Perspective Assignment- Due 1/4

DUE: MONDAY JANUARY 4th

Your goal over the upcoming vacation:

Locate or photograph at least TWO reference images that could provide the basis for an acrylic painting.

Your images should:

•Include architectural structures and space showing the use of one or two-point PERSPECTIVE.

• Be photos taken by you or someone in your family –go out with your digital camera and photograph buildings or a location that you find interesting – think about barns, houses, cityscapes, businesses, industrial places. Look for family vacation photos that could work well.

Please DO NOT rely on the internet as a source for your references! Subject matter is everywhere you look.

On Monday 1/4 you must have the image with you! It is okay to bring it on a jump/flash drive or camera memory card. We can then print them in color during class.

Extra Credit-Due Wednesday 12/23

Please go to the same websites listed for the midterm practice essay. Choose 3 different drawings and/or paintings (2-D work only) that exhibit one or two-point perspective and print them, grayscale is okay. First, identify whether it is one or two-point perspective. Then with a brightly colored marker or highlighter please identify and label the horizon line, vanishing point and orthogonal lines. Staple them together if they are on separate sheets of paper and write your name on top. Extra credit is worth 50 points and is due on Wednesday 12/23. 

Midterm Essay Practice

Due: December18th

This is a practice essay to prepare you for the midterm. The midterm essay will be in the same, Four Stage Model, format.

Directions: Go to one of the websites listed below. FIND & PRINT out a painting, drawing or sculpture you want to write about. Use the Four Stage Model, see directions below, to write your essay. Be sure to include all the parts asked for in the essay, read the directions carefully. The essay must be hand written, pay attention to spelling and grammar. Hand in the print out of your artwork with your essay.

Websites: wwar.com/categories/artists

www.artnet.com

www.ibiblio.org

Four Stage Model:

1. Introduction: You are to describe the things about the artwork you can see, name and describe with certainty. I should be able to know what work you are describing by the narrative. (5 Points)

2. Body Paragraph: In this paragraph, analyze the composition using at least 3 elements and 3 principles of Art/Design. Do not just name the elements & principles, but also describe how they are used. Keep it factual/ (5 Points)

3. Body Paragraph: In this paragraph, interpret what is happening or explain what you think the artist is trying to express. Make sure to explain why you are making this statement based on what the artist did in the work.

(5 Points)

4. Concluding Paragraph: You are to make a personal aesthetic judgment, an emotional response, about the work you have written about. Base your judgment on five of the following specific concepts listed below. Briefly describe each of the five points you choose to address. Do not introduce new information here. (2 Points each, 10 Points total)

1. Craftsmanship

2. Design Quality

3. Expressiveness

4. Personal Response

5. Originality

6. A comparison with other work

7. Use of medium or technique

Printmaking Unit

These are examples from our Printmaking Puzzle Unit. The students created multiple prints with different color combinations. They they created a puzzle, cut out their prints in the shape of that puzzle, and then collaged pieces back into the original composition. One print from each student is currently on display in the art wing at Sutherland High School.

Xuanyu A.
Will P.
Tori W.
Miranda K.
Lily I.
Liam P.
Lia O.
Kiana D.
Kelsey B.
Jordyn W.
Jennifer S.
Heather S.
Hayley P.
Erin P.
Emma B.
Elizabeth H.
Claire T.
Camerann S.

Bilal N.

Samples from Unit One: Still Life

Check back soon for updates and the printmaking projects.

Kelsey B.
Claire T.
Lilly I.
Lia O.
Emma B.
Elizabeth H.
Kiana D.
Camerann S.
Hayley P.
Miranda K.
Erin P
Jordyn W.
Tori W.
Heather S.
Will P.

Quarter 2 Sketchbook Assignments

Each quarter the sketchbook assignments will focus on a specific topic.

Quarter Two will focus on ART MOVEMENTS

The guidelines are listed below:

· For each weekly assignment choose two

movements to research.

· Research must be hand written and legible or you will

loose points.

· In addition to information about each movement you must include

multiple samples of work in the style of the movement. They can be

printed in grayscale.

· At the top of each page please write the movement(s) and the date.

