Friday, May 2, 2014

Thank you for a great semester.

I will be e-mailing you shortly with a recap of your semester and my assessment. I will also attach your final grade. I saw a lot of talent and hard work this semester and I am hoping that many of you will continue taking art classes while in school.

For those interested in studying art or taking future art classes and want to practice over the summer…

Recommended Exercises:
            Observational Drawing (environmental, still-life and figure)
            Study online tutorials on one and two point perspective and try hallway drawing
            Practice value drawings and negative space drawing to better understand the relationship between figure and space.
            Folded Cloth and crinkled paper bag drawings to improve the subtleties in your value contrast

Recommended Reading:
            Drawing from The Modern, Volume 1-3
            Art: 21: Art in the 21st Century Series, Volume 1-3
            Vitamin P: New Perspective in Painting
            Art as Experience, John Dewey
            Relational Aesthetics, Nicolas Bourriard
            Bridgman’s Drawing Series, George Bridgman

          Interaction of Color: Revised and Expanded Edition by Josef Albers and Nicholas Fox Weber


            Chromophobia by David Batchelor