Today we are working on our analogous sections of our color theory projects.

Homework:
for tomorrow: study for quiz on color
for Friday: weekly sketchbook check- draw something from nature

Today we continued painting our abstract color theory project. We finished up our monochromatic section and started our complementary section.Mattie painting her monochromatic sectionKyndle painting her monochromatic section.Haley painting her complementary sectionJonathan's palette, paint brush, and paper towel.

Today we create a value scale using blue paint. We learned that by adding white paint we could create paler blues, and when we added black paint we created darker shades of blue.
Then we transferred our small abstract designs onto large paper.Finally we began painting the top left section of our design using a monochromatic color scheme.

Field-trip!

Our tour guide, Zach, discussing one of the paintings with the group.
Ladies looking closely at a print.
Sara and Brittany study a painting with words.
Jason and Ben examine a print
Second period on the front steps of the Cabarrus Arts Council Gallery in downtown Concord.

Today we painted the colors on the color wheel. Students learned how to mix paint to the secondary and intermediate colors. They did a great job. Here is a before and after example of our color wheel.

4. Reminder: Tomorrow is our fieldtrip to the Concord Gallery

HOMEWORK:

1. Weekly sketchbook check:

~due Friday

~draw your favorite superhero or super villain

Linoleum Prints

Jacob's octopus
Ben's crab

Sara's seahorses

HOMEWORK:

1. Weekly sketchbook check:

~due Friday

~draw your favorite superhero or super villain

It's finally Friday!

Today we are giving a few students the chance to finish carving their linoleum plates. As they finish carving, the other students are watching a video on relief printing. Relief printing is the technique we are using to create our linoleum prints. We will begin inking and transferring our linoleum prints on Monday.

After the Relief Printing video, we watched a short art history video on the Renaissance.

Today we continued working on carving our linoleum plate.Lucas and Melanie carving their printing plate.Lucas carving his printing plateHannah and Jessica carving their linoleum plates
Jessica's printing plate

Reminder: Homework is due tomorrow.
1. Signed February newsletter
2. Weekly Sketchbook check- draw a list of 5 things that make you happy

Example of radial balance

Example of asymmetrical balance

example of symmetrical balance

The images above were used in our warm-up today. Instead of practicing our drawing skills, we reviewed our notes on balance by practicing our design skills. After the warm-up, students took a short quiz on shape and form. After the quiz, we reviewed our notes from yesterday. And finally we started working on designing and carving our linoleum projects. I'll have pictures of that for you tomorrow!

Homework:
1. Get February's Art Newsletter signed and then turn it in for a free HW pass
2. Weekly Sketchbook Check is due on Friday. Draw 5 things that make you happy (draw the list don't write the list!) I look forward to learning what makes you happy.

Student Example of Paper Cut-out Project

Jessica's sea turtle
Jessica's scuba diver
Melanie's squid
Hannah's mermaid

Monday, February 14, 2011

1. Happy Valentine’s Day

2. Read February newsletter and take home to get signed. Bring signed newsletter back to school

3. Skills practice: a. create a modified contour line drawing of a crab b. create a shape drawing of a crab

4. Finish the first square of the underwater paper cut-out

5. Create the second square of the underwater paper cut-out

HOMEWORK:

1. Get February newsletter signed and return to school

2. Weekly sketchbook check:

-due Friday

- draw a list of 5 things that make you happy

- spend approximately about 5 minutes on each drawing (25 minutes total)

Our Doodle for Google entries

by Melanie
by Tre
by Nicole
by Kayla
By Trevor
by Kendall
By Ben

by Rachel
by Rivers
by Sara I.
By Sara J.

Today we practiced simplifying complex objects into simple shapes.A squid and an octopus projected on the board that students looked at
and simplified into simple shapes.Melanie's squidCourtney drawing hew octopus

After our warm-up we took notes on balance, a principle of art.

After the notes we created 2 designs for our next project around the theme "Under the Sea"Jonathan and Hunter working on their designs
Jonathan's first design
Mattie's first design

Wednesday, February 9

1. Assemblies ( for those not in the assemblies we are going to watch the Planet Earth video and have time to work on Homework)

2. PP on Shape and Form

3. Practice simplifying complex objects

HOMEWORK:

1. Permission slip signed by parent and $1

2. Weekly sketchbook check:

· Due Friday 2/11

· Draw for a minimum of 15 minutes

· Doodle for Google