ART@FPD: 2015

Wednesday, December 9, 2015

Art Two - Drawing ideas for details

See below a few ideas about things you could draw in your shapes. These were all done in pencil.

Tuesday, December 8, 2015

AP Art - Friday sketch list

AP & Art 3 sketchbook assignments – due on Friday

FULL page copy of a masterwork. Include the name of the artist, dates of life, country of origin, title and date on the back.

August 21 (2D) Edvard Munch (3D) Maria Martinez (pottery)

August 28 (2D) Paul Gauguin (3D) Rodin

September 4 (2D) Francis Bacon (3D) Constantin Brancusi

September 11 (2D) Georgia O’Keeffe (3D) Giovanni Bernini

September 18 (2D) Edgar Degas (3D) Claes Oldenburg

September 25 (2D) Janet Fish (3D) Donatello

October 2 (2D) Pierre-Auguste Renior (3D) Henry Moore

October 16 (2D) Peter Paul Rubens (3D) Henri Matisse

October 23 (2D) Paul Cezanne (3D) Eva Hesse

October 30 (2D) Marc Chagall (3D) Yayoi Kusama

November 6 (2D) Michelangelo (3D) Michelangelo

November 13 (2D) Vincent van Gogh (3D) Magdalena Abakanowicz

November 20 (2D) Raphael (3D) Edmonia Lewis

December 4 (2D) Diego Velasquez (3D) Umberto Boccioni

December 11 (2D) Rembrandt van Rijn (3D) Naum Gabo

FULL page drawing inspired by the imagery and/or style of the masterwork. Include the name of the artist, country, title and dates on the back.

January 8 (2D) Franz Marc (3D) Alberto Giacometti

January 15 (2D) Jean-Michel Basquiat (3D) Barbara Hepworth

January 22 (2D) Pablo Picasso (3D) Pablo Picasso

January 29 (2D) Gustav Klimt (3D) Fernando Botero

February 5 (2D) Francisco de Goya (3D) David Smith

February 12 (2D) Caravaggio (3D) Louis Bourgeois

February 26 (2D) Edward Hopper (3D) Jacques Lipchitz

March 4 (2D) Wassily Kandinsky (3D) Anish Kapoor

March 11 (2D) Salvador Dali (3D) Rachel Whiteread

March 18 (2D) Mary Cassatt (3D) Jean Arp

April 15 (2D) Peter Paul Rubens (3D) Alexander Calder

April 22 (2D) Willem de Kooning (3D) Duane Hanson

April 29 (2D) Frida Kahlo (3D) Marcel Duchamp

May 6 – AP Exam

Art One - Monet and Fish

Look at the work below by French artist Claude Monet and the American artist Janet Fish. Both paint light and have a great sense of color. Which work do you like the best and why?

Claude Monet

Janet Fish

Wednesday, December 2, 2015

Art Two - Watercolor

What do you think of the watercolors below by Ralph Goings? He is an American Photorealist painter. Yes. It's a painting!

Ceramics - Teapots

Here are some great teapot examples. Which do you like or not like?

Offspring Teapot, Handmade Stoneware Teapot, Ceramic Teapot

Handmade Stoneware Pottery By Mike Paluska - teapot

Click the link below to watch the video. It is a GREAT (and very, very interesting - I promise) video about color and culture.
What do you think? What comment in the video stood out to you? Your comment must be about the video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nX0DHd5QNS8

Wednesday, November 18, 2015

Art Two - Watercolor Examples

See a variety of watercolor paintings below. Which is your favorite and why?

Ceramics - Nativity

Art One - American and French artists

Which of the artists that we looked at is your favorite and why?

Wednesday, November 11, 2015

ALL ART classes - extra credit

If you would like extra credit, turn in one of the following to benefit the Boys and Girls Club families.

Items are due Friday, November 13. I will not accept late items.

6 cans of vegetables
3 boxes of instant mashed potatoes
6 boxes of cornbread mix
3 boxes of stuffing
2 jars of gravy
6 boxes of mac and cheese
3 cake or brownie mixes
$15 grocery gift card for a turkey

Extra points will be added to your Blog average.

Ceramics - wheel throwing

Don't forget you have a second wheel thrown piece due for Quarter Two. This piece will be graded on its merits and not just completion. It will need to be an even, thickness that is not too heavy, and it also need to have a trimmed foot. Go back and watch the videos about throwing on the wheel if you feel like you need it. OK?