Drawing from observation

Drawing what you see and drawing what you think you see are two completely different things and trying to get students to understand the difference takes time. We spent two weeks tackling the difference. We started with learning how to shade, practice drawing cylinders then they practiced and practiced and practiced until they finally completed their final pencil marshmallow drawing and their final white colored pencil marshmallow drawing.

Parent Conferences

Our parent conferences begin tomorrow, Friday October 28th, from 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. in the gym.

Next week, parent conferences will be held from 1:45-3 p.m.

Keep in mind next week Monday, October 31st - Friday, November 4th are all minimum days with students being released at 1:30 p.m.

If you can not make it to parent conferences but wish to check on your students' progress please sign-up and check your child's grades at http://www.ewcsd.org/parents/

Feel free to e-mail me with any questions at bwille@ewcsd.org

Advanced Art

Advanced Art warm up drawing due Monday, October 31st.

Alexandra Nechita, Forbidden Fruit, 1985, serigraphAdvanced Art homework drawing due Monday, October 31st. Draw Frankenstein and his bride or Count Dracula and his castle. Include a background, fill the page and use colored pencils.

Elements of Art

After studying all of the 7 elements of art, students had to complete an abstract, mixed media project using tempera paint, colored pencils and pencil. Here are the results.

Advanced Art

Advanced Art warm up drawing due Monday, October 24th.

Henri Matisse, Snowflower, 1951, cut paperAdvanced Art homework drawing due Monday, October 24th. Draw a haunted house. Include a background, fill the page. Use either colored pencils or shade with a pencil.

Advanced Art

Advanced Art warm up drawing due Monday, October 17th.

M.C. Escher, "Drawing Hands", 1948, pencil on paper.Advanced Art homework drawing due Monday, October 17th. Set up a simple still-life, including at least 3 objects, and draw what you see. Use colored pencils, fill the page and include a background.

Progress Reports

Students were given their double-sided progress reports today in class.

Please check and sign both sides acknowledging that you have seen their academic and scholarly grades in art.

They are due Tomorrow, Thursday, October 6th!

Thank you!

Scissor Color Wheels

After studying the color wheel extensively, students had to mix the colors on their color wheel using only the three primary colors (red, yellow & blue) using colored pencils.Next the students put together their very own color wheel dictionaries.Finally students made four contour drawing sketches of scissors, chose one for their final drawing and repeated it four times, overlapping it each time on their final 9x12" watercolor paper. Using watercolors, students mixed the colors wherever the shapes overlapped. Resulting in these wonderful studies.

Back to School Backpacks

Students have been drawing contour drawings for several days before they were allowed to start drawing their own backpack or book bag. After completing a side, front and back view of their backpack, they were allowed to start their final drawing. They had to draw a big, contour drawing of their backpack, filling the 12x18" paper. Once completed, they outlined their drawing with a black Sharpie marker. Next they "glued" down bleeding tissue paper to their drawing using a brush and water. They left it to dry overnight and the next day removed the tissue paper, revealing the color on their backpack.

Advanced Art

Advanced art warm up drawing due Monday, October 10th.

Salvador Dali, Ruin with head of Medusa and landscape, 1941, oil on canvas.

Advanced Art homework drawing due Monday, October 10th. Draw your hand holding a pencil. Use pencil and draw big.