 18-22

2010-10-18T12:25:00.000-07:00

Introduction to Art

Mon. - Demonstration of how to use the plaster craft to mold your hands. Cut the plaster bandage so you will have enough when you start using it. Continue shading your sketches.
Tue. Wed. - Work in groups to plaster mold your hands.
Thu. - Writing Prompt
Fri. - Continue molding your hands with the plaster bandage.

Art 8

Mon. - Wed. - Continue working on your wood sculptures and scratch art.
Thu. - Writing Prompt
Fri. - Continue sculptures and scratch art

Beginning Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Continue your landscape paintings.

Crafts

Mon. - Fri. - Continue working on your spiral mobiles.

Week 7 Oct. 11-15

2010-10-08T05:11:00.000-07:00

Introduction to Art

Mon. - In-service
Tue. - Act 80 (no school)
Wed. - Continue sketching your hands in different positions
Thu. - Finalize your composition for your final copy.
Fri. - Start sketching your final copy

Art 8

Mon. - Tue. - No school
Wed. - Fri. - Work on your sculpture project. When finished you will work on Scratch Art

Beginning Painting

Mon. - Tue. - No school
Wed. - Fri. - Continue your study of landscape painting

Crafts

Mon. - Tue. - No school
Wed. - Fri. - Finish your birdhouse and start the spiral mobile project.

Week 6 Oct. 4 - 8

2010-10-04T05:14:00.000-07:00

Introduction to Art

Mon. - Tue. - Extended deadline to continue and finish your Fall Memory projects.
Wed. - New project intro. Students will be introduced to figure drawing by drawing a collage of hands using the stippling technique.
Thu. - Fri. - Sketch compositions for hands collage.

Art 8

Mon. - Fri. - Continue working on your sculpture projects.

Beginning Painting

Mon. - Tue. - Continue working on your Triangle backgrounds. Finish them!
Wed. - Students will be introduced to the next project which will be painting a fall landscape. Research pictures to find one you would like to paint.
Thu. - Fri. - Work on fall landscape painting or finish grayscale background which will be late at this point.

Crafts

Mon. - Fri. - Students will work on and finish their birdhouse project and will start to work on their spiral mobiles.

Week 5 Sept. 27 - Oct. 1

2010-10-04T05:11:00.000-07:00

Introduction to Art

Mon. - Continue working on your Fall Memory project.
Tue. - Coloring/shading with colored pencil demo. continue project
Wed. - Fri. - Fall Memory

Art 8

Mon. - Fri. - Continue working on your sculpture projects.

Beginning Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Continue working on your Triangle backgrounds.

Crafts

Mon. - Fri. - Continue working on your Birdhouse projects. When finished you will start the spiral mobile project.

Week 4 Sept. 20 - 24

2010-09-17T05:36:00.000-07:00

Introduction to Art

Mon. - Tue. - Continue working on your Macro projects. Due Tuesday!
Wed. - New project introduction. Students will create an artwork depicting their favorite fall memory. (for the window painting project). Sketch ideas.
Thu. - Fri. - Continue sketching ideas for the fall memory project.

Art 8

Mon. - Thu. - Continue working on your Google projects. On Thursday the Google project will be due and you will be introduced to the new project. Students will have to sculpt a famous building or sculpture from around the world out of clay.
Fri. - Go over clay properties, storage and clean up.

Beginning Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Start painting your grayscale background for your triangle.

Crafts

Mon. - Fri. - Continue working on your birdhouses.

Week 3 Sept. 13-17

2010-09-13T05:18:00.000-07:00

Introduction to Art

Mon. - Fri. - Continue working on your macro drawing.

Art 8

Mon. - Fri. - Continue working on your google project.

Beginning Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Work on your grayscale and start your background of the color triangle.

Crafts

Mon. - Fri. - Continue working on your birdhouses.

Week 2 Sept. 7-11

2010-09-07T09:22:00.000-07:00

Intro. to Art

Mon. - Labor Day
Tue., Wed. - Continue to draw your object.
Thu. - Short critique to compare both of your drawings, then a new project intro. "Macro Drawing"
Fri. - Continue macro.

