Drawing I - Structure and Line Quality Drawing
Drawing I - Structure and Line Quality Drawing

Line drawing with different weights of rope, string, thread. Students use thin, medium, and thick lines to match rope, string, and thread, while measuring for accuracy.

Drawing I - Line drawing with bottles and boxes,
Drawing I - Line drawing with bottles and boxes,

Complex cylindrical forms

Drawing I - Introduction to Value
Drawing I - Introduction to Value

White fabric study matching values, using tone and shapes instead of line

Drawing I - Glass, Metal, and Shadows
Drawing I - Glass, Metal, and Shadows

Additive and reductive value drawing on lightly toned paper, sensitivity to light and shadows

Drawing I - Final Projects
Drawing I - Final Projects

Glass and Mirrors value drawing and process-based homework extended homework assignment where students are assigned drawing prompts weekly and must change drawing to match prompts.

Painting I  - Chromatic Gray
Painting I - Chromatic Gray

White still-lill life with projected rainbow lights, using saturated colors and chromatic grays to depict light on white objects

Painting I - Broken Chair
Painting I - Broken Chair

Still-life with broken chair and mirrors

Life Drawing II - Fabric and Figure
Life Drawing II - Fabric and Figure

Value drawing where fabric and setting were treated with equal time and importance as the figure

Life Drawing II - Short Pose Composition Response
Life Drawing II - Short Pose Composition Response

Student response to composition prompts during short pose (10-20 minutes) abstracting an exaggerating the form

Advanced Figure Projects - Five Related Drawings
Advanced Figure Projects - Five Related Drawings

Part of a series of five related drawings that use the figure as a reference (must move beyond the poses in class)

Aqua Media I - Tiny Dramas
Aqua Media I - Tiny Dramas

18×24” watercolor paintings from small observed occurrences or overlooked moments. Focus on color-mixing, and separation of colors for optical blending

Aqua Media - Tiny Dramas
Aqua Media - Tiny Dramas

18×24” watercolor paintings from small observed occurrences or overlooked moments. Focus on color-mixing, and separation of colors for optical blending

Drawing II - Grover Around
Drawing II - Grover Around

Long process-based drawing with a series of prompts dealing with picture-plane and abstract forms

Drawing II - Disappearing Drawing
Drawing II - Disappearing Drawing

Students create a drawing of a world somewhere in the building, and then must make the drawing disappear by changing its form

Drawing II - Disappearing Drawing
Drawing II - Disappearing Drawing

Students create a drawing of a world somewhere in the building, and then must make the drawing disappear by changing its form

Mixed Media Painting - Chip on Paper
Mixed Media Painting - Chip on Paper

Students follow a series of composition prompts about a chosen object

Mixed Media Painting - It Came in Through the Window
Mixed Media Painting - It Came in Through the Window

Collage project that interprets the phrase “it came in through the window” without showing a window. Must consider light, value and spacial relationships

Mixed Media Painting - Bridge, Window, Door
Mixed Media Painting - Bridge, Window, Door

Four sequential paintings that use paint and collage, connected by something that functions as a bridge, window, or door

Advanced Painting - Series of Connected Paintings
Advanced Painting - Series of Connected Paintings

Part of a series of connected paintings about the student’s family and identity

Mixed Media Painting - Build a Sunset
Mixed Media Painting - Build a Sunset

Using a photo of a sunset as color reference, students build a sunset from found materials using dye and paint to match the memory

Drawing I - Structure and Line Quality Drawing
Drawing I - Line drawing with bottles and boxes,
Drawing I - Introduction to Value
Drawing I - Glass, Metal, and Shadows
Drawing I - Final Projects
Painting I  - Chromatic Gray
Painting I - Broken Chair
Life Drawing II - Fabric and Figure
Life Drawing II - Short Pose Composition Response
Advanced Figure Projects - Five Related Drawings
Aqua Media I - Tiny Dramas
Aqua Media - Tiny Dramas
Drawing II - Grover Around
Drawing II - Disappearing Drawing
Drawing II - Disappearing Drawing
Mixed Media Painting - Chip on Paper
Mixed Media Painting - It Came in Through the Window
Mixed Media Painting - Bridge, Window, Door
Advanced Painting - Series of Connected Paintings
Mixed Media Painting - Build a Sunset
Drawing I - Structure and Line Quality Drawing

Line drawing with different weights of rope, string, thread. Students use thin, medium, and thick lines to match rope, string, and thread, while measuring for accuracy.

Drawing I - Line drawing with bottles and boxes,

Complex cylindrical forms

Drawing I - Introduction to Value

White fabric study matching values, using tone and shapes instead of line

Drawing I - Glass, Metal, and Shadows

Additive and reductive value drawing on lightly toned paper, sensitivity to light and shadows

Drawing I - Final Projects

Glass and Mirrors value drawing and process-based homework extended homework assignment where students are assigned drawing prompts weekly and must change drawing to match prompts.

Painting I - Chromatic Gray

White still-lill life with projected rainbow lights, using saturated colors and chromatic grays to depict light on white objects

Painting I - Broken Chair

Still-life with broken chair and mirrors

Life Drawing II - Fabric and Figure

Value drawing where fabric and setting were treated with equal time and importance as the figure

Life Drawing II - Short Pose Composition Response

Student response to composition prompts during short pose (10-20 minutes) abstracting an exaggerating the form

Advanced Figure Projects - Five Related Drawings

Part of a series of five related drawings that use the figure as a reference (must move beyond the poses in class)

Aqua Media I - Tiny Dramas

18×24” watercolor paintings from small observed occurrences or overlooked moments. Focus on color-mixing, and separation of colors for optical blending

Aqua Media - Tiny Dramas

18×24” watercolor paintings from small observed occurrences or overlooked moments. Focus on color-mixing, and separation of colors for optical blending

Drawing II - Grover Around

Long process-based drawing with a series of prompts dealing with picture-plane and abstract forms

Drawing II - Disappearing Drawing

Students create a drawing of a world somewhere in the building, and then must make the drawing disappear by changing its form

Drawing II - Disappearing Drawing

Students create a drawing of a world somewhere in the building, and then must make the drawing disappear by changing its form

Mixed Media Painting - Chip on Paper

Students follow a series of composition prompts about a chosen object

Mixed Media Painting - It Came in Through the Window

Collage project that interprets the phrase “it came in through the window” without showing a window. Must consider light, value and spacial relationships

Mixed Media Painting - Bridge, Window, Door

Four sequential paintings that use paint and collage, connected by something that functions as a bridge, window, or door

Advanced Painting - Series of Connected Paintings

Part of a series of connected paintings about the student’s family and identity

Mixed Media Painting - Build a Sunset

Using a photo of a sunset as color reference, students build a sunset from found materials using dye and paint to match the memory

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