Friday, April 26, 2013

SA 300 Study Abroad Amsterdam Meeting #7

Meeting #7 recap- Students met with college officials to review and discuss the major rules and tips for travel abroad. At the end of class we discussed flight #'s hotels and our tour leader.

FA 218 Painting 2 Week 13

Week 13 recap- this week students continued to work on the color box, shellac, and final painting projects. Demonstration focused on mud palette and finishing the portrait projects.



FA 106 Color Theory Week 13

Week 13 recap- this week students finished their critter/robot finals and beginning the final project. For the final project students will A. Observe - paint a still life, B. Analyze - artist palette analysis, C. Interpret - combine elements of part A still life with the key color palette of part B. With two weeks students should complete parts A and B next week.









Thursday, April 25, 2013

GD 101 Foundation Drawing Week 13

Week 13 recap- on Monday student began a new drawing using only white chalk/charcoal on brown craft paper to make a rendered object. Wednesday students had time to finish the brown paper drawing before starting the charcoal final. Students will have four class periods to make a well crafted picture representing the complex objects of the class still lifes.



FA 105 2D Design Week 13

Week 13 recap- this week students worked on finishing the Big Small scale project while we also introduced the Final Project. Students should consider the Elements and Principles of Composition while creating a piece.

Thursday, April 18, 2013

FA 218 Painting 2 Week 12

Week 12 Recap - this week students were encouraged to start all remaining projects. In doing so it is my hope to create momentum for finishing the last pieces and avoid excessive procrastination. Demonstrations included further progress on the Yeti final and the mud palette still life.



FA 106 Color Theory Week 12

Week 12 Recap- this week students finished parts 1 & 2 of the critter bot project and started part 3 placing the robot or critter in an environment with the tonal color shift. We also introduced the final project for the semester which also has three steps (observation, analyze, interpret)