Art 8

Mon. - Labor Day
Tue. - Continue working on your color wheel. Complementary review.
Wed. - Water painting demo. Finish project and paint using water.
Thu. - Project due today. Review for quiz.
Fri. - Color Wheel Quiz! Google project intro.

Beginning Painting

Mon. - Labor Day
Tue. - Thu. - Work on your triangle and finish by Thursday. Start making your value scale.
Fri. - Work on your Value Scale

Crafts

Mon. - Labor Day
Tue. - Fri. - Continue working on your Birdhouses.

Week 1 Aug. 30 - Sept. 3

2010-08-30T09:28:00.001-07:00

Introduction to Art

Mon. - Introductions and synopsis. Students will pick an object and draw it to the best of their ability.
Tue. - We, as a class, will critique the students' drawings. Students will then be given a shading demonstration and will be asked to do a shading exercise.
Wed. - We will continue the shading exercise and students will be asked to draw another object using the knowledge they were just given.
Thu. - Students will continue drawing their new object.
Fri. - same

Art 8

Mon. - Introductions and synopsis. Students will learn about the color wheel and theory.
Tue. - Students will start designing their color wheel and start coloring their primary colors with watercolor pencils.
Wed. - Secondary and tertiary color mixing demonstration. Students will mix their colors on their color wheel.
Thu. - same
Fri. - Complementary color mixing demo. Students work on color wheel.

Beginning Painting

Mon. - Powerpoint presentation. Start color triangle design.
Tue. - Continue and finish your triangle design and start painting your primary colors.
Wed. - Secondary and tertiary color mixing demo. Students paint their project.
Thu. - Fri. - same

Crafts

Mon. - Powerpoint presentation. Start sketching designs for your themed birdhouse.
Tue. - Gluing and cutting demonstration. Finish sketches and start construction.
Wed. - Fri. - same

Week 40

2010-06-01T10:30:00.000-07:00

Crafts

Tue. - Fri. - Finish cutting your matting for the picture framing project.

Art 8

Mon., Tue., Wed. - No Class!
Thu. - Fri. - Finish up you popsicle stick sculpture.

Advanced Painting

Tue. - Fri. - Finish project #4

Basic Art

Tue. - Review for Final
Wed. - Pd. 7 Final, Pd. 4 - Continue Nonobjective Watercolor painting
Thu. - Pd. 4 Final - Continue painting
Fri. - Finish woodburning and watercolor painting

Week 39 May 24-28

2010-05-24T11:38:00.000-07:00

Crafts

Mon. - FINAL
Tue. - Fri. - Finish your picture framing

Art 8

M0n. - Fri. - Continue your popsicle stick sculptures.

Painting

Mon. - Finish Landscape Painting
Tue. - FINAL

Advanced Painting

Mon. - Continue project #4
Tue. - FINAL
Wed. - Fri. - Finish project #4

Basic Art

Mon. - Fri. - Continue Woodburning

Week 38 May 17-21

2010-05-17T08:38:00.001-07:00

Crafts

Mon. - Thu. - Continue making your bracelets. Seniors must bring in their picture for their framing project.
Fri. - Review for your final on Monday.

Art 8

Mon. - Tue. - Finish your Google project.
Wed. - Fri. - Start construction of your sculpture project.

Painting

Mon. - Thu. - Finish your Cityscape.
Fri. - Review for your final on Tuesday.

Advanced Painting

Mon. - Thu. - Finish project #4
Fri. - Review for your Final!

Basic Art

Mon. - Fri. - Find a picture of a North American animal and draw it to the size of your wood panel. Start to woodburn the project.

Week 37 May 10-14

2010-05-10T06:12:00.000-07:00

Crafts

Mon. - Fri. - Continue painting your celtic pendants and making your hemp necklaces using the figure 8 knot (square knot).

