Art II students completed an assignment in which they studied and drew the human heart. I think to some people it seems a bit creepy, but the anatomical heart lends itself so well to illustrative pursuits… We did gesture sketches of a model of human heart (borrowed from the Health Occupations teacher), studying it from…
Art II students recently explored the genre of the “selfie.” For this project we worked with four media in one piece — the student’s choice of: graphite, colored pencil, ink, art marker, chalk pastels, oil pastels, or watercolor. This gave students the opportunity to display their mastery of several media in one artwork. And it made…
Art IV students recently studied and completed Expressive Self-Portraits. I left these very open to interpretation with the request that they explore a variety of media. The result is an interesting variety of portraits that employ everything from ballpoint pen to old book pages.
This was just for a bit of seasonal fun, while tying in with our colored pencil study. In Art II we studied colored pencil use, and then tried this technique, creating the look of shiny highlights on black paper. Students also payed close attention to the form of the bows, using their observation skills to…
Recently in Art II we studied the still life. We discussed the whys and wherefores of the still life, and I got excited about something that I had previously found pretty boring. The still life is something that we have to do in Drawing class, but what’s it actually GOOD for? We talked about that.…
Although most of these sketchbook pages were created to meet assignments I had given, they are completely unique and fun. I enjoy so much the way students interpret the same assignment differently, or play with the assignment to fit their creative urges.
I’ve taught a similar assignment; however, this time we put a new twist on it. Portraits were broken down into tiny squares ala Chuck Close, then value was interpreted with black and white symbols or designs. This assignment required a lot of fortitude on the student’s part, but as you can see, there are some lovely…
Students once again drew gourds from observation, then worked them into a creative composition. Here are some of the great results!
In Art I, we moved into the Italian Renaissance, really a vital and fascinating time in art. One of our discussions focused on Brunelleschi and his discovery of linear perspective, and the effect this had on art. Rather than focus on one-point perspective for a project, we worked with two-point perspective to create art galleries…
Micrography is a lovely art form that dates back thousands of years in Hebrew culture. It can also be seen in Arabic culture. This form of art is much like stippling in its use of letters and words to create value and texture; however the use of text allows for a rich, unique interplay between text…
