8th Grade Art

Signed progress report due TOMORROW, Thursday, October 1st

for 5 points extra credit.

Remember to keep bringing in those wire coat hangers for our mobile project!

Advanced Art - Samples of students' finished Hand Value Drawings

8th Grade Art

Each student needs 2 wire coat hangers

by Wednesday 9/30/09

for our Alexander Calder inspired mobiles

(sample mobile by A. Calder)

Advanced Art - Warm up drawing due Monday 10/5/09

Pablo Picasso, Fish, 1951, ceramics

Advanced Art - Homework Due Monday 10/5/09

Fill your page with overlapping lines. Shade in each shape created by the lines. Use pencil Only!

8th Grade Art Students

Chuck Close inspired self-portraits

are now homework and

are DUE tomorrow

Friday, September 25th!

Advanced Art Students

Your signed progress report is

due tomorrow, Friday, September 25th!

8th Grade Art - Student samples of Chuck Close inspired self-portraits

Advanced Art - Negative/Positive Space drawing exercises

Advanced Art - Samples of the "draw a chair" sketchbook assignment

Advanced art warm up Due Monday 9/28/09

Henry Moore, 2 piece reclining figure #2, 1966, plaster

Advanced Art - Homework Due 9/28/09

Draw a negative space drawing of keys, scissors and a paper clip. Use pencil Only! Put all the items on one page.

8th Grade Art - Radial Name Design

Advanced Art - Name Caricature drawings

Warm up drawing due Monday 9/21/09

Henri Matisse, Le Lanceur de coteaux, 1947, cut paper on canvas

Homework due Monday 9/21/09

Draw a chair. Use colored pencils and fill the page.

Warm up drawing due Monday 9/14/09

Paul Klee, Around the Fish, 1926, oil on canvas

Homework drawing due 9/14/09

Draw your favorite summer break memory. Use colored pencils and fill the page.

Warm up drawing due Tuesday 9/8/09

Pablo Picasso, Woman with a Flower, 1932, oil on canvas

Welcome back to School!
This year I have the honor to teach one advanced art class and four 8th grade art classes.
This blog will serve as a place for me to showcase students' art work, post homework assignments and other important art information. Check back weekly as new posts are added. Thank you!