Art 8

Mon. - Tue. - Continue working on your Google project.
Wed. - New project introductions for the students who are ahead.
Thu. - Art Trip (I will not be in class). Students continue working on either google art or the sculpture project.
Fri. - Popsicle stick sculpture project introductions. (powerpoint)

Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Continue learning about 1 and 2 pt. perspective for the cityscape painting using oil paint.

Advanced Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Continue/start project #4

Basic Art

Mon. - Fri. - Finish painting your Canopic Jars with acrylic paint. When finished, you will research for the woodburning project of a North American animal(s).

Week 36

2010-05-03T06:06:00.001-07:00

Crafts

Mon. - Fri. - Continue painting your Celtic Pendants and start making your necklace.

Art 8

Mon. - Fri. - Continue Google Art.

Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Continue mood triptych.

Advanced Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Start with your final project - project #4

Basic Art

Mon. - Finish glazing your pinch pots.
Tue. - Fri. - Paint your canopic jars.

Week 35 April 26 - 30

2010-04-23T06:14:00.000-07:00

Crafts

Mon. - Pour plaster in your clay mold.
Tue. - Pop out your plaster positive and let it dry. If you did an extra credit mold, then pour it.
Wed. - Paint your plaster positive white and drill a hole for the necklace. Start decoratively painting your plaster pendant.
Thu. - Attach the wire loop and necklace (string)
Fri. - same

Art 8

Mon. - Fri. - Continue working on your Google art project. Transfer to the big paper and start coloring and shading with colored pencils.

Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Continue working on your acrylic mood painting triptych.

Advanced Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Continue project #3

Basic Art

Mon. - Fri. - Continue sculpting the head of your canopic jar and glaze your pinch pot when finished. The head sculptures are due Friday!

Week 34 April. 19 - 23

2010-04-19T06:30:00.000-07:00

Crafts

Mon. - Fri. - Finish Woodburning, seal and hang. Research Celtic designs for the plaster mold project. Trace and transfer to the clay when you are ready.

Art 8

Mon. - Review shading demonstration. New project introduction - Google Art. We will be viewing a powerpoint project with examples of students artwork. Start sketching ideas for the rest of class.
Tue. - Fri. - Continue sketching ideas for the google project and start final copy with colored pencils when you are ready.

Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Continue painting your abstract mood triptych.

Advanced Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Continue project 3.

Basic Art

Mon. - Fri. - Use your multi-view drawings to start sculpting the head of your canopic jar. Make sure you wedge your clay. Let your vase-body dry out so it can be fired in the kiln.

Week 33 April 12 - 16

2010-04-12T05:56:00.000-07:00

Crafts

Mon.- Fri. - Continue woodburning and start to watercolor the areas that you want painted. Project is due Friday and I will show you how to seal the wood to make it look finished and prevent it from rotting.

Art 8

Mon. - Wed. - Finish your Color Wheel. I will show you how to use the water to turn the pencil into paint.
Thu. - We will be having a quiz on the Color Wheel. When finished, I will introduce how to shade.
Fri. - We will continue shading and I will introduce the new project. "Google Art."

Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Continue working on your acrylic mood painting triptych.

Advanced Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Continue project #3

Basic Art

Mon. - Fri. - Finish your hieroglyphics and start working on your multi-view drawings, which are due Friday. When finished with that, start your head sculpture.

Week 32 April 5 - 9

2010-04-05T05:52:00.001-07:00

Crafts

Mon. - Fri. - Continue Woodburning signs.

Art 8

Mon. - WELCOME NEW CLASS!! We will go over my rules/expectations/grading etc... We will also start the first project by reviewing the Color Wheel.
Tue. - Color Wheel Review. We will be continuing our design of the color wheel and may start coloring the primary colors.
Wed. - We will be having a short mixing demonstration on how to mix the secondary and tertiary colors.
Thu. - same
Fri. - We will have a short mixing demonstration on the complementary colors.

Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Continue painting your acrylic mood paintings.

