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Imagination is everything.
 Albert Einstein

Extra help is available daily with me during lunch in my Art Room, 168.  It is your responsibility to come in and get your studio projects done so you don't fall behind in your work.  Marks are posted regularly here so check back often to keep on top of things.  Email is the best way to reach me so please feel free to contact me regarding assignments and marks and I will respond in a timely manner.

  

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My Classes

LLS Art-Bailey
p.2

LLS Art-Beal
p.3 (Week 1)

AVI101 Grade 9 Art
p.4 (Week 1)


Feb. 6-10
Getting to Know You
Exploring the Theme of Self-Portraits in a variety of media
Relief mask-making
What is Leadership and how can you contribute?
Brainstorming Leadership opportunities through the arts in school and within the larger community of Bowmanville

Feb. 13-17
Line Doodle Sculptures
Colour Theory and Torn Paper Mosaic Colour Wheels
Line Drawing

Feb. 20-24
Finish Line Drawings
Colour Relationships
Complementary Colours
Art and Its Surroundings

Feb. 27-March 2
Chinese New Year Assembly
Colour Relationships
Complementary Colours
Art and Its Surroundings
Exploring Texture and Shape

March 5-8
Designing your own electric guitar to relect your personal interests-mixed media
Exploring the emotional aspects of line and colour in your duotang

March 19-23
Wire Pantyhose Sculpture-exploring line and form
Working in Duotang-strengths and limitations of art tools, materials and techniques

March 26-30
Painting Pantyhose Sculptures-exploring colour
Working in Duotang-Critiquing Works of Art

April 2-5
Patterned Canvas-colour, line, shape, space
Duotangs-Exploring themes in art

April 10-13
Finish Patterned Canvas
Working Independently in Duotangs-Art in Different Periods/Cultures
Lines that direct attention
Function of Art in the Community

April 16-20
Earth Day posters
Working independently in duotang
Equity and Diversity Art Project: We Matter-Be the Change!

April 23-27
Louise Nevelson-inspired boxed constructions with recycled materials for Equity and Diversity Project
Painting construction-using colour to unify artwork

April 30-May 4
Working in yellow duotangs-Art in Public Places
Finishing Pen and ink Tattoo
Warm/Cool colour hands

May 7-11
Reviewing colour in pencil crayon Kandinsky-inspired Circle Mural
Hands Composition with marker and oil pastel
Reviewing Primary and Secondary colours and applying them to Hands Composition

May 14-18
Hand collage colour review
Incredible Edible Colour Wheel
Colour Mixing Wrap-up
Intro to line through Geometric Greek Vase Decoration
Exploring Line in a variety of Media: pencil, wire


Feb. 6-10
Getting to Know You
Exploring the Elements of Design with Valentine's Activities-heart mobiles and collage hearts
Colour Review
Exploring colour with painted birdhouses

Feb. 13-17
Valentine's Wreath
Valentine and Chinese New Year Colour Activities
Line Doodle
Colour Wheel

Feb. 20-24
Finish Colour Wheel
Shape, Line, Texture, Value mixed media exploration

Feb. 27-March 2
Paper Collage on Canvas
Printmaking with lino tiles
Exploring Shapes

March 5-8
Experimenting with warm and cool colours in oil pastel
Finishing mixed-media shields
Mural Project

March 19-23
Continuing Jim Dine-inspired heart paper mosaic mural project

March 26-30
Sticker/colouring book-faces
Final touches to mural, assembling pieces and coating in varnish

April 2-5
Group Mural Project-Giraffe

April 10-13
Earth Day-inspired mixed media Activities

April 16-20
Underwater mixed-media collage on masonite


April 23-27
Bubblewrap printmaking surfaces for underwater scenes, mixed-media surfaces
Garden dioramas

April 30-May 4
Garden dioramas
Kandinsky-inspires trees

May 7-11
Kandinsky Mural
Mixed-media dragonflies
Forest collage

May 14-18
MIxed media hand collage with primary and secondary colours
Edible Colour Wheel
Safari animals 3-D foam sticker sets



Feb. 6-10
Course Outline
CCSS Assessment and Evaluation
Getting to Know You
Art Pre-Quiz
Diagnostic Drawing
Why I took Art-written assignment Due: Tuesday, Feb.7
Drawing Basics-Tips and Tricks
Drawing Techniques and Materials Outline, Contour Value Drawing
Elements of Design Overview
Exploring Line
Line Doodle

Feb. 13-17
Exploring the Elements of Design: Shape
Exploding Shape Assignment
Intro. to Prehistoric Art-Art in Focus Ch. 4 Pg. 64-70
Caves of Lascaux DVD

Quiz: Tues. Feb 14 on Line and Drawing Basics, Techniques and Materials


Feb. 20-24
Monday-Family Day Holiday :)
Prehistoric Art -Work from Text
Creating your own Prehistoric-Inspired Artwork
Exploring Space
One and Two Point Perspective

Feb. 27-March 2
Two-Point Perspective
Exploring Value-Slice Drawing, Value Scale, Tonal Geometrics

March 5-8
Quiz: Monday, March 5 on Prehistoric Art, Space, including Perspective, and Value
Exploring Texture
Introduction to Egypt through texture Frottage Cartouche
Texture Powerpoint:
Value Slice Drawing due Thursday

March 19-23
Wrap-up Egypt Frottage Cartouche-simulated texture
Ch. 5 Art for Eternity:The Art of Ancient Egypt, Art in Focus
Hieroglyph drywall tile-real texture
Comparing Tempera and Acrylic Paint-composition, effects.
Painting Drywall Tile
Egypt:Quest for Immortality Video with multiple choice questions
Ancient Egypt Crossword

March 26-30
Finish Crossword from Friday
Complete Ch.5 and hand in
Continue painting drywall tile
Acrylic-tools, materials, technique review
Colour Theory
Painting colour wheel, complimentary mixes, monochromatic and harmonious colour schemes
March 30-PA Day-no school

April 2-5
No School Friday-Good Friday
Quiz-Tuesday, April 3: Texture, Egypt, Pencil Crayon technique
Finish Colour Wheels, Colour Theory Practice Sheet in Tempera
Self-Portrait in acrylic

April 10-13
Self-Portrait in Acrylic
Introduction to Clay
Clay Sarcophagus

April 16-20
Bring one source of inspiration for your sarcophagus-a book, an action figure, a photograph...get creative!
Clay Sarcophagus

April 23-27
Clay Sarcophagus Sculpture
Intro. Pen and Ink
Quiz: Monday, April 30-colour and painting

April 30-May 4
Monday-Quiz (see above)
Pen and Ink Tattoo
Intro. to Canadian Art ISU
Art Criticism:A Guide for Looking at Art
Description, Analysis, Interpretation, Judgement
Computer Lab for ISU research Thursday & Friday

May 7-11
Pen and Ink Tattoo Wrap-up
Review Art Criticism
Style, Subject Meida, Artform
Intro. to Greek Art History and Vase Decoration
Tattoos due Friday, May 11
Quiz: Wednesday, May 16 Pen and Ink & Clay

May 14-18
Greek Vases
Quiz-Wednesday, May16 Clay, Pen/Ink
Greek Powerpoint
What The Ancient Greeks Did for Us DVD
Take up The Age of Beauty: Greek Art from Art in Focus

May 22-25
Rome Wrap-up
Canadian Art History
Native Art
Early Settlers
Group of Seven
Printmaking Intro.

May 28-June 1
Inuit Printmaking
Transfer, cut stencils, print

June 11-15
Contemporary Candian Art
Motif
Exam Review


Current Marks (updated every two weeks):

Last Modified: May 18, 2012
 

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