Monday, November 5, 2012

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.

Friday, October 26, 2012

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.

Thursday, October 25, 2012

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.

Sunday, October 7, 2012

"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.