Advanced Painting

Mon. Tue. - Finish project 2
Wed. - Fri. - Start project 3

Basic Art

Mon. - We will be going over the next part of the Canopic Jar project, which will be a multi-view drawing of the head of your Canopic Jar. You will draw the front, back, left, right, and top views before sculpting your head.
Tue. - Fri. - Finish your hieroglyphics and start the multi-view drawing.

Week 31 Mar. 29 - Apr. 2

2010-03-29T05:12:00.000-07:00

Crafts

Mon. -
Tue. - Read article on woodburning and answer questions. Continue woodburning
Wed. - Thu. - Woodburning family name signs/welcome signs

Art 8

Mon. - Read article on "Matchstick Man" and write a 5x5
Tue. - Thu. - Finish Popsicle stick sculptures. watercolor paint for extra credit.

Painting

Mon. - Continue Mood Painting
Tue. - Read article and answer questions on oil painting.
Wed. - Thu. - Continue Mood Painting

Advanced Painting

Mon. - Finish Project #2
Tue. - Read article on Illusions of Motion and answer questions.
Wed. - Thu. - Finish project #2

Basic Art

Mon. - Thu. - Finish paintings if you did not finish it!!!! Continue sculpting your canopic jars.

Week 30 Mar. 22 - 26

2010-03-22T06:14:00.001-07:00

Crafts

Mon. - Woodburning Family Name Signs/Welcome Signs Introduction. Sketch ideas.
Tue. - Fri. - Continue sketching and researching ideas for your woodburning project.

Art 8

Mon. - Fri. - Continue popsicle stick sculpture. Don't forget about your research paper. All due Friday!

Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Continue Macro Leave project.

Advanced Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Continue Project 2

Basic Art

Mon. - Fri. - Continue construction of your Canopic Jars. Make coils and build up to approximately 8 inches.

Week 29 Mar. 15 - 19

2010-03-12T06:17:00.001-08:00

Crafts

Mon. - Fri. - Continue constructing Spiral Mobile and start to paint your decor.

Art 8

Mon. - Fri. - Continue construction of your Popsicle Stick Architectural Sculptures.
- Part 2 of project. 1-2 page research paper on your sculptures history.

Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Continue painting study of leaves in a macro viewpoint.

Advanced Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Continue project #2

Basic Art

Mon. - Making slabs and coils out of clay demonstration. Start construction of your Canopic Jars.
Tue. - Fri. - Canopic Jars construction.

Week 28 Mar. 8 - 12

2010-03-08T05:57:00.000-08:00

Crafts

Mon. - Fri. - Continue Spiral Mobile

Art 8

Mon. - Fri. - Continue Popsicle Stick Sculpture.

Advanced Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Start on Project #2

Beginning Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Continue Macro Leaves project

Basic Art

Mon. - Wed. - Continue and finish pinch pot. Include some sort of sgraffito or relief carving.
Thu. - New Project - Canopic Jars. Pick one of the animals that was used in Ancient Egyptian times and sculpt it. Must have a lid and a foot. Read article on canopic jars and answer the questions.
Fri. - Coil pot demonstration. Start sculpting your canopic jar.

Week 27 Mar. 1 - 5

2010-03-02T09:10:00.001-08:00

Crafts

Mon. - IN-SERVICE
Tue. - Spiral Mobile Demonstration. Rest of class will finish their birdhouse project.
Wed. - Fri. - Start construction of spiral mobile with popsicle sticks.

Art 8

Mon. - IN-SERVICE
Tue. - Fri. - Start construction of Popsicle Stick Sculptures.

Painting

Mon. - IN-SERVICE
Tue. - Fri. - Start Macro painting

Advanced Painting

Mon. - IN-SERVICE
Tue. - Wed. - Last two days to finish Project #1
Thu. - Fri. - Start Project #2

Basic Art

Mon. - IN-SERVICE
Tue. - Wed. - Finish Landscape painting.
Thu. - Sculpture Unit Introductions. Learning about working with clay!
Fri. - Pinch Pot making

Week 26 Feb. 22 - 26

2010-02-22T09:42:00.000-08:00

Crafts

Mon. - Wed. - Continue and finish your birdhouse.
Thu. - Fri. - New project! Spiral Mobile w/ popsicle sticks

Art 8

Mon. - Wed. - Continue Google Art
Thu. - Sculpture/Architecture Introduction
Fri. - Start construction

Advanced Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Continue and finish project #1

Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Continue and finish your grayscale background

Basic Art

Mon. - Fri. - Continue and finish your landscape painting.

Week 24 Feb. 15 - 19

2010-02-16T04:51:00.000-08:00

Crafts

Mon. - No School
Tue. - Fri. - Continue working on your birdhouses.

Art 8

Mon. - No School
Tue. - Fri. - Continue working on your Google Art project.

Painting

Mon. - No School
Tue. - Fri. - Continue grayscale background for your color triangle study.

Advanced Painting

Mon. - No School
Tue. - Fri. - Continue project #1

Basic Art

Mon. - No School
Tue. - Fri. - Continue working on your landscape paintings.

Week 23 Feb. 8 - 12

2010-02-05T06:37:00.000-08:00

Crafts

Mon. - Fri. - Continue Birdhouse design

Art 8

Mon. - Fri. - Continue Google Art project.

Advanced Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Continue project #1

Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Finish grayscale and paint background of Color Triangle in grayscale.

Basic Art

Mon. - Fri. - Continue Landscape painting.

Week 22 Feb. 1 - 5

2010-02-01T08:53:00.000-08:00

Crafts

Mon. - Fri. - Continue working on your birdhouse project.

Art 8

Mon. - Google Art project introduction. Sketch ideas when discussion is finished.
Tue. - Wed. - Continue sketching and researching ideas for your project.
Thu. - Fri. - Students should be starting their final copy.

Advanced Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Project 1

Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Continue color wheel, grayscale, and background design.

Basic Art

Mon. - Fri. - Continue working on your land/sea/city-scape paintings.

Week 21 Jan. 25 - 29

2010-01-25T05:18:00.000-08:00

Crafts

Mon. - Fri. - Continue Birdhouse construction.

Art 8

Mon. - Complementary colors design. Continue color wheel.
Tue. - Watercolor painting demo. Continue color wheel.
Wed. same
Thu. - Color wheel quiz!
Fri. - Color wheels due today. Shading demo. for next project.

Advanced Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Project #1

Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Color Triangle

Basic Art

Mon. - Fri. - Landscape, seascape, cityscape painting

Week 20 Jan. 18 - 22

2010-01-19T04:55:00.000-08:00

Crafts

Tue.-Wed. - Finish Picture Framing
- When finished you may start a bracelet.

Thu. - NEW CLASS!!! Rules/expectations/and synopsis
- Birdhouse Project
Fri. - Research Birdhouse themes and start construction.

Painting

Tue. - Wed. - Finish Cityscape paintings. Article questions.

Thu. - Fri. - NEW CLASS!!! Start Color Triangle Design

Advanced Painting

Thu. - Project Handout Synopsis/Discussion. Students choose their first project.
Fri. - Start project #1

Art 8

Tue. - Project presentations. Research paper is due today along with your article reading/writing.
Wed. - Experiment with some watercolor painting.

Thu. - NEW CLASS!!! Rules/expectations. Color wheel discussion.
Fri. - Start color wheel design.

Basic Art

Tue. - Fri. - Finish up Piet Mondrian Paintings and start researching for your landscape, seascape or cityscape painting.

Week 19 Jan. 11- 15

2010-01-08T11:44:00.000-08:00

Crafts

Mon. - Continue Picture Framing
Tue. - Final test review
Wed. - FINAL TEST
Thu - Fri. - No class.

