Grade 10 janaury 23-28, 2011

This week students will conitnue working on their graphic designs and apply tape transfers to their Shakespeare play poster. Then they will begin designing the English only poster for elementary area classrooms.

Advanced/AP Art Janaury 24-28, 2011

Independent study continues. Illustration board, water color paper, and painting surfaces are avaiable for your purchase. Prepare for Critique Friday. Check on your progress.

Grade 8 January 24-28, 2011

This week we will complete the tonal rendering of your "critter", the stuffed animal you brought from home. Then we will transfer the skills you developed in this lesson to a complex still life of plants and flowers. We will be exploring methods of drawing with charcoal.

Advanced Placement Art 11/12 January 18-21, 2011

All Students have completed their Independent Study Plan for their Area of Concentration and will begin implementing some of the processes and exercises they will be doing over the next few weeks. The studio exercise this week will be expressive figure and/or portrait drawing with a brush.

We will be looking at a variety of "grounds" or surfaces on which to work. We will look at a variety of illustration boards, water color papers and canvasses. Students will be able to purchase these from the art department.


Our First Critique day will be Friday January 28. We will be inviting Mr. Warren and Mr. Vincent to join us as we take a close look at new work and work in progress. Remember the art studio is open every Tuesday afternoon until 4:15 for those who want to work. Saturday Studio days will be announced next week.

Reminder - Journal entries should be made every school day reflecting on your work. In addition you should complete at least one 15 minute drawing daily. Sketchbook/Journals should be brought to class every day.

Grade 10 Visual Arts January 18-21, 2011

Another great Lock-In Experience! Congratulations to our 10th graders who were up late Thursday night working on the library rainforest mural. Lots of progress was made. They added more plants to the environment and began adding creatures, birds, butterflies, insects and the jaguar. There is still more to come. The mural will be a great tool for reinforcing student learning about the Honduran rainforest.

Thanks to all of the parents who provided extra transportation and good things for the snack table. Thanks to Mr. Carlos E. our librarian for joining in the process and accomodating our painting mess and to art teachers Mr. Warren and Mr. Vincent who along with parent volunteer chaperone Scarlet (Ignacio's mother) stayed through the night.

This week we will continue with our unit on graphic design by designing and creating posters for our clients William Shakespeare and Ms Debra Giles. Students will be implementing the tape transfer technique for lettering layout. Some may begin painting their posters.

Grade 8 Visual Arts January 18-21, 2011

Grade eight students will be exploring the five perceptual skills of drawing this week. Our first subject will be a soft toy or stuffed animal. Our objective is to use a #2 pencil, powdered graphite and kneaded eraser to create values and accent lines that will create the illusion of three dimensions in the spheres, cylinders and cones that make up our subjects form.

Advanced Placement Art 11/12 January 5-14, 2011

This semester students will be starting their Independent Study in their chosen area of concentration. We have started writing our Independent Study Plans and will begin implementing them this week. Students will be identifying supplies they will need and steps they will need to take to explore their ideas.

Remember Open Studio is available every Tuesday afterschool - parent permission forms are by the door - if you need extra time or help.