Sketchbook #2-5

Christmas! What images do you get when you hear that word? The nativity? A Christmas tree? Gifts? Food? Family? Sketch whatever the word Christmas means to you. You may have multiple images, but make sure you arrange artistically.

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Sketchbook #2-4

Choose an enclosed space such as a kitchen cabinet, a television, an oven, a refrigerator, in a drawer or closet. What human qualities do the objects in the enclosed space assume when no one is watching? Do the mustard bottles dance? Do the socks play cards? Fill your page with details…be sure and show the interior of the space as well as the objects. Make sure you have a focal point to the drawing and that your composition is strong. Use shading to make things appear to be three-dimensional.

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Sketchbook #2-3

Select a word that brings to mind a mental picture. Sketch what is brought to mind, and include the word somewhere on your page.

The word could be anything from summer, to love, to peace, to dry, to cozy, to salty. Pick a word, and draw what you think of.

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Sketchbook #2-2

“My hands are full of...” You are to make a drawing of your two hands holding something. It can be done in colored pencil or graphite. You must use 3-dimensional shading to create believable 3-dimensional form. Figure out where the light is coming from and make believable highlights and shadows.

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Sketchbook #2-1

One of Salvador Dali's most famous paintings, "The Persistence of Memory", depicts melting watches. Choose on object, and draw it melting.

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Term 2 Assignments

Please note that you have choices on which assignments to complete for term 2.

Art 10:
Essay – what is art?

Art Critique
Sketchbook
Parable Comic or Focus Drawing
Grid Distortion or O’Keefe Abstraction
Creation Handscape
Arcimboldo Portrait

Art 11: Essay – Ethical & Legal Consideration
Art Critique
Powerpoint Questions – Fascinating People
Choose 3 of the following:
Post-impressionist portrait
The Meaning of Lines
Matisse Portrait
Clues to a Life
Old Master / New Face

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Sketchbook #1-7

Divide a piece of paper into squares. Any amount from 4 - 16.

Find an everyday object in your house. In each of your squares, draw the object in a different way. You might try looking from a different angle, focusing in on one part, distorting the object, altering the colours, etc. Let your creative juices flow!!

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Sketchbook #1-6

Draw a pile of laundry waiting to get washed. Pay attention to the shades and tones of the colours, as well as the lines.

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Sketchbook #1-5

Size Distortion
Choose two ordinary objects at home which have a relationship to one another but are not the same size at all. (Like: the front door and a key -- or -- the refrigerator and an apple.)
Draw the two different sized objects as if they are the same size, and draw them so they have a new relationship at the new size. (So: the key is as big as the door in the new relationship, and can only lean upon it!)(So: the apple could be so big that it occupied the entire inside of the refrigerator!)
Be inventive! think up your own two related objects, and observe and draw their details carefully. Plan an interesting composition on the page.

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Sketchbook #1-4

Draw what you see in your cars rearview mirror. Include the mirror in your sketch. Make sure you develop the foreground as well as the background.

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Sketchbook #1-3

Draw a picture of a keyhole, extending out to the edges of your paper. Then draw what you may imagine may be through that keyhole.

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Sketchbook #1-2

Clues to your future - think about what you life may be like 10-15 years in the future. Draw a picture of what your bedroom could look like. In the picture, give clues to what kind of life you may have. Think about your job, family, daily life, economic status, etc. Think about the little details that you can include as hints. The bedroom should let the viewer know as many things about your possible future as you can think of.

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Sketchbook #1-1

The purpose of a sketchbook is to make you look harder at things, use your imagination, and explore ideas and techniques that interest, challenge, and stimulate you. You will find that practice does indeed pay off and your confidence and abilities will increase proportionately to the amount of effort and care you put into your work. Shading is expected, as are details. Use of coloured pencils or other materials like a pen and ink or your own favourites are fine! This is your place to experiment and grow!

Draw a word as the shape of an object, such as the word apple in the shape of an apple, or apples spelling out the word.

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Art 10 Term 1

Welcome to Art 10!

I hope you are looking forward to a fun, and creative year! Enjoy experimenting with different techniques and materials, and learning about the principles and elements of art!

You will find your assignments on the right hand side of this page. Each term you will complete: 
1. Written assignment of approximately 1 page
2. Art critique
3. Sketchbook activities. The sketchbook assignments will be posted at the beginning of the week.

