Welcome to Studio Art online! (Grades 9-12)​

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 Students were to make an accordion style book demonstrating their knowledge and understanding of  the seven elements of design and also the seven principles of design. Students were to research 8 types of modern art periods. Modeling an artist from each period, students are to design 8 artist trading cards demonstrating their understanding of specific types of modern art. Students were also to create an accordion style book to display all 8 trading cards.

Students learned about American female artist, Georgia O'Keeffe. She produced a style of Realism, observing coloring and form, but created painted with zoomed in views appear to be more abstract. In an attempt to discover a personal language through which O'Keeffe could express her own feelings and ideas, her paintings of flowers and animal bones are recognized as being among the most innovative in all of American art of the period (1915-1970s).

Students learned how artists use various medias all put together to create unique work. Students chose a bird species to work with and created a collage using various art mediums such as paints, newspaper, yarn, wax,  and glue.

Op Art

Northern Lights Mural Project

For this project, students practiced their observation skills by using the grid method to first draw an animal of their choice. After drawing in pencil, students applied rubber cement to areas of the animals they wanted to stay white to stand for the highlights. Students learned about analogous color schemes and were instructed to choose one for their project. A watercolor wash was applied over the entire image where the color did not mix with the rubber cement barrier. After using various blending techniques with the watercolor paint to create an analogous painting, students let the paintings dry out. The rubber cement was rubbed off to reveal a high contrast image of an animal. 

Students worked as a team on this two week mural project to decorate the cafeteria walls for their winter formal dance. After a lot of trial and error, students really learned how to work as a team to create this gigantic mural.  The mural's dimensions are 11'8" by 111'. 



Images of this beautiful mural are coming soon!

Doodle Shaded Portraits

Grid drawing of an influential person then shaded using realistic shading or doodle shading (or a mixture of the two).

Watercolor Landscapes

Students learned about watercolor painter Winslow Homer. Homer painted the American People and their landscapes. Students were able to choose their own land or seascapes to work from. Students learned how linear perspective and atmospheric perspective make images of the land look more realistic and believable. in addition, students learned how color is affected by linear and atmospheric perspective.