Friday, December 19, 2008

Perspective EC


We talked about one point perspective in class. Students took turns using the electronic whiteboard to make the selections for the vocabulary words. You can review the concepts at the website: http://www.olejarz.com/arted/perspective/


For 5 pts extra credit
Find a picture in the newspaper or a magazine that shows perspective.

Draw lines for the horizon line and orthoganols and

a dot for the vanishing point.


Turn in by January 5th!

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Climate Change: Our Challenge contest


This competition sponsored by the United Nations and several international companies aims to raise environmental awareness and foster science literacy. For complete rules, see the print out in our classroom or go to this link.
Competition deadline is January 15, 2009.
25 points extra credit
Mrs. W will mail entries.

Try a wordle



Image created http://www.wordle.net/.

Images of Wordles are licensed Creative Commons License.
Create your own poster of words or a quote and print out to share at school or on the blog.
15 points extra credit
if you let Mrs. W know by by January 12.
  

Monday, December 1, 2008

Art Walk Extra Credit

Visit downtown Billings for the Artwalk this Friday, December 5th
Earn 25 points extra credit

Bring an artist card or gallery brochure from two stops on the art walk to get credit. 5 points extra credit if your stops include Toucan Gallery or the Yellowstone Art Museum. Do you know any of the artists included in the Small Works Auction (at the YAM) or A Little Art Show at Toucan?

You can also enjoy fun activities and vendors along the streets for the Christmas Stroll.
Remember to dress for the weather!!


Extra credit stamp

Holiday Stamp Art
For 15 points extra credit
Due by Dec. 15

  1. Give the full name of the Renaissance artist and title of this year's religious Christmas stamp.
  2. Which U.S. Museum owns this painting of the Madonna and child?
  3. What is the original shape of the painting?
  4. What are three other internationally celebrated December holidays commemorated on U.S. postage stamps?

Post to this blog or write the answers and turn your paper in to your class period's turn in box.
Here is a hint:
you can search the U.S.P.S. site for a press release

Monday, November 24, 2008

A.O.M. Escher

Here is an overview of artwork by M.C. Escher. We will make a morphed picture on a moebius strip.

Friday, November 21, 2008

Quick...today only...Friday the 21st


Extra Credit
5 points


which artist has a birthday today, November 21st?
Post to the blog or write it down on paper and turn in to the box at school by Monday.




You can find this information in traditional reference books, or a special calendar any time of the year. Today, the easiest way is to check the search engine that begins with G. Click to follow the links.





I'll post the picture hint below:

Thursday, November 20, 2008

Online extra credit

15 points extra credit
to try out this website.
Send me an ecard with your name or a greeting
or print it out to turn in by Tuesday, Nov. 24
BONUS 5 points.....which location in your message is farthest from Billings? (how far?)

Friday, November 7, 2008

Extra Credit


10 points
due by the beginning of class Tuesday, Nov 11, 2008

Look at Hand Art by artist Guido Daniele.
Tell me in at least 3 sentences which "Art Hand" you like and why it is "Art".

Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Colors

7th graders have been learning about color. Review the main color theories by clicking the movies below. Color wheel by Sky. Movie clips by Sammi.




Analagous



Warm colors


Repeat pattern

Value

Cool

Texture

Complementary

Extra credit in the news

10 points extra credit
Monday, Nov 3
Billings Gazette


Give details of the masterpiece found in Texas.
1. Who painted it?
2. How long has it been missing?
3. How big is it? (how could you lose something this size????)
4. Where has it been?
Due by 11/5/08

Thursday, October 30, 2008

Extra Credit in the news

10 points extra credit
Find the article and describe the artwork installed Wednesday, October 29th.

Write the following information on a piece of paper to turn in by Friday Oct 31st:
  • Title of piece
  • artist(s)
  • location (city / backdrop)
  • historic reason and current situation

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Music Inspiration for Mussorgsky

We will be creating pastel artwork to send to the February Billings Symphony concert. If your child is participating, he / she will bring home a release form for you to sign and return. The art will be photographed and submitted electronically. While a list of students will be sent to the Billings Symphony, student names will not appear on the artwork itself.

