Mr. Bennett's Art Blog

Foundations Homework #7
Due March 19th

Find a line of poetry, passage from a book, or song lyric that you can relate to. Your mission, should you choose to accept it (and it would be wise to do so), is to illustrate your selected line, passage, or lyric in your sketchbook. You may choose to use color or black and white, but I suggest you work hard on this assignment. This is a great opportunity to use your imagination.

· Your drawing must look three-dimensional
· Your drawing must use chiroschiro (dramatic lighting- I should be able to tell where the light is coming from in your drawing)
· Your drawing must take up the entire sketchbook page
· You must have a copy of your passage, line, or lyric either pasted in or written in your sketchbook
· You must be able to explain to me how your picture relates to your passage.
· You must spend 1-2 hours on this assignment and have a parent signature.

Parent signature ___________________________

Time Spent ______________________

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall,
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall;
All the King’s horses, and all the King’s men
Could not put Humpty Dumpty together again.

Foundations
Homework # 6
Due Saturday March 13

Project:
Students will take a paper bag or a piece of paper (size is entirely up to each one) and wad it up then take it apart setting it up for still life purpose. I want you to draw the wrinkles created by you by wadding it into a ball. Make sure that it gets unfolded and open it up on a table to draw it in your sketchbook.

Criteria:
1. 2 or more hours
2. Created values from the wrinkles are to be done properly and in depth.
3. Find an area that is your focal point and exaggerate your values in that area.
4. Use the art elements and principles properly.
5. Use at least ¾ of the page.
6. You may place a backlight, sidelight, or other angled light source if so desired.

Good luck!

Parent signature______________
Time __________ (I will check the times this week)

PS. Look at your sketchbook rubric to see what I am looking for with this homework. Keep to the rubric and you will do great!

Foundations Homework #5
Due 3/5/10

Hand Collage Drawing!

This assignment is not to be taken lightly. Your homework is draw 5 to 7 different views of your hand; all put together in a collage look on one page. Here are the criteria:

· It must have at least 10 values in the drawing.
· You must be creative with the view and pose of the hand (absolutely no turkeys).
· You must overlap various part of each hand.
· You must have one area of emphasis that is shown thru the lightest light.
· You must exaggerate the darks.
· You must show many lines in your work and you may not erase. Begin light and work the lines as a rough sketch and allow them to be apart of your drawing.
· You must have at least 2 to 3 hours on this drawing.
· I am looking for at least 5-7 hand postures.

If you have any questions, ask me first before you begin.

Parent signature________________________

Time _______________
Remember the Rubric
Turn it in on time!
Craftsmanship!
Use of Elements and Principles!
Spacing of Work, take up ¾ Page!

Foundations Homework #4
Due Date: 2/22 no later than 2/23 (Monday / Tuesday)

From the grab bag, each of you will pick an artist and gather information that is important such as:
Fill in beside each and it will serve as your week’s homework. We will work to alter the image to make it your own by the end of the week.

Place of Birth:

Year of Birth & Death (if relevant):

Art style: (this is usually an “ism”)

Most notable artwork:

Copy and Paste your favorite work: (Copy image and paste and attach or just print) Find this on my blog page and copy to make a new word document, then paste it and you will be able to paste your image without two different pages.

Foundations Homework#3

Due Date: 2/19/10

Assignment:
· Find a magazine and choose a portrait of a person.
· Cut the picture into 2 pieces. Tape one side to your sketchbook. You will use the other side to draw from.
· Draw the side that you did not tape in your book. You will be drawing it as it looks. Please render the shapes, values, and textures and so on the way they appear from the pic.
· Journal your time. Minimum limit is 2 hours (you may have more).
· Make sure that the cropped piece is on the left and the drawing is on the right so I can see both when I grade your work.

Journal Time:

Signature of Parent_____________________

Keep in mind the rubric:
Craftsmanship
Use of the Elements and Principles of Art
Use of at least ¾ of the page
Turn in work on time

Foundations Homework #2
Due Date: February 12th
Gesture drawings

Assignment:
As you see on the back, you will be making quick gesture movements with your pencil, pen, or other medium to create a drawing. Concentrate on the contour (outside lines of the person) and then work inside. We are not showing great depth or detail as in shading but work the shapes and let your mistakes show. When you finish darken up certain areas to show contrast of lines.

Gestures are quick and should demonstrate your ability to draw from observation. When you get comfortable drawing from observation, art becomes more fun and easier.

Parent signature_____________________
Time documented on each:

Gesture #1:

Gesturre#2:

Gesture #3:

Gesture #4:

Foundations Homework #1

Due Date: February 5th
Contour Drawing (outlines and detailed lines with no values)

Study your feet and shoes. Create a strong thick and thin contour drawing of your shoes or feet.  Draw them from different angles. Include at least 5 feet or shoes drawn on the same page over lapping and filling the page. You may use any of drawing mediums (pencils, colored pencils, pens, or markers).

Rubric Guidelines:

Possible points

1. Visual information 1-15
a. Amount of detail, use of shape, texture, line

2. ¾ Positive Space 1-15
a. Fill up the drawing field with positive space, work with negative space.

3. Overlapping 1-15
b. Use of angles, contrast of lines

4. Completion Date 1-5
a. Number of class days late. 1 points reduction each class day.

It has been a great year in the art department. We have a good 2008 and a wonderful 2009 with many honors and awards. Your work is paid off and the work is wonderful. I want to say to all my seniors, thanks for the past four years. You’re a great bunch of young people and I will truly miss your presence in my classroom. The best of luck to your endeavours in the future, and I pray that each of you will truly do your best to make this a better world with your artwork.

Attached is a list of winners in art shows and competitions in 2009.

2009-art-honors.pdf

I want to thank Coach Bart for allowing me to get involved and make the cover of the program for Saturday night. First, I wanted to do something special for group of guys that I have watched over the years on and off the field. I am extremely proud of these young men and congratulate all and the entire staff, GO BRAVES!

I wanted to supper impose the logos of each school under the school names. To do this I used color pencil and began to change the colors gradually through the lettering by working primarily with black and white. The logos also go through the Ohio high school athletic association logo. I gradually added a silver into the background to bring both school logos and OHSAA logos forward. It was extremely rewarding and I had a good time designing it. I hope everyone enjoys the final piece (state playoff design on my blogroll – check it, check it).

Last year was our first time going to the “Feats of Clay” Olympics in Columbus. This season 16 of our students will going to Olympics of Clay at the Columbus College of Art & Design May 16. In the next few weeks we will be practicing for the competition in the art room and taking video and photos of our feats with clay.

Our team must perform various clay skillz the day of the competition. The first is “Cylinder Stacking”. This competition is fast paced and Owen must throw multiple cylinders in 10 minutes and the other 3 members must remove the cylinder and stack them as high as possible (height is everything). The second phase is watching Ashlee Dickson throw as many tea cups as she can in 10 minutes. Last season a team from Columbus had a student throw over 100. Our team must have a member remove it from the wheel, and others to place the handle on it. The third competition is a “No Hands Throwing” on the wheel. We must throw a pot using every other part of our body except our hands. It is very tough but fun to watch and practice. The last competition is to create a hand built vessel with coils that reaches as high as possible. Our team will be working hard until the competition. Stayed tuned for updates, photos, and results of our competition day in May.