Thank You

I wanted to thank everyone again for a fantastic semester. You have devoted a lot of time and energy into this class but it was certainly worth it. There has been lots of growth and stretching and I hope that you all continue taking art classes.

Please stay in touch, perhaps hit me up on some form of social media sometime.

Have a wonderful Christmas break!

-B.

Critique Reminder

On the day that you're work is being critiqued, please come to class early enough to prepare and display your work. Thanks.

FINAL CRITIQUE
Tuesday the 4th
Cierra J., Dillon, John, Cierra H., Matt, Pat, Ariel, Tiffany
Thursday the 6th
Tatiana, Walter, Kolby, Cory, Sean, Destiny, Christian, Hannah.

Tonights Class + Critique Schedule

CLASS 11/29
Tonight we will be drawing a single figure composition for the whole hour. So come dressed in something comfortable. Feel free to bring a pillow or something to make this more relaxing.

You will be working from you 18"x24 Strathmore pad with your entire range of graphite pencils.

What I will be looking for in your compositions is the following:
Use of visual measurement to determine proportion, and placement of figures.
Attention to relationships between figure and ground (forms and environment)
Contrast and an expressive use of value and line.

FINAL CRITIQUE
Tuesday the 4th
Cierra J., Dillon, John, Cierra H., Matt, Pat, Ariel, Tiffany
Thursday the 6th
Tatiana, Walter, Kolby, Cory, Sean, Destiny, Christian, Hannah.

Student Show

Submissions for the Longview Student Exhibition are this coming Tuesday Nov. 20th. Please bring a work that you would like to submit for the show. This is an annual show that takes place in the Cultural Arts Center Gallery and would be a great experience.

I will have submission forms available in class on Tuesday.

Thanks,
B.

Schedule for the remainder of semester

Hey class,
Below you will find the schedule for the remainder of this semester.

Tuesday November 20th - Critique Self-Portraits (entire class) & Show Submissions
Thursday Nov. 22nd - No Class (Fall Break)
Tuesday Nov. 27th - Figure Drawing Sessions
Thursday Nov. 29th - Figure Drawing Sessions
Tuesday Dec. 4th - Assemblage Project Critique
Thursday Dec. 6th - Assemblage Project Critique

e-mail me if you have any questions.

Assemblage/Collage Intro - 11/6

Tonight we will be discussing the nature of drawing and what exists at the core of the discipline. We will be discussing again, what is it that you value most about the act of drawing. What are the attributes of drawing that endure within the other disciplines? How does the act of drawing change as we introduce non-traditional media?

For our most recent project, we are using these ideas to create a drawing using non-traditional drawing materials. The key to this work will be your ability to create an expressive drawing by exploring the collage and assemblage of your chosen medium.

Prepared for class on 10/30

Hey Everyone,
The last two class periods we have been working on portraiture. We have discussed the use of principles in aiding with accurate representations of the human face. We have done a series of drawings of faces as a way of preparing for the self-portrait we will be doing this coming week.

Please print the photo that we took in class and bring it on Tuesday 10/30.

Thanks,
B.