Awesomeness!

What a great Art Show we had last night and everyone's work looked amazing! Good work!
We're approaching the finish line but we're not there yet so stay focused. Here's what's going on and coming up...

Ceramics 1= Realistic food...and thinking about the final exam project which will also make you think of your favorite food and the ideal way and place to eat it...

Ceramics 2= finishing historical projects and writing the ESSAY then finishing your celebrity coffee sets...
  final exam project will be introduced next week

Art 2= we're going to start working on the final exam project so we know we get it done and then we'll work on the next project (which may or may not involved going outside ;)  )

Painting= we're working on portraits and I may have to hurry you a bit on this so we can fit another (or 2) project in before the last day! You're all doing great work and I want you explore lots more stuff .... I am going to jam as much as I can before I release you to the world ;)
HOMEWORK: DUE FRIDAY MAY 31  "SIGNIFICANT OBJECTS" see below for description

Significant Objects

Painting people!  I just gave you a sketchbook assignment but I've already decided on the next so you can start thinking about it...
Find your "SIGNIFICANT OBJECT" and draw it...draw it with importance.  This means you should find something that is important to you.  It should not be a person (although those are the most important things, right?) or a place.  For this drawing it should be an object...something that may not mean anything to anyone else, it may be worthless or priceless...expensive or free... just some thing that means something to you.  I'm thinking about my first teddy bear that still sits on my nightstand 38 years later or the doll arm I found in some gravel. 
When you draw it really think about how you want to present it.  Is it in bright light and reflecting lots of light? Is it hidden in a lots of shadows?  Do you draw it sitting on the shelf you keep it on? In your jewelry box? Or does it sit on a pedestal or in your sock drawer? Give us a sense of it's importance with the background, the light (or the lack thereof), how detailed you draw it, how big, how small, etc....
Take your time and really think about it...

“Look at the subject as if you have never seen it before.  Examine it from every side.   Draw its outline with your eyes or in the air with your hands,  and saturate yourself with it.”

-John Baldessari

 

DUE THURSDAY MAY 30TH

Sketchbook Assignments

Art 2= Something "Summer" you must draw from life...put an object in front of you and draw it..include all the lights and darks, shadows and highlights. Do not draw a sun with sunglasses on!
DUE MON 5/20

Painting= Draw yourself ...using a mirror....and value.  Draw three thumbnails for possible portrait paintings...look at some examples below.

New Painting Assignment

It's Self-Portrait Time!
I know what you're thinking....booooo.  I get it but this time it's different, kind of, if you want it to be.  Your assignment is to do a self-portrait in paint.  I am open to how you interpret this but I would like to see you challenge yourself and get experience in painting portraits.  Here are some examples to get you thinking...

Spring has sprung!

Sorry it's been a while since my last post!  Here's what's going on...
Ceramics 1 is working on finishing up the Greek vessels and they look great!

Ceramics 2 is working on Historically Inspired pieces. It's great to see a variety of different things from different cultures and time periods.

 

Painting students are working on Candy Still Lifes...one of my favorite projects and Art 2 is working on Portraits. Everyone is doing great work and I'm really impressed. Check out my instagram" msmartinelli" to see peoples' projects and the art I see out in the world!

TRIMESTER 3!

Hi everyone and welcome to trimester 3!  There's only 60ish days left until beautiful vacation! Ahhh.... but until then it's all about making amazing artwork!

Here's what's going on this week in room 233:

Ms.Cuneo is our student teacher and working with all classes on...

Ceramics 2- Cookie Jars!  What's yours going to look like?!

Painting- Chromatic Neutrals aka Complimentary Colors painting. One of my favorite projects. This is the assignment given to me in graduate school that got me excited about painting and mixing colors!

Art 2- exploring lines, mixing colors and figuring out how to unify a piece with color, repetition, value, pattern and texture

Ceramics 1- pinch pot containers....I see some cool things being made from just a simple pinch pot!

Just wanted to share with you these amazing boots....cool right? They are made of CLAY! See the amazing things you can do with clay?!  They are by artist Marilyn Levine...check her out. Some incredible stuff!

Congratulations!

Congratulations to

Maya Tajchman

and 

Lauren Baldwin 

for winning awards in the 

Scholastic Art Awards competition!

It is a tough contest so it's quite an honor to win this award!