ART: WEEK 3

Home-work for the week of  September 3-10, 2015
Assignments Due: September 10, 2015

Remember, if you have any questions about these assignments,
please contact Mrs. Z at mrsz@gmx.com. Don't wait until it's too late!

INSPIRATION
Read pages 25-32 in Art and the Bible by Francis Schaeffer. Be sure to highlight or copy down any quotes that resonate (click) with you, and be ready to share your insights in class.

VOCABULARY
The vocabulary lists are now on Quizlet. With your parents' permission, click here to add yourself to the class and use the flashcards to learn this week's terms.

Click here to join the class: https://quizlet.com/join/tJ49SA5AG

You will have a quiz on these terms/concepts next week. You don't need to memorize the definitions, but you do need to understand what they mean and know how to identify each concept in a drawing.

This week's art work features a wonderful variety of textures: 

"The Garden with Flowers" (1888) by Vincent Van Gogh

Post-Impressionist. Ink on paper. Created at Arles, Bouches-du-Rhône, France

TIPS & TECHNIQUES

"When drawing or painting texture, it is important to
pay close attention to the values — they reveal the illusion of texture."
Matt Fussell

** Remember: Drawing is 50% observation *** 

This week, observe with your eyes AND your hands! 

Are you taking time to observe with your senses before you draw? While you draw?
Are you looking at and/or touching your object(s) 50% of the time?
 Are you looking at your paper the other 50%
 Are you using the full spectrum of value in your drawing to show texture? 

PROJECT #1: ART AS HISTORY - REMINDER!!! 
You should already be thinking about an event in history that you would like to study through art. Once you have your event, search for a painting or drawing depicting that event. Be sure to let me know your decision within the next couple of weeks. The sooner you choose your event, the better.

PRACTICE DRAWING
Pay attention to the use of space, line quality, and texture in each of your drawings this week. You should spend around 30-45 minutes on each drawing. 

DAY ONE:  Collect some leaves and do a charcoal rubbing. Then, using your charcoal (or graphite), create a "copy drawing." In other words, try to recreate the rubbing as a drawing as closely as possible. Use a variety of marks in your drawing.

DAY TWO: Find 10 different textures you can physically touch. Touch it! Lie on it! Experience it! After totally experiencing these objects, draw one (or more) of the objects and its textures in a way that describes it, based on your experience with it. Feel free to use patterns to communicate different areas on the same object. Remember to bring this to class with you next week.

DAY THREE: Draw some objects that have interesting texture. Van Gogh seemed to use lines that flowed in the directions of what he was looking at. Every patch of plant life created a different texture. As you look at your objects, draw the surface. Try new ways of making marks.

DAY FOUR: Draw a landscape while looking at it — this is NOT blind contour drawing, but rather drawing it "live and in-person." This kind of direct observation offers a variety of textures for you to work with. Draw the textures you observe, using different kinds of lines and marks. Use the eraser as a tool to create white marks on a dark area.