FAUVE PORTRAIT

 Fauvism is the style of les Fauves (French for "the wild beasts"), a loose group of early twentieth-century Modern artists whose works emphasized painterly qualities and strong color over the representational or realistic values retained by Impressionism . The paintings of the Fauves were characterized by seemingly wild brush work and strident colors, while their subject matter had a high degree of simplification and abstraction.^[    Wikipedia

JPG CHALLENGE Christmas ornaments.

SENTIMENTAL.   This is an ornament my parents bought in NYC in 1965 on their 10th anniverary. They were married for 50 years.   My father had red hair as does the little boy in the ornament. You can tell they bought it to remind them  of their love for each other . We keep it on our tree to remind us of our parents when they were young.

 UGLY. My wife's brother gave this slug ornament to us a a joke. It is hideous and so over the top it's funny.

ASSIGNMENT FOR XMAS HOLIDAY. TAKE PICTURES OF YOUR TREE ORNAMENTS. 4 CATEGORIES. 1. OLDEST 2. SENTIMENTAL 3. PRETTIEST 4. UGLIEST.   POST ON BLOG. WITH A STORY.  

ARTIST STATEMENT

I AM POSTING THESE QUESTIONS AGAIN SO YOU DONT HAVE TO GO HUNTING FOR THEM ON PAST POSTS. USE THESE QUESTIONS WHN YOU WRITE ABOUT YOUR WORK.

ARTIST STATEMENT

Your blog entries will be graded for  all work posted and how you explain your process.

IN A PARAGRAPH FORM -  CREATE AN ARTIST STATEMENT  FOR EACH WORK THAT ADDRESSES THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:

·         WHAT WERE MY GOALS AND INTENTIONS IN THIS ARTWORK?

·         HOW DID I ACCOMPLISH THEM?

·         WHAT IS MY PAINTING ABOUT? (reflected light? Composition? Texture of surface? Dramatic shadows? Backlighting? Interesting markmaking? Smoothness ? etc…)

·         WHAT WAS THE MOST DIFFICULT CHALLENGE I HAD TO FACE?

·         HOW DID I MEET THAT CHALLENGE?

·         WHERE DOES MY PAINTING REALLY WORK?

·         WHAT ARE SOME THINGS HAVE I LEARNED THAT I CAN BRING INTO MY NEXT PAINTING? (ANY THING FROM PAINT MIXING TO NEW COMPETANCIES)

·         WHAT MENTOR CAN I NAME THAT HELPED ME AND WHAT DID I LEARN FROM THEM?

·         NAME ANOTHER ARTIST IN THE CLASS AND DESCRIBE SOMETHING YOU LEARNED FROM THEM (EVEN IF YOU DIDN’T DO IT)

·         IF I HAD A DO-OVER WHAT WOULD I DO?

·         WHAT DO YOU FEEL BEST ABOUT YOUR WORK?

Jpg Challenge "LEFTOVERS"

• Using your iphone or digital camera interpret the word "Leftovers"
• take very close up pictures of the dinnertable after the Thanksgiving meal
• or in the fridge.or sink. or couch.  
• or in the trashcan. or interpret the word in an unexpected different , personal way
• POST 5 PHOTOS

Out of the Shadows

FORM is created by LIGHT. Light REVEALS and CONCEALS We are creating portraits by looking at the shadows cast by light.

Mentor List 2 WEEK HOME ASSIGNMENT

• THE LIST  CREATE A POWERPOINT PRESENTATION WITH A PAGE FOR EACH ARTIST.
• 3 IMAGES,NAME OF ARTIST, SIMPLE PHRASE DEFINING WHAT ARTISTS WORK IS ABOUT.
• Auerbach,Frank                      Neel, Alice
• Caravaggio                                 Porter, Fairfield*
• Cassatt, mary                     Sargent, John Singer
• Coffey, Susanna
• Cone, Erin                                       Stinson,Henry      
• Daumier,Honore                       Thiebaud, Wayne*
• Diebenkorn, Richard *         Vermeer, Johannes* *                         
• Dubnau,Jenny                                   Wyeth, N.C
• Fish, Janet
• Freud, Lucien                              Wyeth,Andrew *                   
• Hayes, Connie *                         Wyeth, James
• Hopper, Edward
• Katz,Alex*
• Kahn, Wolf*
• Kroll, Peggy

 

Mentor Page

After looking at all the artists on the list find one that you really connect with and DESIGN A PAGE devoted to that artist. The 12x12 inch page in your sketchbook WILL INCLUDE:

1. A print out of  some of the artists work
2. a painted or watercolored background color  
3. your own drawing/copy of  the artists work in color,oil pastel,colored pencil
4. hand written biographical material
5. artists name prominently displayed 
6. a quote by the artist.
7. an interesting, cohesive design blending all images together on the page using any kinds of materials.
8. NO WHITE SPACES! All white paper must be used.

