If you are currently enrolled in Painting 1 this is where you will find details on class assignments. Remember that assignment deadlines are always posted to the Google Calendar Tab.
Assignments Sheets are posted here along with the description for each unit.
Assignments Sheets are posted here along with the description for each unit.
Week of January 5 - 9 plus the 12th
Tuesday: Work on your final free choice painting. Due the day of the exam, fully rendered. If completed please work on the exam paper. Make sure your late, missing and incomplete assignments are turned in by Thursday at the latest.
Thursday: Work on your final free choice painting. Due the day of the exam, fully rendered. If completed please work on the exam paper. Make sure your late, missing and incomplete assignments are turned in by Friday at the latest. Today is the last day to turn in any late, missing or incomplete assignments. Will not accept work after today. Monday 1-12-15 Work on your final free choice color painting. Due the day of the exam, fully rendered. If completed please work on the exam paper. Remember the exam paper must be printed. The Exam day is not a work day and there will be no time to run and print your paper. If you don't have it you will receive no credit for the paper. OPEN MAC LAB & ART STUDIO TIME in Room 113/114: Tuesday January 6, 2:45 - 4:30 Wednesday January 7 2:45 -4:30 Thursday January 8 2:45-3:30 Monday January 12 2:45 -4:30 Tuesday January 13 2:45 -4:30 Week of December 15 - 19
Learning Target: Create and Plan a
unique free choice painting that illustrates realistic color and
rendering, while developing a complex composition and concept. Apply
knowledge of color theory and media techniques to paintings.
Monday: Get started on Free Choice paintings. All written proposals and sketchbook thumbnails were due last week. If using watercolors all supplies will be on the cart by the paper-cutter. If using canvas you will find canvas in the back cabinet near the mac lab windows. Wednesday and Friday: Studio work days to continue with final free choice project. Week of December 8 - 12
Learning Target: Create and Plan a unique free choice painting that illustrates realistic color and rendering, while developing a complex composition and concept. Apply knowledge of color theory and media techniques to paintings. Develop an understanding of watercolor media.
Tuesday: Introduction to Watercolor media. Experiment with watercolor crayons, pencils and paints to develop an awareness of media. Complete several sketchbook practice assignments to try the technique. Mrs. Bjork's Pinboard on Watercolors Thursday: Finish one day painting with water color media working from observation. Free Choice Proposal is due today. Make sure you have the following:
Week of December 1 - 5
Create and Plan a unique self portrait that illustrates realistic color and rendering and also gets at who you are as a person. Apply knowledge of proportion and color theory to paintings. Present and Respond to self portraits through verbal and written critique process.
Monday: Continue working on self portrait paintings. Wednesday: Continue working on self portrait paintings. Make sure you have a typed and printed artist statement for next class. Friday: Critique of Self Portrait Paintings. http://www.pinterest.com/bellafiore3/paintings/ Week of November 24-25
Create and Plan a unique self portrait that illustrates realistic color and rendering and also gets at who you are as a person. Apply knowledge of proportion and color theory to paintings.
Monday: Studio work days to develop your self portrait. Be sure you are meeting the criteria of the assignment including realistic proportions, colors and rendering. Self Portrait is due for critique on Wednesday, December 3rd. Week of November 17 - 21
Learning Target: Create and Plan a
unique self portrait that illustrates realistic color and rendering and
also gets at who you are as a person. Apply knowledge of proportion
and color theory to paintings.
Tuesday and Thursday: Studio work days to develop your self portrait. Be sure you are meeting the criteria of the assignment including realistic proportions, colors and rendering. Make sure your thumbnails and features sketches have been turned in for grading. Self Portrait is due for critique on Wednesday, December 3rd. Week of November 10 - 14
Learning Target: Create and Plan a unique self portrait that illustrates realistic color and rendering and also gets at who you are as a person. Apply knowledge of proportion and color theory to paintings.
Tuesday: Meet with Mrs. Bjork and show sketchbook studies from self guided Self Portrait presentation. Get sketches onto canvas to plan self portrait painting. Thursday: Painting demo on skin tones and other self portrait technique ideas. Reminders about color theory. Get started on self portrait painting. Due for critique on Wednesday December 3rd. Week of November 3 - 7
Learning Target: Create
a retro, art deco inspired Super Heroes poster using strong bold
shapes and colors dynamic diagonals. Compose your idea with a strong
awareness of positive and negative space. The concept should involve
everyday acts of heroism as your inspiration. This can be funny or
serious. You decide.