Painting

Mon. - Oil Cityscape
Tue. - Final test review
Wed. - Period 2 will have their FINAL, Period 6 - no class
Thu. - Period 6 will have their Final, Period 2 - no class
Fri. - No class

Art 8

Mon. - Tue. - Popsicle Stick Sculpture
Wed. - Thu. - No class
Fri. - Continue Popsicle Stick Sculpture (No Final Test)

Basic Art

Mon. - Piet Mondrian Paintings
Tue. - Mid-Term test review
Wed. - Review and Piet Paintings
Thu. - Period 7 will have their MID-TERM, Period 4 will have review and Piet Paintings
Fri. - Period 4 will have their MID-TERM, No class for Period 7

Week 18 Jan. 4 - 8

2010-01-04T05:44:00.000-08:00

Crafts

Mon. - Picture Framing Demonstration. Bring in a meaningful 4x6 photograph for tomorrow.
Tue. - Review picture framing. Have your picture!
Wed. - Fri. - Continue framing your picture.

Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Continue your oil paintings of your cityscape.

Art 8

Mon. - Fri. - Continue your popsicle stick scultpures.

Basic Art

Mon. - Fri. - Continue your Piet Mondrian Paintings.

Week 17 Dec. 21-23

2009-12-18T09:08:00.000-08:00

Crafts

Mon.-Wed. - Paint your plaster molds and finish your wreathes and attach both.

Painting

Mon.-Wed. - Oil Cityscape

Art 8

Mon.-Wed. - Popsicle Stick Sculpture

Basic Art

Mon.-Wed. - Piet Mondrian Paintings. Taping and painting demo.

Week 16 Dec. 14-18

2009-12-14T08:49:00.000-08:00

Crafts

Mon. - Fri. - Continue carving your clay molds. Pour plaster when you are done carving. Start making your wreathe when you are waiting for your plaster to dry.

Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Continue Oil Cityscape

Art 8

Mon. - Part 2 or project (research paper) Continue popsicle stick sculpture.
Tue. - Fri. - Continue sculpture.

Basic Art

Mon. - Piet Mondrian Abstract Painting project intro. Drawing exercise.
Tue. - Read article on Piet Mondrian and summarize.
Wed. - Start sketching ideas for painting project.
Thu. - Taping and painting demo.
Fri. - Start painting your abstract object (minimalism)

Week 15 Dec. 7 - 11

2009-12-04T05:45:00.000-08:00

Crafts

Mon. - Fri. - Continue negative relief carving for Christmas molds.

Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Start sketching cityscape and start painting when ready.

Art 8

Mon. - Fri. - Continue Popsicle Stick Sculpture

Basic Art

Mon. - Fri. - Continue Color Wheel
Due Friday!

Week 14 Dec. 1 - 4

2009-12-01T04:45:00.001-08:00

Crafts

Tue. - Mold-making introduction. Christmas figures (plaster) with wreathe.
Wed. - Fri. - Carve out mold figure.

Painting

Tue. - Finish Macro Leaf project
Wed. - Perspective drawing lesson.
Thu. - Oil Painting Lesson
- Research cityscapes
Fri. - Start sketching on canvas and start painting if you are ready.

Art 8

Tue. - Architecture Lesson/Project
- Gluing and cutting demo.
Wed. - Review gluing and cutting/structural building
Thu. - Fri. - Start construction

Basic Art

Tue. - Basic Art Test review/Color Wheel Intro.
Wed. - Test
Thu. - Painting Unit (acrylic, design color wheel)
Fri. - Continue color wheel.

Week 13 Nov. 23 - 27

2009-11-20T05:27:00.000-08:00

Crafts

Mon. - Wed. - Finish up your woodburning signs. We will seal/treat the wood and prepare them to be hangable.
Thu. - Fri. - THANKSGIVING BREAK!

Painting

Mon. - Wed. - Continue and finish up your Macro Leave Project.
Thu. - Fri. - THANKSGIVING BREAK!

Art 8

Mon. - Wed. - Continue and finish up your Google Art project.
Thu. - Fri. - THANKSGIVING BREAK!

Basic Art

Mon. - Wed. - Continue and finish up your Self-Portraits. Spray them with fixative before you hang them up.
Thu. - Fri. - THANKSGIVING BREAK!