Here is the music for inspiration:







Information about the composer from the symphony website.

Sunday, October 26, 2008

Artist of the Month Klee


­­Artist
of the Month



Paul Klee





Log on
to the server as yourself. Username is your student ID; password is
your last name (up to 8 letters) all lower case.


Locate your folder on
the server.


Right click > New >
Folder


Rename the folder: Art


Open Word.


File > Save As >
Klee inspired painting


Minimize your word
document.





Open
the Internet (Explorer icon on desktop)


Use the Guggenheim
website http://www.guggenheimcollection.org/site/artist_bio_75.html
to answer the following questions:





1. Paul Klee was born
in ______________________(what country) in 1879. He is /
is not still alive. (circle one)





2. His childhood love
of ____________was always to remain profoundly important in his life
and work.





3. When he visited
Paris for the second time, what three artists influenced him?


____________________,
__________________________, and ____________________





4. ______________
became central to his art after a trip to Tunisia in 1914.





5. In 1924 the
________________ (the Blue Four), consisting of Lyonel Feininger,
Alexej Jawlensky, Vasily Kandinsky, and Paul Klee, was founded.





Browse through some of
Klee’s artwork from the Art Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/node/1989
to answer the following:






  1. Name two paintings
    you find interesting:



________
________________________ and _________________________________



  1. What kind of music
    do you think influenced his choice of color in these paintings?










  1. How did Klee use
    abstract images to convey his ideas?









When
you are finished, go to the interactive art website:
http://bomomo.com/
or


http://www.sumo.fi/products/sumopaint/


Explore the tools and
try making a piece of artwork in the style of Paul Klee. Color is
important and so are abstract objects in the composition.


When
you have completed your picture, save it to your art folder on the
server:



  1. Ctrl / Print
    Screen (it will seem like nothing happened except a blip on your
    monitor)


  2. Maximize your word
    doc.


  3. Right click >
    Paste (Your internet screen shot of your masterpiece will paste
    into the word doc. )


  4. Save again.




Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Extra Credit Opportunities

All Art Students.....
25 points for attending the opening reception for the 8th grade sculpture show at the YAM on Thursday, Oct 23 between 5:30 and 7:30. See post below for more information.

7th grade art students 20 points for bringing a box (any size) of aluminum foil for our Oaxaca folk animal sculptures. Must bring by Monday Oct 27th. Thanks!

Thursday, October 16, 2008

Upcoming 8th grade Art show

Thursday October 23rd
5:30-7:30 p.m.

Opening reception



Billings Public Schools 8th grade art show
in the Young Artist Gallery at the Yellowstone Art Museum
Show will be up through November 30th.

Featured in the Billings Gazette, Enjoy! section October 17th, 2008
article
photo gallery
Thank you guest artist, Megan Heil, for inspiration and guidance.

If you are unable to attend the free opening reception, each 8th grade art student has a free family pass to use. See Mrs. W.


Thursday, October 2, 2008

Mid terms are progress reports

Midterms are in the works. If you see holes in the online gradebook, check to see if the assignment is still in your portfolio or cubby. These can still be turned in......your grade is not set in stone; it is cumulative. If the project has EC in the title, it is extra credit and will not count against your grade if you do not participate.



Worried about the grade you see?
Another extra credit opportunity.
October 3rd Art Walk.
Visit downtown galleries and the museum from 5-9 Friday October 3rd. An extra 10 points if you name an artist whose work is up in the small works show at the Toucan Gallery on Montana Avenue. You can get a map at the first gallery you visit or print one off here. Bring a map with two or more gallery stamps for 25 points extra credit.

Thursday, September 25, 2008

Extra Credit Opportunities


Earn 25 extra credit points by visiting the Y.A.M. (Yellowstone Art Museum) this Saturday during the Smithsonian Museum day. No admission will be charged. To see the special exhibits that students viewed today, go to their website. Have museum staff stamp a brochure or card with the horse logo and write a short description of your favorite piece of art.