JPG challenge #4 Where do you spend your time?

Post 5 photos about where do you spend the most time. Home?The Barn? Basement ? Woods? your room? Your friends house?  Where do you feel safe? What place do you consider your personal  space? What place defines you? Thes must be NEW pictures you take not pictures you took at the beach last summer.

Paper Sculpture Artist Statement.

Students must post a photo of the finishes drawing WITH  the questions of the ARTIST STATEMENT answered below. Same questions as your pumpkin piece. Pictures without art statement will NOT recieve full credit. The Artist Statement must be included for ALL artwork.
 due online by NOV 2.

Paper Sculpture drawing.

In this project Students built their own still-lifes. They constructed a sculpture of paper shapes then lit them from various angles. Next they explored  SIZE -VIEW -PLACEMENT and picked the best composition using their iphones! After 3 thumbnail sketches they did a 18x24in drawing on toned charcoal paper.

"Carving out the Light"-Artist Statement

POST A PHOTO OF YOUR DRAWING AND ANSWER THE ARTIST STATEMENT QUESTIONS AS THEY PERTAIN TO YOUR DRAWING.

Jpg CHALLENGE #3 -FAMILY-

WHAT IS FAMILY? WHO IS YOUR FAMILY? How do you define faimily. Take 5 or more pictures of how you interpret these questions and post them on your blog.Don't forget to write your explanations on who and why they are considrered family.

JPG Challenge#2 "What place is special to me? and WHY?

DUE OCT 1 MONDAY   RECORD PLACES THAT YOU LOVE TO BE, WHERE YOU ARE MOST AT HOME, OR SAFE.

Say something nice-Blog Tag

1. Look through the blog links of your friends
2. pick 5 or more people
3. look at their blogs and say something nice about their work
4. to whoever comments on your blog-comment back on their blog  

THE PUMPKIN PATCH"CARVING OUT THE LIGHT"

CREATE YOUR OWN DRAWING USING A UNIQUE POINT OF VIEW-SIZE-VIEW-PLACEMENT AND THE MERGE.

use the same procedure as your last drawing:

1. use your phone as a viewfinder and find a unique view
2. sketch 3 small (cell phone size) practice drawings 50pts
3. tone your paper
4. create your drawing focusing on shadows and "the moment of light" 50pts

SHELLS IN SHADOW

On your blog page, answer the following questions about your drawing in paragraph form. due friday 9/28

1.Describe how you used SIZE, VIEW, PLACEMENT , AND LIGHT (and shadows) to convey a mood or feeling.

2.On a scale of 1-5 (5 the highest) rate yourself on the following:

—Full  range of values  __________

—Balanced composition_________

—Interesting arrangement- objects/shadows touch 2 or more sides

         of shells, space and light_______

—Realistic representation _______

3.Describe how your piece presents a unique view:

4.How did you make your UN-OCCUPIED Space an important?

5.What is your working title?

1st PROMPT -Create a self portrait without showing yourself directly

Late submissions must be posted by Monday Sept.24. 10pm

eclipse and merge

Do 4 drawings of the same simple 2 WHITE objects. Make sure one of them has an ellipse. A cup and plate or bowl. Use 4 different lighting directions. Drawing #1 due Monday sept 17. Make up (less 10pts.) on Wed.  Explore the Ghost drawing or Hearts of Darkness technique.

DESIGN YOUR NOTES

Re-design your notes on the ECLIPSE and the #3 so the page looks interesting. Use color, paint,tape, anything you wish to make it look like an ART BOOK not a notebook.

Sketchbook Cover Design

1st assignment  THE SKETCHBOOK COVER

•   COVER YOUR SKETCHBOOK WITH IMAGES THAT EXPRESS YOUR INTERESTS AND PERSONALITY.
• GRADED ON:
•  CREATIVITY
• CONCEPT
• WORKMANSHIP
• ORGANIZATION
• HOW DO YOU ANSWER THE INQUERY :  THIS IS WHAT I AM ABOUT!