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...

Sometimes artists get an opportunity to express their views visually in comical or humorous art. That is why we chose to do a humour project in senior art this past winter. The requirements for this assignment asked students to create a piece of art that could change the way someone viewing it would feel. When a passerby can stop and view a piece of art and walk away chuckling, we know that the piece has lifted someones spirits, even if only momentarily. Please take a look at the images below which are currently on display in the library at K.C.I

CLAY!! So KCI is very proud to announce that the kiln has been repaired to it's former glory and students have been busy experimenting and creating one of a kind clay art works. Clay instruction began with the senior art classes and is now being taught to both of the grade 9 classes. So far the students seem to really enjoy this new art making process. Since the kiln has not been operational in roughly 20 years, most of these students have never tried this medium before. That being said, I too am learning a whole new skill set in regards to instruction and procedure. The clay we are using is Plainsmen white clay which is actually from the Prairie region. The reason we are not using red clay is so that students do not ruin their clothing. The white clay is easily removed from clothing and will not leave permanent stains. Please take a look at some of our first pieces below.  The first few images show the stages of the bisque firing, which is what turns the clay into a porcel...

Grade 6 Art Students just finished an interesting assignment based on an ancient design known as Mandalas. Mandalas are considered to be a spiritual and ritual  symbol  in  Hinduism  and  Buddhism , representing the universe.  Each student was was able to choose their own subject matter and colour scheme as long as they followed the circular form, and included pattern and repetition.