Art with Ms. Doyle

Senior Art  Drawing with words  Our current project Students are hard at work with the concept of drawing with words. The lesson plan has been posted below with examples for reference. Stay tuned to see the student work next week! Process: 1. Select a picture that creates a feeling of emotion in you when you view it. The stronger you feel about the subject matter or theme, the better. If the picture is not black and white, a black and white copy should be made. In this stage, you will work on your thumbnail sketch. You may crop, enlarge, reduce, add details, leave out some details, create a composite thumbnail of several images, etc. 2, Experiment with creating value with words in your sketch. 3) Complete a light line drawing of the picture. Be as accurate as possible. 4) Using a thesaurus, compile a list of at least ten words that describe the feelings or emotions of the image. 5) Beginning with the darkest areas first, start laying in your wo...

Senior Art DOODLE As promised, please take a look at some of our completed and still in progress DOODLE project. The students are proud of these pieces and really seemed to enjoy the process. (And I think they may have even remembered more of my art chatter because they were actively doodling, not daydreaming) 

Senior Art - Assignment 1 - Using doodling to give depth and dimension to hand drawn silhouettes  Did you know that doodling is good for you? Have you ever sat through a meeting or lecture and noticed another participant who incessantly doodles throughout the duration of the meeting? Have you ever thought that that person is not paying to attention or giving the speaker due respect? They obviously don't care what is being said, right? WRONG. Studies show that when doodling, the brain exerts very little extra energy. The same cannot be said about day dreaming, which actual uses more processing power which results in the inability to pay attention. When tested in clinical studies, those who doodled while listening to a boring speech actually recalled more details from the speech than those who didn't. So, what better way to start the semester with Senior Art?! We are going to be doodling, and using our doodles as methods to show value, shape and form. Students will be free h...

                                And greetings to the newest members of our Spartan family, the grade 5's!! The art room is looking awfully bare right now so I am looking forward to having all students grades 5 - 12 come in and make some of the magnificent art work I know they are capable of.  Materials: All students enrolled in art are expected to have a sketchbook and pencils and erasers. In art class, the sketchbook is used for rough drafts, ideas, designs and thoughts. Without one, it may be difficult to practice theory and keep track of teacher hand outs.  Below is the school wide Behaviour Matrix. Please go over this with your child so they are aware of the expectations of all students. KCI Behaviour Matrix Code of Conduct Expectations S how pride and spirit! ·          Be a willi...