June 11th

Today you will pull out your eight objects sheet and begin your final. For those who were absent or didn't finish their sheet, you can use my pre-made one for the final. After we will be cleaning our cubbies out and then enjoying some treats I brought from the store.  It has been an adventure these past six months and I thank you for being apart of it!

June 8th

Not many of you started the mini project, so lets make sure we do today! I will have the instructions on the screen. Lets prepare for our final! Examples:

From May 28, 2012

From May 28, 2012

June 7th

A lot of you are finished with the non-objective project, so I will give directions for the new assignment today in class. Don't freak out, this mini project will help you on the final! Click here for instructions. If you didn't finish your non objective today is the last in class day to work on it. You will have to take it home or work on it before or after class.

Excellent blending with the colored pencils!

From May 28, 2012

From May 28, 2012

From May 28, 2012

June 6th

Today is the last day to work on the non-objective colored pencil/India ink project. Seniors, it is due today! Congratulations seniors you are finished, my gift to you... NO FINAL! For those who get finished we are beginning a mini-project which will help you with your final. This includes searching for 8 images of OBJECTS from the magazine stack.

Wonderfully diverse projects turned in so far!

From May 28, 2012

From May 28, 2012

From May 28, 2012

From May 28, 2012

June 5th

Keep working on those non-objective sillohettes. The two turned in today look fabulous. If you are finished come talk to me about starting the next project which will tie into your final!

From May 28, 2012

June 4th

What else could be done with silhouettes? Today's artist attacks this question with toe nail scissors!

June 1st

A lot of you are ready to place the India ink on your silhouettes. Lets practice together and then begin placing it on your own project!

May 31st

Keep up the good work! Today we will be continuing with our colored pencil project. For those who finish early, come find me and I can give you the instructions for the next project.

May 30th

Wonderfully creative non-objective drawings so far! Remember when you begin with the colored pencils your entire composition needs to be in color, rich layered colors. I will demo this in class. If you are absent feel free to email or come talk to me about using the nice prisma colors.

May 29th

I'm so glad to be back! Ms. Gilmour tells me that you are still working on your objective silhouettes, I am excited to see everyone's drawings. Lets look at an artists today who makes a living at making silhouettes as well as fashion merchandising, there are careers out there that support these artistic talents!

May 21st-26th

Unfortunately I will be gone this week teaching math at a local middle school to finish my masters degree. Ms. Gilmour will have project instructions in class. If you are absent feel free to email Ms. Gilmour or talk to her the following day before class. Hope your week goes well! See you next Monday!

I came in and graded some work, nice job so far!

From April 5, 2012

From April 5, 2012

From April 5, 2012

From April 5, 2012

From April 5, 2012

May 17th-18th

I am really sick and unable to make it to class today, my apologies. Mrs. GIlmour will be taking over and helping you guys put the finishing touches on your 2pt perspective drawings. Have a great weekend and I will see you all soon, can't wait to see your final pieces!

May 16th

Today's warm up activity will consist of watching me demo colored pencils on our final project. If you are absent please come talk to me before or after class. Today the goal is  to have your final image transferred to a new piece of paper (so we don't see your horizon or orthogonal lines).

May 15th

Check out today's warm up! Whats wrong with the perspective? Is everything receding into space? After our discussion we will continue working on our 2pt perspective drawings.

May 14th

After reviewing your sketchbooks I see that the majority of the class is right on with 1pt perspective, however there are a lot of students who are struggling with 2pt perspective. I have come up with a helper warm up which you can find below. I want everyone to practice triangles, squares, rectangles, and shapes with holes in them. Don't stress, 2pt perspective is tricky but we will all get the hang of it!

From April 8, 2012

May 11th

Great sketches with the 1pt perspective yesterday! Today we are moving right along to 2pt perspective, this can be much more fun and challenging. Complete the step by step warm up to get you familiar with the project at hand, trust me it will help you!

Rough draft: