Welcome to ART I


Visual Art is a means of communication:
"I can see what you are saying"
"Look at what I have to say"


We use the Elements of Art & Principles of Design to understand what is being said.



PROJECTS STUDIED
Sketchbook -- & drawing ideas



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Emphasis on YOU/ Oil PastelSlide4.jpg
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Elements & Principles Intro







Arcimboldo/Renaissance Collage



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VALUES/ MC ESCHER
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MC Escher
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PUEBLO POTTERY Maria Martinez




For example: We use form, line, shape, and pattern on our coil Pots for a lasting work showing what is important to us from the culture of today.
Pueblo Pottery PHOTOS HERE (for Semester 1 FAA classes of 2014-15)
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STILL LIFE



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http://karlzipser.com/2009/03/how-to-a-paint-still-life.html
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http://karlzipser.com/2012/02/still-life-and-the-search-for-meaning-in-art-and-perception.html
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Please have a journal/sketchbook for week #2
and every class to follow
  • daily sketchbook assignments
  • planning sketches
  • classwork
  • bonus fun stuff
  • quiz and worksheet keeper
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Syllabus/Expectations
We will be revising this together along the way
BE A PART!