If your Saturday is booked to the max, another opportunity for free admission is during the October 3rd Art Walk. Visit downtown galleries and the museum from 5-9. An extra 10 points if you name an artist whose work is up in the small works show at the Toucan Gallery on Montana Avenue. You can get a map at the first gallery you visit or print one off here.


Tuesday, September 23, 2008

7th grade 3-D art resources

7th graders have been studying about turning shapes into forms. We have value scales in our sketchbooks and we taked about forms having 1,2,3,4, or 5 levels of value (5 being the darkest). To refresh our skills we followed a Mark Kistler online lesson for creating a treasure chest.


Now we are creating our own imagination scenes with cities or castles or space colonies. Here is an online tutorial for creating a 3-D castle.

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Open House / Extra Credit


Welcome to Open House

We have been learning some of the building blocks of art.
7th graders are reviewing the Elements by creating a poster collage.

8th graders are putting their group skills to work with a sculpture for the Yellowstone Art Museum.

Everyone can earn 15 points extra credit for answering the following question:

Where can you find a miniature copy of the picture that is posted on the back bulletin board in our room?

Friday, August 29, 2008

Poster making help

Click on the poster guy to use an online planner for creating fabulous posters.


Thursday, August 28, 2008

Art Parodies

We looked at parodies of famous masterpieces....
  • Mona Lisa
  • Van Gogh's Starry Night
  • Grant Wood's American Gothic
  • Rodin's The Thinker

where do you find these modern spoofs of classic art? (Look in magazines, on tv or in movies, or in coloring books for example.) To get you started, check this website Great Art Parodies.



5 points extra credit for any image you bring in to class .

8th grade art

We posed the question, what is art?

Can you find art around you in unusual places? Look at these paper scuptures by artist Peter Callesen for inspiration: http://www.petercallesen.com/index/index2.html

Thursday, May 22, 2008

Logo Contest


Extra Credit Opportunity
25 points for participating

The BARN (Billings Area Resource Network) needs a logo. It should reflec t the mission (to mobilize community resources and end homelessness in Billings). See Mrs. W for a flier.

Prize for contest winner: $50 Visa Gift card and Art Supply Kit.

It's for the Birds


Extra Credit Opportunity 25 points


Visit the Audubon / Billings Art Association Bird themed show on the Rock Campus. Click here for a link to the story in the Billings Gazette Enjoy! Write a few sentences about the show to turn in by May 30th.

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

social issues

extra credit news article


Write a comment to this post or,
Write on a piece of paper to turn in at the beginning of the period, Thursday, May 15th:
  • your name and period

  • the name of the American artist who died Monday, May 12th (5 points)

  • the name of his 3-D art (5 points)

Monday, April 28, 2008

ZooMontana Saturday May 3rd


Photo Saturdays with half off admission are the first Saturday of every month. Admission is half off with a camera and a Photo Saturday Coupon that will be available from this web page. Each person needs to bring a camera and a coupon, cell phone cameras do not count.

For more information, see ZooMontana's website.

25 points extra credit if you email me a photo with an element or principle of art featured.

Extra Credit Opportunities!!!

This Friday May 2nd


25 points for going to 2 galleries (bring a stamped map to me on Monday)
25 more points if you go to the YAM and see the shows featured on our cupboard doors.

8th grade art - Art for Social Issues

Here is a link to get you thinking. Extra credit if you choose to post a comment on one of the pieces of art shown in this collection at the Columbus Museum of Art. The website is called Art & Social Issue in American culture. You'll find Romare Bearden under the link for Race & Ethnicity if you want to start with a familiar artist.

Your collage piece can be an American issue or global issue. Choose something you can be passionate about!

Saturday, April 5, 2008

Zoo SAturday

You can earn up to 25 points by going to the zoo Saturday, April 5th. ZooMontana has free entry with a coupon you print from their website and a camera. Take photos that emphasize texture and form to collect your points. Post to the Blog or email them to Mrs. W.