Present and Respond to peer paintings through the written and oral critique process. Monday: Painting last day to work on Everyday Super Heroes Paintings. Wednesday: Critique of Everyday Super Heroes paintings. We will hang our work in the gallery and atrium for the opening of the Drama Production of Lend Me A Tenor. Friday: Watch and take notes from the embedded instructional video on self portraits in Painting. READ THE EMBEDDED ASSIGNMENT SHEET CAREFULLY
Week of October 27 - 31
Learning Target: Create a retro, art deco inspired Super Heroes poster using strong bold shapes and colors dynamic diagonals. Compose your idea with a strong awareness of positive and negative space. The concept should involve everyday acts of heroism as your inspiration. This can be funny or serious. You decide.
Tuesday: Studio work day on poster designs. Continue painting. Due for critique Wednesday, November 5th Thursday: Studio work day on poster designs. Continue painting. Due for critique Wednesday, November 5th Week of October 20 - 24
Learning Target: Create a retro, art deco inspired Super Heroes poster using strong bold shapes and colors dynamic diagonals. Compose your idea with a strong awareness of positive and negative space. The concept should involve everyday acts of heroism as your inspiration. This can be funny or serious. You decide.
Monday: Continue Planning your Everyday Superheroes Poster painting. How will you interpret this?
Friday: Studio work day on poster designs. Continue painting. Due for critique Tuesday November 5th |
ExamsAssignment Description: Final Exam
You will present your selective portfolio to the class. It will consist of what you consider to be your top 3 Paintings created during this semester. Your final free choice must be one of these! After the exam you will take your portfolio and sketchbook home unless I’ve asked to keep something to be photographed or put in a future exhibit. The presentation will include two components: written paper and oral presentation of the actual works of art. Click the button below to download the Exam Details. Semester One Exam Schedule Art Department Rubric
The two embedded files are the rubric we use in Art. You are welcome to download these to your own directory.
Rubric Spreadsheet Rubric IT'S CLEAR artist statement Art Inspirations
The links shared here are meant to inspire your drawing skills or your creativity. Check them out for ideas on how to improve or just to be amazed and of course, have fun!
Interactive Websites: Artisan Cam Flash Face Police Sketch Art Jackson Pollack Dripping Site Keith Haring Coloring Book Light Brite Mondrian Compositions Meet Matisse Picasso Head Pysko Paint SumoPaint Scribbler This is Sand Van Gogh Mark Making Abstract Art Maker The Sistine Chapel (takes a while to load) Other Links You Might Like The Sketchbook Project Moleskine Drawing Journals, Apps and More Scholastic Art and Writing Winners The Artfuls-Illustrators Sketchbooks Trendland Art Mesh Portraits....AMAZING! Sidewalk Chalk Illusions Realistic Angry Birds Mind-blowing Realistic Paintings Art History Links Famous Painters Vincent Van Gogh SFO MOMA-Modern Art Smart Art History- Khan Academy Week of October 13 - 17Learning Target: Create a series of studies and a finished painting that express the science, theory and psychology behind color. Interpret 2-dimensional space through color, shape and repetition, while creating an abstract work of art. Connect and Respond to peer's abstract paintings through written and verbal critique process. Tuesday: Critique of abstract paintings. Have a printed artist statement that explains how you met the criteria. Use the IT'S CLEAR rubric at right. Make sure your painting is finished or close to finished for this critique. Thursday: Finish off abstract paintings based on critique comments and turn in for grading. Introduction to new unit on Every Day Super Heroes full color poster designs. Learning Target: Create a retro, art deco inspired Super Heroes poster using strong bold shapes and colors dynamic diagonals. Compose your idea with a strong awareness of positive and negative space. The concept should involve everyday acts of heroism as your inspiration. This can be funny or serious. You decide.