Week 12 Nov. 16 - 20

2009-11-16T08:47:00.000-08:00

Crafts

Mon. - Fri. - Continue Woodburning

Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Continue painting your Leaf Macro project.

Art 8

Mon. - Fri. - Continue "Google Art" project

Basic Art

Mon. - Fri. - Continue your Self-Portrait project.

Week 11 Nov. 9 - 13

2009-11-06T05:51:00.000-08:00

Crafts

Mon. - Fri. - Continue working on your Woodburning Welcome Sign.

Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Continue the "Leaf Macro" project.

Art 8

Mon. - Continue the Color Wheel (mixing colored pencils)
- Tertiary colors
Tue. - Color Wheel is due today.
- Color Wheel and mixing quiz!
Wed. - NEW PROJECT!! "Google Word Art"
- Shading demo.
Thu. - Fri. - Sketch and research ideas for your project.

Basic Art

Mon. - Fri. - Continue Self-Portrait (charcoal, chalk pastels)

Week 10 Nov. 2 - 6

2009-10-30T09:25:00.000-07:00

Crafts

Mon. - Fri. - Work on your woodburning "welcome" signs.

Painting

Mon. - Tue. - Finish your fall landscape painting
Wed. - Fri. - Start your Macro Leaf project.

Art 8

Mon. - Writing assignment
- Final presentations
- Turn in scratch art project
- Watercolor for extra credit
Tue. - LAST DAY OF CLASS! Turn in all final projects and extra credit.
Wed. - New Class! Rules/goals/objectives and expectations.
- Prep. for color wheel exercise.
Thu. - Color Wheel Lesson
- Mixing demonstration and exercise using colored pencils.
Fri. - Work on color wheel.

Basic Art

Mon. - Tue. - Stippling Hands. Due Tuesday!
Wed. - Self-Portrait Introduction
- Portrait diagram. Students will sketch along with teacher demo.
Thu. - HAVE A PICTURE OF YOURSELF!!! (your face) and start sketching.
Fri. - same

Week 9 Oct. 26 - 30

2009-10-23T09:02:00.000-07:00

Crafts

Mon. - Woodburning Demonstration for new project. (Welcome/Family name Sign)
- Finish Spiral Mobile if not finished.
- Sketch and research ideas for new project.
Tue. - Fri. - Work on woodburning project.

Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Finish Fall Landscape Painting
- If you get finished you may start the new project, which will be a "macro" view or close up conglomeration of fall colored leaves. Take your own picture and bring in to class.

Art 8

Mon. - Fri. - Students will be presenting their work of art/architecture to the class.
- When presentations are over, students who are not finished will have time to work.
- Those who are all caught up will start the final project, which will be Scratch Art.

Basic Art

Mon. - Fri. - Students will continue working on their Stippling Hands project, which will be due Tuesday, Nov. 3.

Week 8 Oct. 19 - 23

2009-10-16T05:18:00.000-07:00

Crafts

Mon. - Fri. - Continue working on your Popsicle Stick Spiral Mobiles. Due Friday!

Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Continue painting your Fall landscape. All students will be painting their foregrounds.

Art 8

Mon. - Fri. - Continue working on your Popsicle Stick Sculptures along with your 2-3 page research paper. Project will be due Monday, October 26 along with your research paper and presentation.

Basic Art

Mon. - Fri. - Continue working on your Stippling Hands Collage. All students will be working on their final copy which will be shaded entirely using the stippling technique.

Week 7 Oct. 12 - 16

2009-10-13T11:46:00.000-07:00

Crafts

Wed. - Fri. - Continue Spiral Mobile

Painting

Wed. - Fri. - Students will continue to learn how to paint a fall landscape. They should all be starting to paint their foregrounds.

Art 8

Wed. - Fri. - Students will continue to work on their popsicle stick sculptures.

Basic Art

Wed. - Fri. - Students continue learning how to draw their hands for the Stippling Hands Collage project.

