Grade 8,10, Advanced/AP March 28-April 1, 2011

Last week there was a hush in the art room as students concentrated on learning to control the brush and their attention to create peaceful scenes of the nature. Bamboo stalks and leaves with small lizards and spiders hiding among them and butterflies and dragon flies hovering over them. This week students will have the opportunity to continue developing their Sumi-e brush skills. At the same time they will continue working on their projects in process.

Grade 8 will start painting their Story Book Characters

Grade 10 will begin working on their illustrated journal and may return to their Altered Book project.

Advanced and AP students complete their digital portfolios for submission to the AP Board and will begin to explore polymer clay sculpting and may return to their altered book project.

Advanced - AP Art - March 21-25, 2011

This week all of our Discovery School art classes are practicing the art of Sumi-e painting. This unique Japanese art uses only four brush strokes to express all of the shapes and forms in the universe. It was built on the knowledge ancient Japanese scholars brought back from China. They developed an art form that reflects Japanese culture and philosophy. This art requires complete control of mind and brush. Because of this it is often used as a way for the artist to enter a peaceful, meditative or prayerful state. Our classes are practicing this art as a way of showing their respect and concern for the Japanese people. Works from each student will be put together in a scroll to be sent to the Japanese Embassy.

Parents are invited to stop by the art room anytime during the day and either observe or participate in this project.

Advanced and AP students are completing their complex compositions and also practicing their Sumi-e skills.

Grade 10 - March 21-25, 2011

This week all of our Discovery School art classes are practicing the art of Sumi-e painting. This unique Japanese art uses only four brush strokes to express all of the shapes and forms in the universe. It was built on the knowledge ancient Japanese scholars brought back from China. They developed an art form that reflects Japanese culture and philosophy. This art requires complete control of mind and brush. Because of this it is often used as a way for the artist to enter a peaceful, meditative or prayerful state. Our classes are practicing this art as a way of showing their respect and concern for the Japanese people. Works from each student will be put together in a scroll to be sent to the Japanese Embassy.

Parents are invited to stop by the art room anytime during the day and either observe or participate in this project.

Grade 10 students will practice their sumi-e skills and complete their portrait Unit.

Grade 8 - March 21-25, 2011

This week all of our Discovery School art classes are practicing the art of Sumi-e painting. This unique Japanese art uses only four brush strokes to express all of the shapes and forms in the universe. It was built on the knowledge ancient Japanese scholars brought back from China. They developed an art form that reflects Japanese culture and philosophy. This art requires complete control of mind and brush. Because of this it is often used as a way for the artist to enter a peaceful, meditative or prayerful state. Our classes are practicing this art as a way of showing their respect and concern for the Japanese people. Works from each student will be put together in a scroll to be sent to the Japanese Embassy. Parents are invited to stop by the art room anytime during the day and either observe or participate in this project.

Congratulations to Victoria Glynn and Catalina Correa Gontreras for being selected to represent your grade and Discovery school in the ABSH art exhibit this Saturday at Del Campo School.

Students will continue their work on their story book character sculpture as well as practice their sumi-e painting.

Advanced - AP Art - March 14-18, 2011

This is the last week of the third quarter. Advanced and AP students are completing the complex composition inspired by Durer’s Melancholia I. Next week AP students will compile their digital portfolios and select the items to be sent to the College Board for evaluation.

Grade 10 - March 14-18, 2011

The final phase of the unit on portraiture is nearing completion. Using distortion students are creating caricatures of themselves. They are also using stipple as their method of rendering.

Grade 8 - March 14 - 18, 2011

Eighth graders continue to develop their papier-mâché book characters for the elementary library. Most of the armatures are completed and soon they will be adding features and painting the surface.

Advanced - AP Art - March 7-11, 2011

This week students are completing their preliminary study for the complex composition based on Durer’s Melancholia I. Each composition is developing into an expression of the individual artist’s personality.

Grade 10 - March 7-11, 2011

Can you recognize these people? Who owns the eye from last week’s blog entry?
This week we will continue to develop our distorted self portraits.

Grade 8 - March 7-11, 2011

The underwater seascapes have been completed. Students leaned about mixing colors with complements and how to use graded washes to give the illusion of three dimensionality.

They have selected their story book characters and this week will continue to build the armatures for their sculptures.