October 25, 2011 Grade 9

Grade 9 students will continue to work on sketchbook experiments in color. These experiments will serve as references for future color compositions. They will also be doing some sketchbook assignments as homework starting next week. Assignments will be given on Tuesday November 1 and will be turned in on Friday November 4. If you have not purchased your sketchbook please do so this week. The cost is 250 L. This book will be used in grade ten art and in AP art in grade 11/12.

October 18, 2011 Advanced Placement (AP)

This week we will be reviewing color theory. Students will also report on their Concentration and we will discuss the section on Breadth. Our goal is to complete a minimum of 8 works this quarter and enter them in our digital portfolios.

October 18, 2011 Grade 10

Last week grade 10 students discussed experiments for the coming quarter. We made a list of projects and processes they were interested in. They liked the process the ninth grade experimented with in their study of the hand. So, the first of their experiements will be a study of the hand using Durer’s Device. This is a study of proportion and values.

October 18, 2011 Grade 9

Grade 9
Sketchbook – Workbook
Students will bring their sketchbooks to class. They will begin exploring color theory. They will look at intensity, value, hue, and how one color affects another color. They will create a color wheel and note the different ways to “control” color by creating a palette. They will use these color experiments and references in future compositions.

October 10, 2011 Advanced Placement (AP)

The AP students will begin working in color. They will start by reviewing the materials and processes used in painting. They will first focus on water color. Students will experiment with different surfaces or grounds and will work on developing basic techniques for handling liquid mediums. They will practice the following: flat wash, graded wash, mixing and glazing. They will apply these techniques to a composition based on their juxtapostion work.

Students should be working in their sketchbooks, developing ideas for their concentration pieces.

October 10, 2011 Grade 10

Grade 10 students are ready to work on their culminating landscape experiment. Using the information and images they have gather the past week they will create a multi media composition of a "view from the art room".

October 10, 2011 Grade 9

This week students will continue to work on developing their drawing skills. They will continue to add tonal rendering, values and accent lines to their still life composition of pastas.