9/26 Sketchbook Homework

Students represent three objects showing highlight, middle tones, and shadow. Due Wednesday 9/28.

Textural Drawing

Students are working on learning to see and draw the texture of objects as opposed to just using the same line to represent a pine cone, a silk clothe and a fuzzy teddy bear. Students will work from a still life, laying out the image in pencil, students will then retrace these lines in sharpie to emphasis the linear quality, and erase pencil marks.

Today students looked at "Maman" sculptures by Louise Bourgeois, and discussed concepts of metaphor and symbolism for motherhood.

9/21 Sketchbook Homework Blind Contour Drawings

Students are to complete three blind contour drawings of their hand, one relaxed, one clenched, and one holding an object. This assignment is due Friday the 23rd.

Students continued their investigations into value by working to eliminate lines from between their various tones, and working to add a value to the background for composition and completeness.

9/19 Sketchbook Homework Autumn Inspiration

Students are to complete three drawings that remind them of autumn. These can be conceptual, objects, or landscapes, and can use color if the artist prefers. Must be shaded in, on blank paper, in their sketchbook, due Friday 9/23.

Paper Bag Value Studies

Nellie Carrillo

Sabrina Joseph

Katrina Rolling

Back to School Parent Teacher Night!!

Thank you everyone for a wonderful evening! It was so nice to meet all of you, please keep in touch with me via email marajohnson@philasd.org or phone 215-276-5253 ext 2342.