Course Expectations all drawing/painting classes
The willingness to take risks: to be bold, and willing to fall down, the willingness to help each other , the curiosity of exploration, to look at things closely, to feel proud about your efforts, and concentrate and focus, to be full of wonder and discovery... to be happy and forget and get lost in your creativity.
The technical stuff:
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.
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.
Class membership
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. Limit talking! Talking and successful drawing don't work. Drawing requires your full attention. Also I will let you know about ipods AFTER the first two weeks of 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
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. Limit talking! Talking and successful drawing don't work. Drawing requires your full attention. Also I will let you know about ipods AFTER the first two weeks of 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
Drawing/Painting projects:35%Projects are evaluated in three areas of individual growth: Technique, Concept, and Presentation
(fullfilling the requirments of the project, risk taking, elements and principles of art in project, craftspersonship,focus and homework spent on project)
written essays/quizzes/sketchbooks35%:
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.
(fullfilling the requirments of the project, risk taking, elements and principles of art in project, craftspersonship,focus and homework spent on project)
written essays/quizzes/sketchbooks35%:
Class membership 30% studio clean up help and participation and how you are in class. This includes completing
assistant credit: which would be signing up for one of these tasks: helping hang art around campus, storage closet maintainance, recycling.
assistant credit: which would be signing up for one of these tasks: helping hang art around campus, storage closet maintainance, recycling.
Sketchbook
You are required to keep a sketchbook throughout the duration of this class. 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. There will also be weekly assignments on the blog, so review it weekly
Always bring your sketchbook with you to class – you will lose participation points if you don’t. ** NO TEAR OUTS WILL BE ACCEPTED... OR PAGES TORN OUT FROM OTHER SKETCH BOOKS AND TAPED IN.
Always bring your sketchbook with you to class – you will lose participation points if you don’t. ** NO TEAR OUTS WILL BE ACCEPTED... OR PAGES TORN OUT FROM OTHER SKETCH BOOKS AND TAPED IN.
Late work: Unexcused late:l late work will drop a 1/2 grade for each class day late. Work more than two weeks late may not be accepted and can't be made up ( unless due to unforeseen circumstances, illness,etc.). Should you be absent ( excused only) the day something is due, it is expected that it will be ready upon your return. Should you be absent ( unexcused, if you cut class or are on suspension) the day something is due, your project is late. If you are absent for a studio class demonstration day, it is up to you to get the assignments from the class blog, or classmate and make it up on your own time.
Please don't turn in anything to Lindsay or the attendance desk. Turn it into me personally or you may turn it in on my desk in the art office.
Critique: Work not presented for critique is an automatic O. Have something ready to show. This is sacred time for feedback from your peers. Your art doesn't have to be perfect, but ready for critique.
Resubmits: Work submitted late cannot be resubmitted, UNLESS YOU HAVE AN EXCUSED ABSENCE. Resubmits are due at the end of the week of the original due date. If the re-drawn work is superior, the lower grade will be dropped. Resubmits are done on a case by case basis.
Art show:
There will be the chamber art show/art show in November
There will be the annual art show in May. Participation is required for the May show. Extra credit will be given to those who participate, help install or contribute art for the November show.
Art show:
There will be the chamber art show/art show in November
There will be the annual art show in May. Participation is required for the May show. Extra credit will be given to those who participate, help install or contribute art for the November show.
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.
