Gallery Report ALL draw paint classes Due; November 20th

Requirements for Gallery Report ( 1 each semester) :

Each report must be 1-2 page typed pages, double space, 10 point font HANDWRITTEN PAPERS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED

Describe a work of art seen from your gallery or museum visit. Be sure to include the name of the artist, title of the painting, and medium ( what it's made from). Write your own reaction to it. Include language that describes the work: using the elements and principles of art and design ( line, shape, form, value, color, pattern, movement, balance, emphasis, texture, etc.) Use adjectives!!! Craft the paper as an English class essay ( make it a BS free zone).

IMPORTANT!!! Must have a picture of you at the gallery infront of the art work. also Include any promotional material from the show you are reviewing – postcards, etc. ( if you don't have this stuff you will not receive full credit for the paper).

Beginning drawing F and G blocks: Complete a 3 inch by 3 inch square of your scratchboard
Last day in class to work on Scratchboards is this Thursday, November 19th.

beginning drawing F and G blocks

If you haven't done so already research 3 images for your scratchboard:

Images need to be 5 X 7 inches to 8 X 10 inches,  black and white with grey tones

and then in your sketchbook create small thumbnail skctches exploring composition 

In your sketchbook write 2 paragraphs  about the use of imagery in the work of Virgin Finlay or Cathy Sheeter

Describe the use of Texture and contrast and composition ( how the images are placed on the page).

Virgin Filay

http://www.bpib.com/illustrat/finlay.htm

Cathy Sheeter

or http://www.aphelionart.com/artgallery.html

Intermediate Drawing 300: mirror half face

Mirror half face:  pencil toning exercise Due:  Tuesday November 4th!

Beginning Drawing

Free Draw: Anything from observation
Suggested subjects: View outside your window, favorite object, favorite pair of shoes

pen or pencil; full page.

A block: Weekend Homework

300 Level: Self portrait from the mirror in . Carefully observe the proportions of your face and draw in your features. Keep in mind that you have the packet to get information on to draw the eyes, nose and mouth. Don't worry about adding shading to the hair, just give your hair shape. Plan on spending 2 hours on this assignment: Make sure that your face is good lighting on it.

Due: Tuesday

400: work on homeproject Due date November 8th. Work for 2 hours on your homeproject

Advanced Drawing: Independent Project

Work on your independent project:  Remember that the due date as stated on the assignment sheet is November 8th! 

Homework: Intermediate Drawing: 300 A block

In your sketchbook, do two studies of each:   two pairs of eyes; two noses, and two mouths from observation in a mirror or from another person. Refer to your packet and or notes from class on drawing the features.  Each drawing should be lifesize.  In pencil or charcoal pencil  Due:  October 14th

Beginning Drawing F and G blocks

Homework: Do exercise 12: A line drawing of flowers. Your drawing must have at least three buds/ flowers and have leaves attached. NO SHADING, full page in your sketchbook:
Due October 7th

Intermediate and Advanced Homework for weekend

300: Self portrait packet: Read and UNDERLINE Step by Step Drawing the male/female head in profile ; in your sketchbook do a copy of 1 of the profiles from the packet, full page, in your sketchbook: Due Tuesday October, 6th.

400: Finalize rough sketches for Homeproject at least 3 ideas sketched in your sketchbook

Due Tuesday October 6th

Critique/Due Date of Map project

Map Project

Critique: (something to present) : Sept. 29th

Project Due Date: October 1st


Projects that are not completed by Oct. 1st will drop 1/2 a grade for each DAY late.
* if you have a concern: Talk to me before the weekend.

Homework: beginning drawing and painting F/G block

In your sketchbook do a gradiated tone scale in 4B graphite pencil that is 1" wide X 5" long

You need to show five tones from dark, midtones, to light midtones.

Due: Friday, Sept. 26th.

Beginning drawing Homework Due Sept 16th

Do Exercise 11: A Drawing of your hand holding an object in your sketchbook in pencil

Read the packet. You will need your plastic viewfinder and a marker. * the marker washes off by using rubbing alchohol or other cleaning solvent. This should be an ELEGANT LINE drawing of your hand. Observe the contours and interior qualities of the hand carefully. Remember to vary the thickness of your line, let it disappear in some areas. Add toning using your 4B pencil. Make sure you light your hand so you have shadows. The object you should should be something interesting to draw, nothing too simple with a good amount of detail or a beautiful shape.

Advanced/Intermediate homework: work on class project

1 and 1/2 to 2 hours of work on the drawing over the weekend.
I will look for a change between last class and when you return.... Happy Drawing! They are coming along beautifully!