Week 6 October 5 - 9

2009-10-09T05:46:00.000-07:00

Crafts

Mon. - Fri. - Students continue working on their Spiral Mobile

Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Students continue working on their fall landscape paintings. Students should be finishing up their middleground areas.

Art 8

Mon.-Fri. - Students continue working on their Popsicle Stick Sculptures of famous architecture.

Basic Art

Mon. - Tue. - Student finish up their drawings for the window painting competition.
Wed. - New project introduction! Stippling Hands Collage (for this class, draw your own hand and turn it in at the end of the period)
Thu. - Fri. - Start composing your drawing/collage of hands

Week 33 Apr. 13 - 17

2009-04-14T05:30:00.000-07:00

Advanced Painting

Tue. - Fri. - Project 3

Painting

Mon. - No School
Tue. - Finish Landscape paintings/Start Oil painting research
Wed. - Perspective Lesson
Thu. - Oil Painting Lesson
Fri. - Practice oil painting on matte board

Basic Art

Mon. - No School
Tue. - Continue woodburning and scratch art project. Coat finished wood with polyurethane.
Wed. - Fri. - same

Art 8

Mon . - No School
Tue. - Fri. - Continue Google Art project

Crafts

Mon. - No School
Tue. - Fri. - Continue Birdhouse construction

Week 30 Mar. 23-27

2009-03-23T05:17:00.000-07:00

Advanced Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Continue Project 2

Painting

Mon.-Fri. - Continue Winter/Spring Landscape

Basic Art

Mon.-Fri. - Continue Woodburning/Start Scratch Art Idea (you choose your subject matter)

Art 8

Mon. - Writing Prompt/Continue Paper Mosaic when finished
Tue. - Last Day of Marking Period/Finish all projects!
Wed. - NEW CLASS! Introductions and expectations.
Thu. - Project #1 Introduction - "Google Art"
Fri. - Continue sketching ideas

Crafts

Mon. - Finish Glazing/Start sketching ideas for birdhouse
Tue. - same
Wed. - same
Thu. - Popsicle Stick/Wood Birdhouse Demonstration
Fri. - start construction of birdhouse
- Extra Credit = Plaster Easter Eggs

Week 29 Mar. 16 - 20

2009-03-16T09:11:00.000-07:00

Advanced Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Continue project #2

Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Continue Winter/Spring Landscape

Basic Art

Mon. - Woodburning Article (read, highlight, and summarize) When finished you may continue woodburning project.
Tue. - Fri. - Continue woodburning. Practice first and then burn image.

Art 8

Mon. - Glaze Lesson. Glaze projects or finish sculpture. Paper mosaic will be extra credit.
Tue. - Fri. - Glaze sculpture. Mosaic will be extra credit.

Crafts

Mon. - Fri. - Glaze mosaic and be finished by Friday. If you finish early you will start to design your miniature birdhouse.

Week 28 Mar. 9 - 13

2009-03-09T05:19:00.000-07:00

Advanced Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Continue Project #2

Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Continue Winter/Spring Landscape

Basic Art

Mon. - Woodburning Lesson Introduction - Start drawing your composition.
Tue. - Continue drawing your composition
Wed. - Woodburning Demonstration
Thu. - Finish drawing and transfer drawing to wood.
Fri. - Start woodburning (scratch art - side project)

Art 8

Mon. - Fri. - Continue Sculpture

Crafts

Mon. - Explain plaster process and continue project.
Tue. - Explain glaze differences and continue plaster project.
Wed. - same
Thu. - same
Fri. - St. Patrick's Day plaster project due today!

Week 27 Mar. 2 - 6

2009-03-01T09:45:00.000-08:00

Advanced Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Start Project #2

Basic Art

Mon. - Fri. - Continue working on your landscape painting.

Art 8

Mon. - Fri. - Continue working on your clay sculptures.

Painting

Mon. - Landscape painting lesson. All color triangle projects should be turned in.
Tue. - Fri. - Research and start painting your landscapes.

Crafts

Mon. - Continue working on your plaster molds. We will pour plaster whenever most of your are finished.
Tue. - Fri. - Same