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Foundations of Drawing Brief Recap: We recently finished our section on perspective drawing. Our last big project dealt with two-point perspective and resulted in a drawing of thirty boxes executed in a "city block-esque" layout. Friday the 14th we discussed three new concepst: Representationalism, Abstraction and Non-Objective art. We had a handout and a class discussion about some art history and how artists choose different styles to work within as a function of how they might best express their personal ideas and thoughts. These concepts will be on the test so be prepared to know the following definitions. Representationalism -Any artwork based on people, places or things that looks very much like what one sees. A visually accurate depiction. Abstraction -Any artwork based on people, places, things that represents the essence of what one sees. A conceptual depiction. Non-Objective -Any artwork without recognizable natural objects. A depiction sourced in the artist's

I'm Thankful for . . . This week's photos come from Explorations in Art (1st through 3rd), where we spent our class time making Ex Votos . We learned about the importance of Ex Votos in Mexican culture, and talked about how we could make our own versions to share with our families over the Thanksgiving holiday. The criteria for our Ex Votos was . . . #1: Think of something you're truly thankful for , something that means a lot to you. #2: Draw a detailed picture to illustrate what you decided on. Pretend that the person who sees your Ex Voto can't read your language. Make sure the picture tells the story. #3: It has to be something real (not imaginary or made up), because this is a serious piece of art , and something special that you'll share with your family. #4: When your drawing is complete, find a place in the artwork where you can fit in your "thanks" sentence or paragraph. #5: Color in your picture, and then be sure to put your name and the cur

This past week was so much fun! We got more (fired!) ceramics back from Woodrow, and kids in both Ceramics classes got to glaze their works. As soon as the glaze firing is complete, I'll be sure to post photos. We had some go rge ous co lo rs to choose from, so be sure to check back in a week or two to see them! You'll not be disappointed, I promise! The weather was so beautiful in Evergreen on Thursday that we decided to spend some time outside in the fresh air. Students in Drawing and Painting class learned how to do a contour line drawing , and they did some amazing work (see above)! In Explorations in Art , we talked about the qualities and meaning of the Mandala , and which elements to include in one to make it visually interesting, and meaningful, to the artist and viewer. We'll be working on our mandalas for at least two weeks. Above is a sampling of detailed drawings (the first step!) that students worked on this past week. The variety of styles and details is ve

Foundations of Drawing Monday we introduced a two point perspective project and worked in class through Thursday. Below is an explanation of the project. 30 Shapes – Two Point Perspective Drawing - #9 Using your knowledge of Two Point Perspective do a drawing of 30 shapes receding towards two vanishing points. The effect should be like thirty boxes lined up like sky-skrapers. PROJECT GUIDELINES: 1) 30 boxes in two point perspective. 2) MUST HAVE: two vanishing points and horizon line. 3) Boxes must be draw from up from your original vanishing lines. This will give the appearance of the boxes receding in a group/line towards the vanishing point - effect should be like a city block 4) Shapes should overlap but cannot connect/touch. This means there should be a gap between each box drawn. RUBRIC: Student understands and can apply Two Pt. Perspective – 15 pts Student used high degree of detail and filled page well – 10 pts Effort – Good use of class time – 15 pts. Craftsmanship – Neat, Cle

I'd like to thank Miss Elona for leading the Thursday classes this past week. Thanks, Miss Elona! I've been a bit under the weather and, as a result, this weeks post is running late.    In Art from Paper , students finished their self-portraits (above). Can you guess who each one is? Ceramics II students finished up work on their Haniwa figures (above). Each one has its own personality, and we're looking forward to seeing them again after they've been fired. And speaking of things being fired . . . we got lots of fantastic stuff back this past week! Among them were the whistles made by Ceramics II students. After finishing the wet clay work on their Haniwa, students finished work on their whistles by painting them in acrylics . Following are photos of some of the Origami work we did.    Because we had so much fun, and want to do lots of origami projects, we'll be working in this art form for the next few weeks.      Be sure to check back for updates on this fun a

I suggest that everyone take the time to visit the Keltie Ferris Solo Exhibit: Man Eaters at the Kemper Gallery at 33 W. 19th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64108. It is a fantastic show to have in Kansas City, don't miss the chance to stop by and see these beautiful works. "Keltie Ferris is a postdigital painter, employing formalist strategies and materials—oil, acrylic, sprayed paint, and oil pastel—to create enigmatic and visually seductive abstractions. Her quick, gestural marks, hard-edged forms, and diaphanous passages of sprayed oil paint demonstrate rigorous investigations of spatial illusion, color, and surface texture. Motley textures, marks, and palettes hover and collide into one another, creating complex compositions of competing strata of visual information. While recalling the works of Joan Mitchell, Sigmar Polke, Ross Bleckner, or Albert Oehlen, Ferris’s methodically structured paintings uniquely evoke the digital networks and urban topographies of the twenty-

Foundations of Drawing Monday through Wednesday we continued working on our One Point Perspective Project. Wednesday was our last full work day. The complete project is due Wednesday, Nov. 13th. If you are unaware of the project guidelines please look at last weeks post. Thursday we introduced Two Point Perspective. Two Point Perspective utilizes two vanishing points to create a different type of three diminsionality. Two Point Perspective requires that two separate sets of lines converge at one point to give the illusion of shapes receding in two directions. See example below: We also did a practice worksheet that is worth 20 points. Here is a great online tutorial to show you how to use Two-Point Perspective properly. Friday we continued working on the Two Point Perspective worksheet and introduced Three-Pt.Perspective (third vanishing point) to the mix. When students finished they had time to continue working on their One Pt. Perspective Project (due Wed. 13th As always, e-mail