Week of October 6 - 10
Learning Target:
Create a series of studies and a finished painting that express the science, theory and psychology behind color. Interpret 2-dimensional space through color, shape and repetition, while creating an abstract work of art. Monday- Studio work day to continue with abstract color paintings. Wednesday-Studio work day to continue with abstract color paintings. Friday-Studio work day to finish abstract paintings. If complete be sure to write an IT's Clear artist statement and have it printed and ready for critique next class. Critique of Abstract Paintings Tuesday, October 14th. Make sure you have a printed IT'S CLEAR artist statement for the critique. Week of September 29 - October 2
Learning Target:
Create a series of studies and a finished painting that express the science, theory and psychology behind color. Interpret 2-dimensional space through color, shape and repetition, while creating an abstract work of art. Monday: Turn in finished color wheels and complementary color tone scales with completed rubric. Develop a concept and compositions for the Abstract color project. Create full color thumbnails for color design project. Start designs. Use these links for research. Mrs. Bjork's Pinterest Board on Abstract Art Mrs. Bjork's Pinterest Board on Color Theory Mrs. Bjork's Pinterest Board on Color Conference to share your full color thumbnail planning sketches for the abstract art project. Begin paintings. Wednesday: Studio day to paint abstract color paintings. No class on Friday. Final Abstract Paintings Due on Tuesday, October 14 for critique. Week of September 22 - 26
Learning Target:
Create a series of studies and a finished painting that express the science, theory and psychology behind color. Interpret 2-dimensional space through color, shape and repetition, while creating an abstract work of art. Tuesday: Intro to color theory. Create color wheels using primary colors only to mix and blend. Create a tint, shade and tone bar as part of the exploration. Final day to turn in still life paintings is Thursday. Thursday: Turn in finished color wheels and complementary color tone scales. Develop a concept and compositions for the Abstract color project. Create thumbnails for color design project. Start designs. Mrs. Bjork's Pinterest Board on Abstract Art Mrs. Bjork's Pinterest Board on Color Theory Mrs. Bjork's Pinterest Board on Color Week of September 15 - 20
Monday & Wednesday: Painting of monochromatic still life. Make sure you've met the criteria.
1. Concept: What's your idea? How can you make your painting unique and interesting. 2. Composition: How will you design the 2-dimensional space of your painting? Make sure you have at least the minimum number of objects and an interesting background. 3. Craftsmanship: How will you use the media? How do you blend smoothly. Did you create a monochromatic painting? If you finish your painting work on your IT'S CLEAR artist statement. Typed and printed please! Friday: Critique of Monochromatic Still Life. Make sure you photograph your work and post to the NING or Google Community. Week of September 8 - 12
Tuesday and Thursday:
Work time to complete your monochromatic still life. The learning target is to Create a unique, complex composition that uses monochromatic color (one color + black and white to show value). Must have a minimum of 3 objects in the composition. Must show full value range of lights to mediums to dark tones. Goal is to realistically represent the still life and fill the page with your composition. Due Friday, September 19 for critique. September 2- 5
Wednesday:
This week we will begin our Monochromatic Still Life Paintings. You will be working from the still life set up in the room. Find a creative composition within the still life. You don't have to paint the entire thing. Things to remember for the still life:
Your thumbnails planning your painting are due Friday 9/5 at the start of class. Make sure you show them to me. Friday: Get started painting. Discuss color mixing, clean-up and care of brushes. Think about the 3 Cs of quality art making as you design your painting: 1. Concept: What's your idea? How can you make your painting unique and interesting. 2. Composition: How will you design the 2-dimensional space of your painting? Make sure you have the minimum number of objects and an interesting background. 3. Craftsmanship: How will you use the media? How do you blend smoothly creating tints and shades of the color chosen. Getting Started Day 1We will be setting up our online and in class room learning environment in the first days of class. You will want to bookmark the following:
Graffiti Art What is painting? What makes a painting good? What are the characteristics of a quality painting? Graffiti a board with your table team that answers those questions. Use words, colors and images to design. Make sure the artists from your table have tagged their names into the design. Check out my Pin Board on the topic for inspiration. http://pinterest.com/bellafiore3/street-art-and-graffiti/ Supplies For daily class you need your laptop and you also will need a sketchbook and number two pencil. The Sketchbook should have at least 50 pages and be book or spiral bound. 8.5" x 11" or 9" x 12" is a perfect size. We will be making portfolios the first day or so of class. |
