Week of June 8- Topic: End of the Year Art Review and Reflection!
Wow! We sure learned a LOT this year and had a lot of fun creating! Take the ART Student Reflection survey in the link below, filling in the blanks- IDK (I don't know) is NOT n acceptable answer. I look forward to hearing about your favorite art that you created!
Wow! We sure learned a LOT this year and had a lot of fun creating! Take the ART Student Reflection survey in the link below, filling in the blanks- IDK (I don't know) is NOT n acceptable answer. I look forward to hearing about your favorite art that you created!
Week of June 1- Topic: TEXTURE
Texture refers to how something feels, or how something looks like it might feel.
Send your images to Mrs. George's email- [email protected] or on our Specials SeeSaw site! I can't wait to see what you create! |
Week of May 25- Topic: Positive & Negative SPACE Drawing
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or on our Specials SeeSaw site! I can't wait to see what you create!
- I can identify Positive & Negative Space in an artwork.
- I can create a work of art with Positive & Negative Space!
Send your images to Mrs. George's email- [email protected]
or on our Specials SeeSaw site! I can't wait to see what you create!
Week of May 18- Topic: Culture & Literacy
Art is a way of keeping historical records and telling stories about our lives.
Send your images to Mrs. George's email- [email protected]
or on our Specials SeeSaw site! I can't wait to see what you create!
Art is a way of keeping historical records and telling stories about our lives.
- I can use collage to create art based on my own responses of current events.
- I can analyze how current world events impact the work of various artists.
Send your images to Mrs. George's email- [email protected]
or on our Specials SeeSaw site! I can't wait to see what you create!
Week of May 11- Topic: Using Non-Traditional Materials to Create Art. Humans have been creating art for thousands of early. Before we had paint brushes and crayons, humans had to use what was around them in nature to make marks with! I can find objects in nature or man-made objects to create marks with! Click on the link below to see examples and read more!
Send your images to Mrs. George's email- [email protected]
or on our Specials SeeSaw site! I can't wait to see what you create!
Send your images to Mrs. George's email- [email protected]
or on our Specials SeeSaw site! I can't wait to see what you create!
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Week of May 4- Topic: Contour Line Drawing. I use one continuous line to create a drawing! Send your responses to Mrs. George's email- [email protected] or our Specials SeeSaw site!
Continuous Contour Line Drawing WHAT IS CONTOUR LINE? A contour is the line which defines a form or edge - an outline. Contour drawing follows the visible edges of a shape. The contour describes the outermost edges of a form, as well as dramatic changes of plane within the form. Put simply, a contour line drawing is an "outline drawing," that uses no shading. A contour drawing is done when the artist looks intently at the EDGES of an object, but rarely looks at the paper while the pencil moves. The goal of contour drawing is to make a line that is authentic and true to what you are actually seeing, and to train your hand to copy your eye's movement. CONTINUOUS Contour Line- Continuous contour line drawing is done without picking your pencil off of the paper. It is essentially done with one long line. WHY DO THEM?It is a classic drawing exercise to:
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Watch the 2 videos below to help understand how to draw with continuous contour line:
YOUR ASSIGNMENT:
- Continuous Contour Line Drawing of shoe or group of shoes:
- Set your shoe or shoes on the table in front of you. You can look at your paper, but you should be looking at your shoes 90% of the time. Only glance down at your paper momentarily to check on your pencil placement.
- Once you put your pencil or marker down, do not pick it up again until your shoe drawing is done. Slowly trace your eyes around the outer edge of your shoe. As your eyes move around the edge of the shoe, make your hand do what your eyes are doing.
- It sounds a little silly but try to forget that you are drawing a shoe, and just focus on the shape that you are seeing. Only draw what your eyes see.
- You will have to do your entire drawing using only ONE LINE! Don't pick your pencil up off your paper until you are 100% done!
Week of April 27 Topic: Art History. I can analyze and interpret works of art!
Choose 2 or more works of art from the images below and respond to the questions. Send your responses to Mrs. George's email- [email protected]
Choose 2 or more works of art from the images below and respond to the questions. Send your responses to Mrs. George's email- [email protected]
The False Mirror, by Rene Magritte
- What’s going on in this picture, what do you see?
- What do you think this artist is trying to say in this artwork? What is the meaning or message?
- Magritte was a Surrealist artist. He painted unusual and mysterious pictures, often combining two or more images in a new way. What did he combine in this painting? Can you draw your eye in a Surreal Style?
