April 25, Monday

• Clean out WATERCOLOR palette and return.
• Work on creating your environment on your Canvas Panel.
• Artist Homework is due on Tuesday, April 26th.
• Folder Check on Wednesday.
• Pre-Planning Journal Pages due on Wednesday, April 26th.

DP4 -- Pre-Planning for next project is PAST DUE!!

April 25 - 29

• Monday: Begin creating the environment for the the Studio Project. Due Date for the Pre-Planning will be set.
• Tuesday: Work on environment. When environment is complete, then you will begin making three thumbnails for the final piece within your journal using tracing paper over your environment. Artist Homework is due! New assignment will be given. 
• Wednesday: Work on thumbnails and begin working the Studio Project.
• Thursday: Detailed list of supplies is due in your folder for a folder check.
• Friday: work on Studio Project.

DP4 - you should be working on your next painting project. Your Pre-Planning is due prior to beginning the project.

Tuesday, April 19

DUE TODAY: Studio Project - Watercolor Still Life and Artist Homework

• Work on creating an environment using your brainstorm list. It needs to have both color and shape.
• This environment will be used in your final project.

Artist Homework Assignment #2

DP2 & DP4 Homework Assignment

Due Tuesday, April 26th

Complete the following in your journal – no page activation is required.

Love of Artist’s Life (50 points)

· Use the artist given to you in class. You need to provide the following information clearly and in complete sentences.

· Just as we are all influenced by the people we surround ourselves with, so too do all artists find the tangled web of lobe a large influence in their work.

· Find who, who all, or what your artist loved. Write about the person. Find two paintings that help to demonstrate this love. Explain how you can see this in the work.

· Make sure you title the work correctly with date and medium.

Monday, April 18

• Work on making the Background Activations for your Pre-Planning pages for the new project - expect to use at least four pages.


• Profile photos will be handed out in class.


• Due tomorrow --- Studio Project, Watercolor Still Life and Homework Research on Artist


• Postponed until Wednesday --- Post-Planning for WC Still Life.

DP4 - You should be working on your next personal painting project

Expressive self portraits

This power point was used to introduce Expressive Self-Portraits. Focus on the different types of environments or non-environments for each portrait. Notice the color palette of each artist. You will also see how different artists use multiple views.

Expressive self portraits

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Thursday, April 14

• Introduce Expressive Self-Portraits. Click here for the project sheet.


• Reviewed the project guidelines.


• Began self-portraits mini-labs for Pre-Planning Pages. Profile photos will be handed out in class tomorrow.

Due Dates to remember:

• Extra Credit Newspaper due by Wednesday, April 20.


• Watercolor Still Life, due Tuesday, April 19.


• Post-Planning for Watercolor Still Life, due Tuesday, April 19.


• Artist Information, due Tuesday, April 19.

Wednesday, April 15

• Work on Post-Planning and/or completing Watercolor Still Life - both are due by Tuesday, April 19th.


• All mid-point photos, end-point photos, and photos of the views of the still life are uploaded to their web albums. The links are the right. ---->


• Extra Credit: Bring in Recycled Newspaper from now until Wednesday, April 20.


• Folder Check is coming up next week. Get current.


• Artist Information Homework is due by Tuesday, April 19th.

Monday, April 11

Work on finishing up your still life painting. We will be working with the lights on for the next two days. Here are some tips on finishing:

• Use warm yellow ochre washes to make areas seem warmer.


• Use a thin pen line or a light pencil line to give areas more definition.


• Lift areas with a sponge that are too dark, don't forget to use watercolor paper to block the darker areas.


• Clean up the rubber cement.

Homework on Tuesday will be to research your artist you have chosen or fate choose for you.

April 11 - 15

DP 2 - Watercolor Still Life (Realism) and Expressive Self-Portraits

• Monday: Work on the final details of your watercolor painting. Due date for project will be set.
• Tuesday: Post-planning pages for your watercolor still life. Artist assignments for weekly homework.
• Wednesday: Introduce next project. Begin working on self-portrait mini-labs.
• Thursday: Work on Pre-planning for self-portrait.
• Friday: Work on Pre-planning for self-portrait. 

DP4 - Your current personal painting project is due. You will begin your next painting project when you finish this work. Follow the same cycle as the last project. Home project is to draw a bike from different points of view - at least 5 different drawings 8x6.

Homework: For the artist you have chosen, or fate has chosen for you. Research and the following information and complete it in your journal. Due on Tuesday, April 19.

o   Title with the artist’s name

o   Dates of birth and death

o   Place of birth and country where most of his/her work was completed

o   Describe the style of the artist in aesthetic qualities – imitationalism (realism), emotionalism, or formalism (concerned with principles of design &/or elements of art). Explain how you can see this in his/her work.

o   Three of his/her best works. Make sure you include title, medium (what it is made from), and date under each work. Print them about 3” x 5”.