Advanced Art / AP - Advanced Placement art 11/12 , November 22-24, 2010

Students are continuing to work on preliminary drawings focusing on a theme or on an area of concentration. They have experimented with acrylic paints in their altered books and on canvass board. Now they will work "dry" with graphite, prisma color pencils and with pastel pencils.

Grade 10 November 22-24, November 29, - December 3, 2010

Grade 10 Students are looking at the work of the Surrealists, especially Salvador Dali. They will complete some exercises using techniques like juxtaposition to create their own surrealist compositions.

Grade 9 November 22-24, and November 29-December 3, 2010

Grade nine students are making good progress on both their 3D Logo Designs and their Altered Book Project. They will continue working on these projects through December 3.

Grade 11/12 Advanced / AP Art November 15-18, 2010

Advanced Art students are finishing their surreal landscapes this week. They will also have time to work on Activity 3 - ten preliminary drawings based on their area of concentration.


Students are reminded of homework assignments due November 12, 22 and 29.

Activity 3 is due December 7.

Grade 10 November15-18, 2010

Last week we finished the first part of our art history "survey" and established a timeline around the studio.

The class helped me prepare for the upcoming teacher workshop by experimenting with a variety of modeling materials. It was too much fun, measuring, mixing then squishing and squeezing.

Next week we will begin a unit on surrealism. We will take a close look at The Hallucinogenic Toreador by Salvador Dali. Then we will look at other surrealist artists. Then we will experiement with our own surreal compositions.

Grade 9 November 15-18, 2010

Grade 9 students continue to work on two projects. The 3D Logo designs are taking shape and several have already moved from two dimensions to three.



Progress is also being made on the altered book project. More and more beautiful pages are being created.



Effective use of time is an important objective for both of these projects. Learning to work independently and to set your own pace is a challenge for some of our students.

Grade 11/12 Advanced / AP Art November 8-12, 2010

Students have completed their first studio assignment and will begin their next exercise this week. They will take a close look at Surrealism and then compose a landscape in the style of the Surrealists.

Thanks to those students who are getting their home work and activity assignments in on time.

Home work assignments due November 8, 15,22,29 – six pen and ink drawings ¼ page – artist’s choice. Students will earn two grades for this work - a grade for participation and a grade for composition and skill.

Activity 1 - November 10 – two concentration worksheets with 12 thumbnails
Activity 2 - November 24 – 3 altered book pages –
investigations of possible concentration
Activity 3 – December 10 – 10 concentration preliminary drawings

Grade 10 November 8-12, 2010

This week we will begin studying the “Birth of Art”. Students will draw a timeline around the perimeter of the studio. We will look at art history in relation to world history.

Even though a few students are still finishing their mask projects we thought you would like to see what we have been doing the past few weeks. Grade 10 students pose with masks on, in front of the library mural.

Grade 9 November 8-12, 2010

Grade nine students are continuing their two projects – the altered book and the 3D logo design. We thought you might like a glimpse of how we have been changing old discarded books into works of art.

Eat your cereal! Save those boxes! We still need additional cereal box cardboard for our 3D logo designs.