Katharine

Advanced Drawing: Homeproject

What is it for?
To create the habit of making your own art beyond assignments
To develop your portfolio further
To strengthen pre existing drawing skills
To take new risks in your art

What can you draw?
Possible themes:
Objects/Images at a close up view or range/foreshortened objects
Objects that have reflections
Self portraits or portraits which evoke a mood or feeling
Abstract art pieces which deal with some color or spatial exercise

For those applying to a specific art school the hometests can apply to this project

For Tuesday: come with images, sketches ( at least five) AND a brainstorm list for your first project, size? other ideas...printmaking?

There will be one project due this quarter and one the second quarter. The first project will be due: Oct. 15th

Beginning Drawing F and G blocks

Exercise 1: Pre instruction self portrait: in drawing packet follow instructions
Exercise 2: Pre instruction hand drawing ( you already have had some practice so this one should be more comfortable)

Each sketch should be on a different page IN YOUR SKETCHBOOK. No tracing of photographs will be acceptable. Due Monday Sept. 8th!

300 and 400 level homework: Foreshortening

300 level: Foreshortened view of your hand OR foot( if doing feet include knee and leg) ; Line only. Full page




400 Level same as above with full tonal shading of lights, darks and midtones.

Graded on: Observation, following directions, and craftspersonship.

Due Sept. 3rd beginning of class

Draw 200: Do Master copy in your sketchbook

Full scale, upside down copy -- Use full page NO TRACING IN PENCIL

I want to see your corrections! ( i.e. eraser marks)
Give Credit to the artist!

Due Tuesday, Sept. 2nd.

Beginning Drawing and Painting Class Information

Draw/Paint 200 is a beginning drawing course designed to help students develop drawing and painting skills and personal expression. This course will engage learning how to draw from observation. A series of carefully designed assignments allow for development of new technical skills and creativity The goals of this class are to:

v Further develop your drawing skills and painting skills

v Make effective use of the principles and elements of art.

v On-going critical analysis of work through individual and group critiques.

v Being consistently and constantly productive.

v Push and challenge yourself artistically.



Grading

You will be graded for the work & effort produced in this class. 60 % of your grade will be from the projects you produce, this includes assignments, drawing outside class and sketchbook. 20% will be your participation. 20% will be from gallery visit and final critique.
Late work
Late work will suffer anywhere from a 10%-100% loss of value. Work more than one week late may not be accepted.

Should you be absent (excused only) the day something is due, it is expected that it will be ready immediately upon your return the following class.


In this classroom, you are expected to behave as a respectful, responsible individual. You are also expected to have fun. I will expect to see you push and challenge yourself rather than fall back on what comes easy to you or what has been successful in the past.

Food for thought….

Work hard,keep up with the pace of the class.

Don’t procrastinate.

Work at home.

Remember you’re in this class because you love art.

Keep a journal to help remember ideas, make sketches.

Don’t give up, you will progress.

You will be expected to produce art while you are in this class. You will be expected to keep a sketchbook at all times failure to do so will result in the loss of participation points. You will be expected to complete drawings outside of class. You will be expected to visit art galleries.

The public wants to understand and learn in a single day, a single minute, what the artist has spent years learning. Paul Gauguin 1848 - 1903



You are required to keep a sketchbook throughout the duration of this class. You should have one already from art one, but if you don't go to the art store and purchase a 9 X 12 inch sketchbook. The purpose of this sketchbook is to record your visual thoughts, work through ideas, brainstorm or just doodle. I would also like to see evidence of ‘process’ for your outside class drawings.

Just in case you don’t have a sketchbook here’s what you need:

9x12 in size (plain white paper not lined)
Drawing pencil 4B and kneaded eraser, graphite stick
Always bring your sketchbook with you to class – you will lose participation points if you don’t.

Gallery Visit on your own
A portion of your grade for this class constists of a gallery visit. This will be due at the end of the first term. The gallery visit is simple a report on a gallery or museum show that you visited sometime during the first term. We will be going on a field trip to the SFMOMA in the spring or fall and that will NOT count. The purpose of this assignment is to have you experience art outside of the classroom and to see what practicing artists within your own community are doing. The shows you choose to write about can be of any media and from any gallery or museum.



Requirements for Gallery Reports ( 1 each semester) :

Each report must be 1-2 page typed pages, handwritten reports will not be accepted.
Describe the work in the gallery and write your own reaction to it.
Include any promotional material from the show you are reviewing – postcards, etc.

400/300 color study homework

Friday, March 21, 2008
400/300 level draw paint Color Study
Due Thursday: March 27th

1 full page color study of your portrait AND examples of your "inspiration" artist(s).
Please xerox color examples of your inspiration artists and tape these in your sketchbook.

