This is week  eight of the State wide school closure, and I hope that all of you are safe and feeling well.  You can find the activity for this week located in my classroom resources folder (https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1rBQNmZn8l1uPNMrjNsM6QAb9neUTrZKR). Email me at jteague@muhs.com if you have any questions.  You may also email me any drawings that you make, or post the drawings on the MUHS visual arts facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/MUHS-Art-262405480487011/)

We are in our seventh week of the State wide school closure, and I hope that all of you are safe and feeling well.  You can find the activity for this week located in my classroom resources folder (https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1rBQNmZn8l1uPNMrjNsM6QAb9neUTrZKR). Email me at jteague@muhs.com if you have any questions.  You may also email me any drawings that you make, or post the drawings on the MUHS visual arts facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/MUHS-Art-262405480487011/)

We are in our sixth week of the State wide school closure, and I hope that all of you are safe and feeling well.  You can find the activity for this week located in my classroom resources folder (https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1rBQNmZn8l1uPNMrjNsM6QAb9neUTrZKR). Email me at jteague@muhs.com if you have any questions.  You may also email me any drawings that you make, or post the drawings on the MUHS visual arts facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/MUHS-Art-262405480487011/)

We are in our fifth week of the State wide school closure, and I hope that all of you are safe and feeling well.  You can find the activity for this week located in my classroom resources folder (https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1rBQNmZn8l1uPNMrjNsM6QAb9neUTrZKR). Email me at jteague@muhs.com if you have any questions.  You may also email me any drawings that you make, or post the drawings on the MUHS visual arts facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/MUHS-Art-262405480487011/)

We are in our third week of the State wide school closure, and I hope that all of you are safe and feeling well.  

You can find the activity for this week located in my classroom resources folder (https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1rBQNmZn8l1uPNMrjNsM6QAb9neUTrZKR). 

Email me at jteague@muhs.com if you have any questions.  You may also email me any drawings that you make, or post the drawings on the MUHS visual arts facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/MUHS-Art-262405480487011/)

We are in our third week of the State wide school closure, and I hope that all of you are safe and feeling well.  

You can find the activity for this week located in my classroom resources folder (https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1rBQNmZn8l1uPNMrjNsM6QAb9neUTrZKR).  

Email me at jteague@muhs.com if you have any questions.  You may also email me any drawings that you make, or post the drawings on the MUHS visual arts facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/MUHS-Art-262405480487011/)

We are in our second week of the State wide school closure, and I hope that all of you are safe and feeling well.  

You can find the activity for this week located in my classroom resources folder (https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1rBQNmZn8l1uPNMrjNsM6QAb9neUTrZKR).  

Email me at jteague@muhs.com if you have any questions.  You may also email me any drawings that you make, or post the drawings on the MUHS visual arts facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/MUHS-Art-262405480487011/)

The State of Arizona has closed all schools due to the COVID-19 virus for a minimum of 2 weeks.  During this time, Beginning Art Students should continue working on their portraiture drawing skills .  Over the course of the next two weeks, students can do the following activities in their sketch book.

Watch the following video tutorials:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMEBSQJYaAY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-hFyom8P1U

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=empBVZd5Rxg

Students may also use their knowledge to draw a self portrait.  Since students are home, doing a self portrait using a mirror  would be the easiest option.  Students should pay attention to the placement/proportion of the eyes, nose, mouth, ears and hairlines.  Students should also shade their portraits using a full range of values (don't sweat this if you don't have a wide range of pencils to work with.  Do what you can).  

I will be checking my email daily.  If you have any questions, please reach out!

In this lesson, the students will be learing about the processes involved with drawing a portrait of the human face.  Students will learn about the history and purpose surrounding portratiure.  They will also learn about the proportions of the eyes, nose, mouth and ears, as well as how each of these different elements of the face relate to eachother. 

Portraiture packet sketch, 50 points.  Due 3/6/2020

For the week of 2/24-2/29, students will be conducting formal critiques of their Final Charcoal drawing.  Students will present their artwork and will discuss the successes and challenges that they faced in creating this work of art.  The class will provide constructive feedback to the student on the effectiveness of the artwork they are presenting.

Participation points, 10 per day.  50 for the week. 

In this lesson, the students will begin the proecess of learning how to critique artwork.  Students will learn the steps of Describing, Analyzing, Interpreting and Evaluating artwork to discuss its effectiveness in using Elements and Principles of Design, as well as communicating the Artists Concept behind creating the artwork.

Janet Fish Essay, 25 points.  Due 2/24/2020

In this lesson, students will be creating their final still life charcoal drawing of the year.  Students will be expectected to create a detail drawing of the skull and cloth still life.  Students will learn about making details, cropping in their image, and using the rule of 3rds to make a dynamic composition.

Planning sketch:  25 points.  Due 1/30/2020

50% check, 50 points.  Due 2/6/2020

Completed Drawing, 100 points.  Due 2/14/2020

In this lesson, the students will be working with charcoal to make a more detailed drawing focusing on flowing cloth.  Students will refine their use of smudging techniques, local value and organic shapes to create the illusion of depth based off of a cloth still life.

Finished drawing, 100 points.  Due 1/22

In this lesson, the students will be continuing their exploration of charcaol, with the additon of "local value".  Students will create a drawing where the paper that they are working on will have a color tone added to it, and they will have to use their smudging techniqes to allow the tone of the paper to replace a value in their drawing.