Movement & Due Date

1. Art from ancient civilization 11/13

Egyptian, Mesopotamian or Greek

2. Art from classic civilization 11/20

Hellenistic, Etruscan or Roman

3. Art from the middle ages 12/4

Byzantine, Islamic or Gothic

4. Art from the Renaissance 12/11

Italian Renaissance, Baroque or Rococo

5. Pre-Modern Art 12/18

Romanticism, Realism or Impressionism

6. Modernism 1/8

Expressionism, Cubism, or Surrealism

7. Modern 1/15

Abstract Expressionism, Op Art or Minimal Art

8. Post-Modern Art 1/22

Conceptual Art, Performance Art or Post-Modern Classicism

9. Choose ONE style listed above you have not researched 1/29

Work on Display

I wanted to take a chance to recognize some of the students whose still life work is on display right now in the cases at Sutherland. Congrats to Xuanyu A., Jennifer S., Tori W., Heather S., Will P., and Lia O. There will be lots of opportunities for display so keep workin' hard! A couple reminders: We are having our Color Theory & Printmaking quiz on Tuesday 11/10 and there is no school on Wednesday November 11th. We will also be beginning the final step of our printmaking project on Monday!!! Soon I will post the Quarter 2 sketchbook assignments.

Switching Gears

We are currently working on exercises to prepare for our next unit. At this point everyone is done with their still life and the projects have been graded and returned. We have been studying color theory and using watercolor to practice what we have talked about. We will then connect it to our printmaking unit by having the students work with different types of line to create a new collage. We will begin our printmaking unit on Wednesday or Thursday. First we will discuss printmaking and the many different ways artists have used it in the past. We will also discuss its importance in todays society. We will then discuss the guidelines of the project and begin working.

Thank You!!

Thank you to everyone who helped make my birthday yesterday extra special! I had a great day and was happy I got to celebrate with you!! We are officially done with our still life assignment, woo hoo!!! I will be working on grading them and will have them back to you as soon as possible. Next up we will do a two day discussion on color theory. Then we will do an exercise to prepare us for our next project which is printmaking.

Extra Credit #1- Due Monday 9/28

In class we explored the elements of art. The elements are the basic vocabulary for creating and analyzing works of art. For extra credit, create an "Elements Book" no larger than 5 inches by 5 inches. You may fold a sheet of paper to create your pages or you may staple pages together. The front cover of the book must say "Elements of Art", and your name needs to be on the back cover. Label each page with one of the seven elements of art. Then use magazine photographs or internet print outs, and give one example for each element. Tape or glue the example under the label. This extra credit builds off of the elements exercise we did in class, and reinforces your understanding of the elements of art. This is an art project, be unique and have fun. The most creative books will receive the maximum number of points. Due Date:9/28 Points:50

Quarter One Sketchbook Assignments

 You will be getting this hand out on Friday 9/11. If you lose it, this post will be your resource.

As discussed on the first day, sketchbook assignments are a requirement for the Studio Art course. A sketchbook is a tool for improvement and documents your growth as an artist. You may choose to provide your own sketchbook, or you may add blank paper to the inside of your Studio Art folder. Assignments are to be done for homework.  Any student working on their sketchbook assignment in class, without permission, will receive half credit for that assignment. Sketchbooks that are not handed in by their due date listed below will lose 2 points for each class day it is late.

 

Each quarter the sketchbook assignments will focus on a specific media.

Quarter One will focus on pencil drawing.

The guidelines are listed below:

 

·      Each assignment should be worked on for at least 30 minutes

·      Objects should be drawn from real life

·      Use pencil only

·      At the top of each page please write the assignment and the date

 

Assignment                         Due Date

1.    The view from a window                  9/18

2.    A telephone or cell phone                9/25

3.    Keys                                                      10/2

4.    A toy or game                                      10/9

5.    Any food item                                     10/16

6.    Something that shows the Fall season    10/23

7.    Object from a bathroom                    10/30

8.    Your Choice                                          11/6

Miss Keiser's Artwork

This is a collection of my artwork that ranges from 2000 to the present. I have worked in a variety of media including both traditional and experimental photography, drawing, painting, printmaking, bookmaking, sculpture and jewelry. 

 

Welcome

Welcome to Miss Keiser's Art Blog!! I am so excited to be part of the Sutherland family and look forward to a creative year. Just like most of you, it is my first year at Sutherland High School. I have a Bachelors in Fine Arts with a photography concentration from The University at Buffalo and in May I received my Masters in Art Education from Nazareth College. I love art and photography and you can often find me at the Memorial Art Gallery or the George Eastman House. I have also had the opportunity to travel, where I love to experience history, architecture and of course art, from other cultures. It is my hope that this blog is used to open the lines of communication between myself, students and parents. Please check back often for new blogs, assignments/hand-outs, extra credit opportunities, and most importantly student artwork!