Studio 2-3B Assignments

For those students attending and not attending our Field Trip to The Art Institute of Chicago on Thursday, April 13th, you must complete the following assignment. Begin by reading the "Visiting an Art Museum" PDF. Then, follow the link to the Google Form: Virtual Art Museum Assignment. Answer the questions on the Form relating to The Art Institute of Chicago, then explore the Museum. The final question will relate to your Virtual Tour.
Spend some time taking a "virtual tour" of the museum with Google Art Project. Choose 1 work of art to write about. Provide the Artist's Name, Title, Medium, and Date of the piece that you selected. What drew you to this piece? Describe and Interpret the work of Art.

For those students attending and not attending our Field Trip to The Art Institute of Chicago on Thursday, April 13th, you must complete the following assignment. Begin by reading the "Visiting an Art Museum" PDF. Then, follow the link to the Google Form: Virtual Art Museum Assignment. Answer the questions on the Form relating to The Art Institute of Chicago, then explore the Museum. The final question will relate to your Virtual Tour.
Spend some time taking a "virtual tour" of the museum with Google Art Project. Choose 1 work of art to write about. Provide the Artist's Name, Title, Medium, and Date of the piece that you selected. What drew you to this piece? Describe and Interpret the work of Art.

Fill out the google form based on David Hockney's documentary Secret Knowledge.

Students will create an original work of art that is based upon an initial evaluation of content and purpose. (Subject/Theme)
Student has media choice.

Bell Ringer - Sketch, doodle, design a winter wonderland for this weeks bell ringer.  When you complete the sketch be sure to document your work and attach it to this assignment and  click TURN IN.

Bell Ringer - Sketch, doodle, design a narwhal for this weeks bell ringer.  When you complete the sketch be sure to document your work and attach it to this assignment and  click TURN IN.

Sketch, doodle, design and idea that represents something you are thankful for.

Sketch, doodle, design anything you would like this week for our bell ringer.  Be sure to document, upload, and TURN IN at the end of the week.

Sketch, doodle, or design a Halloween Costume. This could be your actual costume for this year or just an idea for one.  After you complete your sketch be sure to document your work and attach the image and TURN IN.

Sketch and design something that reminds you of goodbyes. This could be a happy goodbye, like sending a sibling away to college. This could be a sad goodbye, like the loss of a pet. This could be a Midwestern goodbye, where you're begging your parent to leave a family gathering because they won't stop saying goodbye to everybody.

This weeks bell ringer is a free draw. You get to decide what to draw/sketch/doodle/design.  Have fun and be creative!

Leaning into the theme of Homecoming Week, sketch out a design for Glitz and Glamour. What or who do you think is glamorous?

Sketch out a design that reminds you of a positive childhood memory. Think back to your childhood hobbies, tv shows, books, family stories, etc.

Sketch out a design that screams "Fall" to you. How does the fall season make you feel?

You will formulate an artist statement by answering the questions on the GoogleForm. From there you will use your answers type out your Artist Statement on the provided Artist Statement template.

"It is not to be despised, in my opinion, if, after gazing fixedly at the spot on the wall, the coals in the grate, the clouds, the flowing stream, one remembers some of their aspects; and if you look at them carefully you will discover some quite admirable inventions. Of these the genius of the painter may take full advantage, to compose battles of animals and of men, of landscapes or monsters, of devils and other fantastic things." Leonardo da Vinci


Pareidolia - the tendency to perceive a specific, often meaningful image in a random or ambiguous visual pattern.


Your objective in this creative challenge to start the year is to perceive some image in the random coffee stained paper and draw into that stain using your creative imagination.  Feel free to use a variety of media. (i.e. watercolor, pencil, colored pencil, etc.)


When you are finished...Document (take a picture of your work) and Turn In.

Intuitive scribble - Think of a challenge you are having or an emotion you are feeling. Put your pen on the edge of your paper. Thinking of this word, draw freely for 5-10 seconds. Your feelings are in control of the mark you’re making. (If your line ends in the middle of the page, pull it off an edge.) 

Transformation - Look for all the intersections of lines. Soften the sharp edges and angles by rounding the intersections with your pen. This part should be  meditative and calming. It will take your mind off your problem.

Integration - Now add more overlapping shapes. You are in control here. You can add overlapping organic shapes or trace geometric shapes on top for contrast. When you are done adding, you will need to transform the new intersections like you did before (rounding each corner).

Color - Finish by adding color or pattern to your artwork. This will create balance, rhythm, and unity. Everything working together in harmony.