A and C block: Everything inside your backpack

On a LIGHT color washed altered sketchbook page, create a drawing of everything inside your backpack ( i.e. things spilling out of your packback. Emphasize one object in particular ( i.e. spend more time refining one object of your drawing, thus creating a focal point in your sketch. Plan on spending 1 an 1/2 hours on this drawing. Sketch must fill the page, Add tonalities, Use a 4B pencil. Due Tuesday March 18th

A and C block Homework Due: March 5th: JIM DINE TOOL DRAWING

As per the handout, do a full page drawing of a tool. Include shading and incorporate your response to the Jim Dine's thoughts on drawing. Give your subject superstar power. Don't forget to think about negative space.
Due: Wednesday, March 5th

Email me if you have questions

A Block Draw Paint homework Presidents day weekend

Do a fabulous drawing of incorporating your first name on one of the altered pages of your choice. Plan on spending 45 minutes on this project. Due Tuesday, Feb, 22nd

advanced drawing: Weekend homework due Feb 4th

On top of one of your altered sketchbook pages, Create a drawing of a small group of people. Utilize your skills in design to emphasize the negative space between them. Be creative when dealing with line and shape. Draw from life. You can fill a whole page or overlap two facing pages

ALSO:

I will be checking next week for progress on your homeproject on Feb. 14th;
Two due dates that you need to meet for the completion of this project: This gives you ample time to get going and get it finished.
March 6th 75% finished. Due March 12th beginning of class.

Intermediate Weekend Homework Due: Feb 4th

Complete a drawing over one of your altered sketchbook pages of a person’s head and face ( some one else's or your own) that convey's a human emotion such as sadness, anger, worry, happiness, or sillyness. If possible, work from a life.

First use a pencil to make a general drawing. Note the shapes and planes of the face and how they fit together. Then continue over the drawing with a darker media. Utilize stronger contrasting lines to greatly exaggerate the areas you want to emphasize. Plan on spending an hour or more to complete this drawing.

Due: Monday Feb. 4th

Weekend for FEB. 1st Beginning Painting A and C

Two shoes: Differences in gender

Look at the differences in gender. How are how their shoes are different. Create a drawing using a man’s and a woman’s shoe. Create an interesting design using composition of the page.

Will the shoes be on the same page or on two facing pages?
Will the negative space around the shoes be a different tone or color?

Work from observation ( no photographs)SPEND A MINIMUM OF 45 MINUTES ON THIS DRAWING


• full page on an altered sketchbook page (one that is not too dark or busy)
• * in black pen.
• * Full page
• * no flip flops!
• Due Monday February 4th beginning of class


* resubmits of shoe or toy animal due February 8th.

Intermediate and Advanced Drawing Weekend homework Due Jan 29th

Intermediate and Advanced Drawing:

An easy way to learn to draw the humanl figure is by drawing the figure from a back view on on of the altered sketchbook pages. Drawing a figure from the back minimizes details, stresses shape and contour, and eliminates the face. To make your composition interesting and exciting, emphasize an element or principle of design. You may use an image from the internet as your source. Focus on the contour first and block in your initial drawing in pencil. Model the shading in pencil and or pen to create a more developed drawing FULL PAGE. Due: Jan. 29th Beginning of class


IMPORTANT: Advanced Drawing: work an additional hour on your homeproject as well as completing the above sketchbook assignment. I will check your progress on the homeproject on Thursday, January 31st

A and C blocks: Beginning Weekend Homework

On an altered sketchbook page(s) of your choice, do a WELL OBSERVED DRAWING IN INK of a favorite PAIR Of Shoes ( NO flip flops!, please). Observe the cast shadow caused by the shoes. Make sure you use a desk lamp to illuminate your shoes.
FULL PAGE. MAKE SURE TO MAKE YOUR DRAWING LOOK 3-D using pen and ink shading techniques: stippling, hatching lines...

DUE: MONDAY JANUARY 29TH BEGINNING OF CLASS.

Intermediate and Advanced Drawing

ADVANCED 400 : Work on your homeproject for 2 hours this weekend. I will be checking your progress on Tuesday, Jan 23rd.

INTERMEDIATE 300: Draw the view from the driving seat from your car. Include what you see in the rear view mirror and what you see behind you. Include the interior of the car as well. Using pen or pencil give the drawing atmosphere. ( Observe the tonalities of what you are seeing. Do the drawing on 2 pages in your sketchbook ( expand the drawing so it fills two sketchbook pages. Due Tuesday Jan 23rd.

Beginning Drawing A and C block homework for weekend of 1/18

In your SKETCHBOOK, FULL PAGE, do your best drawing representing a favorite childhood toy. Set up a light source so it is directed onto your subject ( you should see a cast shadow on the surface that your subject is sitting on). Using a 4B pencil draw the object with the goal to make it look three dimensional.

Remember no more tear outs! Your drawings need to be in the sketchbok.

Due January 22nd, beginning of class.