Sketchbook #3-4

>> Monday, February 28, 2011

Pop some popcorn. Take a few kernals and look at the shapes and shades created. With pencil and smudge shading, study a few of the kernals and fill the page with them. Show off your drawing skill, and some soft grays or blending devices.

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Sketchbook #3-3

>> Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Create an artwork using non-traditional materials or media. These might be: make-up; food substances; natural substances – crushed flower petals, berries, etc.; and other materials such as white out or shoe polish

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Sketbook #3-2

>> Wednesday, February 16, 2011


Draw an empty room. Make it look interesting.

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Sketchbook #3-1

>> Monday, February 7, 2011


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

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>> Friday, January 7, 2011

Here are your assignments for Term 3, ending April 8. All assignments are due on or before this date.

Visual Arts 10:
Writing Assignment #3
Art Critique #3
Sketchbook Activities
Watercolour Techniques - Please take a look at the information in the "Watercolour Introduction" and "Watercolour Videos" to help with this assignment.
Watercolour Squares - You will use the skills you learned in "Watercolour Techniques"
Fauve Landscape
Van Gogh Portrait


Art Foundations 11:
Writing Assignment #3
Art Critique #3
Culture Comparison Powerpoint Questions
3-D Painting - Please view "Getting Started with Papier Mache" and "Papier Mache Tips" to help with this assignment.
City-Scape Bas Relief
Encaustic Painting

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Sketchbook #2-7

>> Tuesday, January 4, 2011




Find a magazine or a photograph of a person looking full forward. The photo should be at least 5" x 8". Cut the photo down the middle. Glue on side down to your sketchbook page. Draw the other side using pencil and full shading.

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Sketchbook #2-6

>> Monday, December 13, 2010

A DOORWAY TO . . . Draw an open doorway with details. Where does the door lead to? It can be the entrance to another room, place, land, event, dream, or to the future!

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Sketchbook #2-5

>> Monday, December 6, 2010

Choose an enclosed space such as a kitchen cabinet, a television, an oven, a refrigerator, in a drawer or a 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.

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Sketchbook #2-4

>> Tuesday, November 30, 2010



“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 #2-3

>> Sunday, November 21, 2010


Imagine you are an ant. Where are you - inside or outside? Draw what you see!

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Due Dates

>> Friday, November 19, 2010

Here are your due dates for Term 2 Assignments:

Art 10:
Essay - November 5
Parable Comic or Focus Drawing - November 12
Art Critique - November 19
O'Keefe Pastel or Grid Distortion - December 3
Creation Handscape - December 17
Arcimboldo Portrait - January 7
Sketchbook - January 14

Art 11:
Essay - November 5
Assignment #1 - November 12
Art Critique - November 19
Assignment #2 - December 3
Powerpoint Questions - December 10
Assignment #3 - January 14

Please remember, these due dates are suggestion for the term. However, all work is due by the end of term.

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Sketchbook #2-2

>> Monday, November 15, 2010

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

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Sketchbook #2-1

>> Sunday, November 7, 2010


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

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Term 2 Assignments

>> Monday, November 1, 2010

Here are the assignment lists for Term 2. The links to the assignments are posted to the right.

Please note the due dates, which will soon be posted. Please try to stay on track, and ensure that assignments are turned in before the end of term. After this, they are considered late assignments and may be penalized. Some assignments may be time consuming, so try not to leave them until the end of term.

If at any time you have questions about assignments, please contact me. Don't suffer through confusion!

The art critiques may be done at any on-line or brick and mortar gallery. If you visit an on-line gallery, please provide the link.

Art 10:
Essay
Art Critique
Sketchbook - at least 3 or 4 of the ideas posted through the term
Parable Comic or Focus Drawing
O'Keefe Pastel or Grid Distortion
Creation Handscape
Arcimboldo Portrait

Art 11:
Writing Assignment
Art Critique
Fascinating People powerpoint questions
Choose 3 of the following (2 of them may be chosen from the Post-Impressionist Portrait choices):
-Post-Impressionist portrait (3 choices in this assignment sheet)
-The Meaning of Lines
-Clues to a Life
-Old Master/New Face

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Sketchbook #1-7

>> Saturday, October 23, 2010


Draw the interior of your bedroom and what's in it, from any angle - from the floor, from up on your bed, from the ceiling looking down . . .

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Sketchbook #1-6

>> Monday, October 18, 2010

Practice making a contour drawing. Choose an everyday object to draw, such as a shoe or a 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, try a blind contour drawing - do not look at the drawing until you are finished.

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Sketchbook #1-5

>> Monday, October 11, 2010


Look at yourself in a spoon and draw the image you see there. Try to enhance the distortion!

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Sketchbook #1-4

>> Sunday, October 3, 2010


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 #1-3

>> Sunday, September 26, 2010


Draw your favourite snack food. Use shading to make it as real as possible.

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Sketchbook #1-2

>> Tuesday, September 21, 2010




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

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