Jason 7/14

I've been progressing through the drawing pages and have found that I am renewing my skills with time. This is the first drawing I did:

And these are the two latest:

I am also experimenting with styles of gradient with the lines. All of these are continuous line contours (overlapping means inner and outer, right?) as I did in Mrs. Shepp's class. I'm paying more attention to the overall shape of the object, and I think that last hand might capture it better than filling in more as in the previous one. I also wrote brief reflections after each drawing...

I've also done some weaving, but I don't have photos of those pieces yet. I think I'll have to use the printer at school and retroactively place some images in my IWB...

CONGRATULATIONS!

CONGRATULATIONS!

IB SCORES JUST IN!  

We are so proud of all of you!

GREAT JOB!

YAHOO!

Art galleries on the internet

Check out this link, where PBS "Ideas" channel examines the traditional gallery vs. internet galleries that use internet resources to make groundbreaking art. It's 2.5 minutes.

http://www.pbs.org/arts/gallery/idea-channel-season1/idea-channel-s1e9-browser-art/

Hey everyone! My name is Kes, and theses are a couple pieces of my work done over the past couple of years. The first is abstract, done in acrylic paint. It's one of my personal favorites because to me, it's very serene. The second is a still life of an orange done in chalk pastel, a school assaignment. Lastly, my own pencil drawing of an eye. Hope you like them, and I can't wait to meet you all!

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Happy summer!
Ms. Wilson

06/15 - Maggie


Hello I am Maggie Adair and these are my two observational drawings. I am currently with my grandmother and these are two things that remind me of her. Her favorite tea is Mint and this is her favorite cane out of the many that she has bought all over the world.

My Grandmother's Cane



Cup of Tea

I am also working with photography with nature and capturing many different movements within plants or animals. I will upload photos to the blog once I have gotten the photos! :)

Jason 6/15

Hello. I am Jason, and this is my introduction. I am starting the first year of IB Art as a senior. So far, I have started my IWB with the biography... Hopefully I can get supplies soon.

06/15

Here are two observational drawing:

Cup

shoe

This is one of the proposal of my thematic study next year: 

Influenced by David Hockney, I want to try to do a photograph project like he did.

ILLUSTRATED: the process of illustration

This blog is written by professional illustrator Steven Belledin.   On this page you will find a 14 day sequence, from start to finish, of a recent painting.  His illustrations are accompanied by thoughtful musings on his process.

Click here for an animated gif of the sequence.

ART from coffee stains!

Read this inspirational article about a young artist who manipulates coffee, as well as other interesting media, to create her original work.
http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/1h0FUQ/inhabitat.com/hong-yi-paints-an-incredible-portrait-using-coffee-stains/

Left Brain/ Right Brain

from Warholian.com via fb....

luscious example of multiples

Kim Froshin , 2010
media: acrylic, ink, collaged papers,playing cards , dry pigment, pencils,on heavy illustration board mounted to archival board
size :32"x 32"

Clovers & Hearts: Spring Cokework

Photographing Your Work and Preparing your IB Exhibit

Click here to understand what NOT to do when photographing art work.   (There are also some interesting examples of student art.)

Click here for examples of IB Art Exhibits.

Color Scheme Designer!

http://colorschemedesigner.com/

Yo Tak's Exhibit: critical analysis

Food for Thought

Yesterday this was my quote of the day on my whiteboard:

"A camera is truly a license to explore."   Jerry Uelsmann

Pingree '12 saw that, and then read me this quote from his phone (from his art history class) :

"The quality of the photographic image depends not on the camera, but on the choices made by the artist who uses it."  

When I arrived this morning Siegle '13 had added this third quote to the board:

"A photographer went to a socialite party in NY.  As he entered the front door, the host said 'I love your pictures- they're wonderful; you must have a fantastic camera.'  He said nothing until dinner was finished, then: 'That was a wonderful dinner; you must have a terrific stove.'"   Sam Haskins

What do you think?

These are my observational drawing over the summer. The right piece is drawing of my motocycle which is posted.

I tried new things during summer. I have been making models. It was harder to make them than I thought. The motorcycle is made out of the metals and the other two is make out of plastics. I had to put every pieces together with glue.

I did a media study of Monet's "Bridge over pond of water lillies" completely out of Sharpie. I though it was a new and interesting media to study. I love this painting and Monet's work. I think his use of vibrating brush strokes and impressionism is amazing. another thing i love about him is how his brush strokes depict the fluctuations of light. And also how his paintings evoke a sense of immediacy.

I did a media study of Degas "Ballerinas" using charcoal. It was so much fun to use and i like to get messy when i do art. When i saw this painting, it evoked a sense of mystery as well as tranquility.

I did an observational drawing of my dad while he was sleeping. He just underwent surgery and i was taking care of him while my mom was in New York. He fell asleep so i decided to draw him. I think it came out well.

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I did a painting of "the Scream". I used water colors. I really tried to match the colors exactly. I tried to use different strokes as well.
<--- I did an observational drawings of my friend Ashley. She was actually sleeping while i did this. We had a movie night and she passed out on the couch. I couldn't help but take the opportunity to draw her.