This term your artistic assignments are:

1. Elements & Principles Booklet

Choose 2 of the following 5:
1. Texture boxes
2. Notan cut-outs
3. Contrast Chart
4. Paisley Patterns
5. Cubist hands

Choose 1 of the following 2:
1. Variety re-creation
2. Emphasis re-creation

You may submit your assignments by e-mail, or snail mail. All assignments are due at the end of term, but can be submitted at any time during the term.

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Art 11 Term 1

Welcome to Art 11!

I hope you are looking forward to a fun, and creative year! Enjoy learning about the messages and meanings in art!

You will find your assignments on the right hand side of this page. Each term you will complete: 
1. Written assignment of approximately 1 page
2. Art critique
3. Questions based on the powerpoint presentations on the left hand side of the blog

This term your artistic assignments are:

1. Elements & Principles poster
2. Manipulating Messages
3. Art for a Purpose

You may submit your assignments by e-mail, or snail mail. All assignments are due at the end of term, but can be submitted at any time during the term.

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Sketchbook #4-5

Take a large jar, and fill it with something. Alternatively, take a jar of something out of your kitchen pantry, or even your bathroom (ie. peanut butter, pickles, face cream, hair gel). Sketch the jar from the top view.

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Sketchbook #4-4

Make a detailed drawing of your eye and the area around it. include everything you see when observing closely in clear, even lighting.

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Sketchbook #4-3

Sketch a group of leaves. You may wish to do them right from a tree, or arrange them into a gathering. Try to get the details of the edges, and the veins.

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Sketchbook #4-2

Look at yourself in a spoon. Draw the distorted image you see.

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Sketchbook #4-1

Practice Contour Drawing - choose an everyday object to draw, such as a shoe, or kitchen object. Pay close attention to the outline, and follow it with your eyes as you draw. Try not to lift your pencil from the paper until you are finished. If you would like to try a Blind Contour drawing, do not look at your paper until you are finished.

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Term 4 Assignments

As usual, term 4 assignments can be found on the right, by scrolling down.

Art 10

Writing Assignment
Art Critique
Sketchbook

3 of the following 5 projects:
Papier-mâché fish
Mask
Decorative Art
Mosaic
Portrait Collage


Art 11

Writing Assignment
Art Critique
Powerpoint questions - 20th Century Art

Nature Sculpture Photography
Masterpiece Reinterpretation
Woven Photo
Photo Essay

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Sketchbook #4-1

Well, I have apparently been quite forgetful with the sketchbook posts! My apologies to the Art 10 students!

Draw the interior of your room and what's in it - from wherever you are sitting: on the floor, up on the bed, from a chair by a desk, etc, or from the ceiling looking down.

Bonus: anyone know whose bedroom this is? (famous artist)

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Sketchbook #3-4

Arrange 3 related objects (3 kitchen items, 3 shoes, sports equipment, etc.) into a composition. Draw on one page using a light source and shading.

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Sketchbook #3-3

Draw a winter scene, real or imagined

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Sketchbook #3-2

"My hands are full of . . ." You are to make a drawing of your hands holding something. It can be done in coloured pencil or graphite. You must use 3-D shading to create believable form. Figure you where the light is coming from  and make believable highlights and shadows.

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Term 3 Assignments

Here are your term 3 assignments. All assignments are due by the end of term. You can submit projects as you go, or at the end.

Art 10 Assignments - Painting
Cultures writing assignment
Art Critique
Sketchbook Assignments

Please begin the painting section by viewing the website on the Watercolour Introduction Link, watching the watercolour videos, and practicing the watercour techniques.

Watercolour Squares
Fauve Painting
Van Gogh portrait


Art 11 students, please be aware that some of these projects may be time consuming, so please leave yourself enough time to complete them.

Art 11 Assignments - Various Medium
Meaning in Art writing assignment
Art Critique
Powerpoint Questions - culture comparison
3-D Painting
Bas Relief Cityscape
Crayon Encaustic

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Sketchbook |#3-1

Copy the Mona Lisa, but make her contemporary. Consider the background and her clothing. How would she look if she was painted now? Make sure you keep the pose the same!

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Sketchbook #2-7

Choose an enclosed space, such as a kitchen cabinet, a television, an oven, a refrigerator, in a drawer or closet. What human qualities do the things in the enclosed space have when no one is watching? Do the mustard bottles dance? Do the socks play cards? Fill your page with details . . . be sure to show the interior of the space as well as the objects. Make sure your compsition is strong. Use shading to make things appear 3-dimensional.

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Sketchbook #2-6

Find a magazine cut-out of a person looking full forward. Try to get a picture at least 5"x8" in size. Cut the photo down the middle. Glue one side to your sketchbook page. Draw the other side using pencil and full shading

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