The Obliteration Room, by Yayoi Kusama
Kusama set up an interactive art installation. An entire room was painted white and visitors were given colorful dot stickers to place all over every surface of the room. The image to the right shows what the room looked like before and after the dots were added. The viewers were part of the art!
Kusama set up an interactive art installation. An entire room was painted white and visitors were given colorful dot stickers to place all over every surface of the room. The image to the right shows what the room looked like before and after the dots were added. The viewers were part of the art!
- If Yayoi Kusama allowed visiters to add dots to The Obliteration Room who is the artist?
- If you could create an interactive art installation, what would you have the visitors do?
- Sketch out some of your ideas.
This winter I got to go see one of Kusama's infinity rooms at the Toledo Museum of Art. It was sooo cool! Only one person was allowed to go into the room at a time for 1 minute. I wish I could've stayed longer! Want to learn more about Yayoi Kusama? Click on the link below!
Visitors adding dots in The Obliteration Room.
The Persistence of Memory, by Salvador Dali
- What do you see in this picture?
- Why would an artist paint melting clocks?
- What do you think it might mean?
- Salvador Dali referred to his paintings as hand painted dream photographs. Have you had an unusual dream lately? Try to show it in a picture.
Balloon Girl, by Bansky
Bansky is a graffiti artist who stencils his artwork onto buildings. Many of his artworks make political statements.
Bansky is a graffiti artist who stencils his artwork onto buildings. Many of his artworks make political statements.
- What’s going on in this picture, what do you see?
- How do you personally relate to/connect with this picture?
- If you could ask the artist a question, what would you ask him/her?
- Where would you like to make art out in public?
- On a piece of paper draw what your artwork would look like and where it you would display it. You could also use chalk outside to draw on the sidewalk.
June, by Janet FishStill Life with Tropical Fruits, by Janet Fish |
June & Still Life with Tropical Fruits, by Janet Fish Janet Fish creates stunning still life paintings of objects including glass and other transparent materials (like plastic bags). She captures the light reflecting off the objects.
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Week of April 20 Topic: Using non-traditional materials to create with. I can create a portrait with objects I find in nature!
Creating art in nature: Artists can use elements of nature to create art! Go on a short nature walk to collect items, arrange these items outside to create a composition. What might others think as they walk by and see your creations? |
Step 1: Collect 10-15 items from nature
(think size, texture, color and shape) Step 2: Find a ‘clear’ area and arrange the items to create a portrait! (think proportions of a face, stretch and explore, play around with arranging the features) -does it look “portrait-ish?” Step 3: Document your portrait (Photograph or draw a picture of your composition) Step 4: Rearrange the items to create another portrait (this is when your brain is stretched to find some creativity) Document your second portrait Step 5: Compare and Contrast your two portraits How are they the same? How are they different? What are the moods or feelings of each portrait? Send your photos and answers to Mrs. George @ [email protected] *Challenge -Using the same elements try to make 3 or 4 more portraits! *Challenge -Use traditional art materials to draw or paint a picture of your found item portraits |
Week of April 13 Topic: Color!
I can create a color wheel with found objects!
1. Look around your house for items such as toys, buttons, art materials, etc. that are entirely or mostly one color.
Look for PRIMARY COLORS: RED, YELLOW, BLUE.
SECONDARY COLORS: ORANGE, GREEN, VIOLET.
INTERMEDIATE COLORS: RED-VIOLET, BLUE-VIOLET, BLUE-GREEN, YELLOW-GREEN, YELLOW-ORANGE, RED-ORANGE.
2. Place the objects in a circle, in color wheel order: RED, RED-VIOLET, VIOLET, BLUE-VIOLET, BLUE, BLUE-GREEN, GREEN, YELLOW-GREEN, YELLOW, YELLOW-ORANGE, ORANGE, RED-ORANGE.
3. When you're done take a picture and send to Mrs. George if you'd like to- I'd love to see your color wheels! :)
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Look for PRIMARY COLORS: RED, YELLOW, BLUE.
SECONDARY COLORS: ORANGE, GREEN, VIOLET.
INTERMEDIATE COLORS: RED-VIOLET, BLUE-VIOLET, BLUE-GREEN, YELLOW-GREEN, YELLOW-ORANGE, RED-ORANGE.
2. Place the objects in a circle, in color wheel order: RED, RED-VIOLET, VIOLET, BLUE-VIOLET, BLUE, BLUE-GREEN, GREEN, YELLOW-GREEN, YELLOW, YELLOW-ORANGE, ORANGE, RED-ORANGE.
3. When you're done take a picture and send to Mrs. George if you'd like to- I'd love to see your color wheels! :)
[email protected]