"The Imagination is more powerful than knowledge." - Albert Einstein

"The Imagination is more powerful than knowledge." - Albert Einstein

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

How to draw a Pumpkin for Thanksgiving

AMAZING WATER/GLASS drawing - look for beauty in the mundane

This week in art... 3D drawing, Value, & color mixing

DUE: Friday, September 14
Art 1 & Advanced Art: Turn in your water glass & your pumpkin drawing showing VALUE by this Friday. Please see Edline for your grading information on each assignment.

Absent Students:
1. Mon- Wed.: Watch youtube video on water glass drawing. Draw the image in pencil using a reference picture. See Ms. Moore BEFORE shading- use the subtractive method. Show reflections of glass by ERASING highlights.

2. Wed./ Thurs.: Draw a pumpkin in 3D. Use chalk pastels to complete 3D SHADING (going from dark to light, using a variety of orange shades, etc.). Use reference picture or real pumpkin.


Thursday, August 30, 2012

Welcome Back Pinconning Area Schools ARTISTS!

I am looking forward to a creative, expressive and innovative year in the art room. Below is the agenda for the first GREAT week back:











Tuesday, September 4, 2012:
1. Syllabus Review and discussion.
2. Why ART MATTERS activity.
3. Let's CREATE! first day motivation!

Sept. 5-6:
STUDIO ART: Garden Mosaic Stones
ART 1:  3D Drawing in pencil
Advanced Art: Charcoal Drawing/ Animal detail
Middle School: 3D drawing in pencil basics

Sept. 7: ART HISTORY FRIDAY
Focus Art: Lascaux Caves/ prehistoric art
BRING Large grocery PAPER BAG!

Please NOTE: An art fee for ALL STUDENTS is due by October 31, 2012 to the school bookstore of $15.00. This breaks down to less than .95 cents a week for art supplies! This fee will cover the cost of your art supplies for the entire semester. NO additional art supply list is needed, with the exception of bringing TWO sharpened pencils and an eraser to ART CLASS every DAY.

Need to contact Ms. Moore? Email me at mooreb@pasd.org or talk to me before or after school. NEW this year in 2012-13: The ART room will be OPEN after school every DAY for 30 minutes after school. You may use this time to get more individualized art instruction or help or to just chill in the art room creating...well, ART of course:)

"What if there was a World without Art?"

Save the arts.m4v

Art Advocacy

Teaching Philosophy & Art Advocacy

Why art matters!

Why does ART MATTER?

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

FINAL EXAM Spring 2012 REVIEW GUIDE

PHS Visual Arts Exam:

  • Part I:  Color Theory
  • Part II:  Art History
  • Part III:  Principles & Elements of Art
  • Part IV:  Drawing/ Questionnaire
    • Be able to draw basic 3D shapes with proper shading.
    • Be able to draw correct human proportion of a face.
    • Be able to draw a landscape with atmospheric perspective.
Need Help?
  • View the review PowerPoints provided below.
  • Use your flashcards created in class to study.
  • Schedule a study session with friends 
  • See Ms. Moore:)

Art History Exam Review Spring 2012


Color Theory & Principles/Elements of Art Exam Review Spring 2012


Monday, May 7, 2012

Pop Art Assignment

1. Download an image from your camera or find an everyday object or famous person on google images. Save to your computer.
2. Go to www.fotoflexer.com
3. Upload image.
4. Click on effects tap.
5. On far right, click on "more" and then click on "pop art."
6. Save and then print your image.
7. Turn your pop art image into an acrylic, oil, or watercolor painting using the transfer method.

Who is ANDY WARHOL?...