Finished drawing, 100 points.  Due 1/15/20

In the first lesson of the second semester, students will begin learning about drawing with charcoal and chalk.  Students will learn about the different types of charcoal and how to use it appropriatel with different smudging techniques to create a full range of values.  Their first drawing will be of simple geometric shapes.

Finished drawing, 100 points.  Due 1/10/20

Students may use the attached powerpoint as a study guide for the Midterm test which will be given on 12/19 and 12/20.  Midterm exam is worth 100 points.

In the final elsson fo the smester, the students will be creating a paper assemblage called  tunnel book.  Students will learn about how tunnel books are constructed and different ways that artsits can use this artform to create the illusion of space.  Students will be expected to create a tunnel book that incorporates a backbroung, middle gorund and foreground into their design.

This lesson will continue through into 2nd semester.

Planning Sketch, 25 points.  Due 12/16

Background, Middleground and foreground layers completed, 25 points.  Due 12/20.

Completed tunnel books, 100 points.  Due 1/9/20

This lesson is the Midterm project for the beginning art students.  They will be creating a still life drawing that is larger and more complicated than any of their previous drawings.  Students will be evaluated upon their use of Placement, Proportion, Perspective, Overlapping and a Full Range of Values in order to create the illusion of depth and space.

Planning Sketch, 25 points.  Due 11/25

50% Check, 50 Points.  Due 12/3

Completed Drawing, 1000 points.  Due 12/11

In this lesson, the students will be continuing their work with geometric still lives that are getting progressively more intricate.  Students will draw a still life with 5 different geometric shapes stacked upon eachother.  Students should ensure that they are using plumming, a full range of values, placement and proportion in order to create the illusion of depth and space.

Finished Drawing, 100 points.  Due 11/20.

In this lesson, the students will continue working on their shading of spheres from a still life by going in and modifying the sphere to turn it into something else (i.e., an eye ball, globe, broken egg, etc).  Students should focus on humor and creativity.  Students should ensure that they keep the direction of their light souce consistent and that they use a full range of values.

Finished Drawing, 100 points.  Due 11/12

In this lesson, the students will continue working with shading and value with still lives.  Students will draw a still life of 3 spheres from observation.  Students should ensure that they use a full range of value, placement and proportion in their drawing to create the illusion of visual space.

Finished Drawing, 100 points.  Due 11/4

In this lesson, the students will be learning about the history of Abstract Art.  Students will view a powerpoint, overviewing the tradition of abstract art focusing upon Geometric Abstraction, Cubism and Abstract Expressionism.  The students will then start working on designing an abstract pencil drawing, focusing on Line, Shape and Value.  Students should ensure that they use overlapping shapes, patterns and a full range of values in this drawing.

Finished project, 100 points.  Due 10/28

The first quarter is closing out with students learning different shading techniques with their pencils.  Students will learn about the importance of creating a full range of values, and how to use their pencil to create even fades with gradient values, and even tones with flat values.

Homework:  Value Scale, 50 points.  Due 10/4

The students will continue with their exploration of negative space by creating another still life drawing that is more detailed.  Students will focuse upon different ways to create visual contrast by filling their negative space in with zentangle style patterns.

Final Drawing:  100 points, due 10/1

In this lesson, the students will be learning about the use of Negative Space in art.  Students will view different works of art to see how negative space is used to create a composition.  Students will also view a variety of work by the modern street artist Banksy to interpret how he uses negative space in his compostions.  Students will then work on a still life drawing using negative space.

Final Project, 100 points.  Due 9/20

In this lesson, the students will be building upon their understanding of 1 point perspective by doing an observational drawing of the hallway outside of the artroom.  Students should be sure to use a vanishing point and orothogonal lines to create the illusion of depth and space.

Final Drawing:  100 points, Due 9/10

Homework:  Drawing of a room in their house using 1 point perspective, 50 points.  due 9/10

In this lesson, the students will be learning about Linear Perspective and the role it plays in Western Art History to depict the sense of depth and space.  Students will view a video accompanied by a short quiz that explains the history of Linear Perspective.  Students will then create a word drawing that utilizes both 1 point and 2 Point perspective.

Homework:  25 1 point perspective boxes with 25 two point Perspective Boxes.  50 Points, Due 8/30.

Competed Project:  100 points, Due 9/3. 

In this lesson, the students will be learning about how to combing their use of a background, middle ground and foreground with other aspects space to create a pen and ink image with depth.  Students will learn about Placement, Proportion and Perspective and how they can be used to enhance the sense of visual space.

Students will be creating a pen and ink drawing focused on the subject of their choice (as long as the subject is organic and not man made).  Students will then draw a scene demonstrating their understanding of Placement and Proportion.

Homework:  Print out 3 images from the internet that demonstrates Placement, Proportion and Perspective and do a quick write on how these images are good examples of these elements of space.  25 points, Due 8/16.

Planning Sketch:  Draw their subject in their sketchbook using Placement and Proportion with overlapping.  25 Points, Due 8/16.

Finished Drawing:  100 Points, Due 8/23.

In this lesson, the students will be creating a photo montage that creates the illusion of space.  Students will view a PowerPoint presentation outlining the history of the Photo Montage and the differences between a Photo Montage and a Collage. Students will then create a Photo Montage that includes a background, middle ground and foreground with elements of overlapping.

Completed Montage:  100 Points, Due 8/12/19