Monday, March 31, 2014

Kluender/ Farnam Classes 3/31-4/4

Art 6 1-Point Perspective

Kluender/ Farnam A2 Art 6

Please help us welcome VCU student teacher, Ms. Farnam :)

Kluender A2 Art 6

What do you do in Art when your team's field trip gets cancelled last minute? Have fun and make a mess!
We learned lots of diferent mixed media techniques today......

...like shaving cream marbelized paper...

...packing tape transfers....

...washes with watercolors and waterbased markers....

...collage...drawing....resist....texture rubbings....

I hope to see these cool techniques used in future artworks! :)

Thursday, March 20, 2014

***CZAPLICKI DUE DATES****

To allow for enough time for grading- ALL PROJECTS, SKETCHBOOKS, GRADED WORK SHEETS- are due NO LATER THEN 3/26 (B DAY) or 3/27 (A DAY)!!!!

That is our "DROP DEAD DATE!!!"

PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR STUDENT IS ALL CAUGHT UP!

Due to snow there will be quite a few grades going in this last week! 

I will get grades POSTED ASAP! Please check PowerSchool often and do not hesitate to to e-mail me! :) :) :)

Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Suntrust Art Show

Last night, students from across the area were honored at the Suntrust Plaza in downtown Richmond for their exceptional artwork!

Only one artist was selected from each art teacher.

Captain "Cat" Sparrow is a piece from Ms. Kluender's Computer Art classes.


Recognize anybody?

Ms. Czaplicki and Trey in front of his self-portrait.

Please congratulate our wonderfully talented students!

Friday, March 7, 2014

Czaplickian Art 6 Blind Contour Drawing

In this exercise students practice drawing by not looking at their paper! Do you think you could draw blind??
These are great portraits!
It works on FOCUS skills and on learning to LOOK at what you are drawing!

Thursday, March 6, 2014

Czaplicki Rousseau Drawings Almost Done

Student's are completing in colored pencil BEAUTIFUL jungle scenes inspired by Rousseau.



They are completing two versions....a black and white version, and a colored pencil version.

Very soon we will cutting our pictures up and WEAVING them together. It will create a beautiful pattern. :)

Blind Contour Drawing Czaplicki B3

Students work on developing focus skills and trying to draw with out looking at their paper.

They are drawing portraits of the their neighbors!


What a challenge- but what cool results???