(14) Week of December 3rd

D.C. Field Trip is FRIDAY! Prepare for it (see HW)!
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Please watch the video about Abstraction as part of your AbEx PLANNING page.

MONDAY: see HW

• Introduce Artist Spotlight #7 (check & discuss AS #6 from last week)
• First-round, D.C. field trip preparations
• How are the self-portraits going @ 2 weeks in??? Check PROCESS posts (are you practicing your photo/editing skills while you are at it?)
• Continue AbEx - Intro. and exercises with a focus on COLOR THEORY

WEDNESDAY: see HW

• Daily drawing
• Last-minute D.C. field trip preparations/PLANNING page
• Continue AbEx - Intro. and exercises, continue color theory/simultaneous contrast

​FRIDAY: D.C. Field Trip

PROJECT DEADLINES: ​

• DUE Dec. 10th = HOME: Self-Portrait using your Old Master's mark.
  • Remember to post weekly PROCESS on your blog; the final PROCESS post (DUE Dec. 14th) should include a side-by-side of your old master drawing + your old master copy + your self-portrait.

HOMEWORK DEADLINES:​ ​​

• ONGOING = Ab Ex PLANNING page (make sure to watch "The Case for Abstraction")
• DUE MONDAY = AS #6
• DUE WEDNESDAY = D.C. Field Trip PLANNING page​
• DUE Dec. 12 = SB & WS CHECK; to include: 
  • For SB:
    • OBSERVATION (Daily drawings, includes: bigger, searching lines, figure)
    • CURIOSITY (One of two, remember to ASK A QUESTION)
    • PLANNING (Projects pages (Self-portrait, Ab Ex) + D.C. Field Trip)
    • ART HISTORY (AS #5, #6, #7...)
    • PLAY (Keep pushing your ideas....how can Howardena Pindell's process inspire YOUR play & experimentation?)
  • For WS:
    • PROCESS (Self-portrait, 3 weeks/ish)(you can have until Friday, Dec. 14 for the final post/side-by-side comparisons)
    • EXPERIENCE (VMFA and D.C. field trips)
    • AWARENESS (stay tuned....)
• DUE Dec. 19 (last day before break) = All work is photographed, posted, and taken home and/or stored properly (not in class drawer). 
• DUE Jan. 18 = SB Q2/make sure to include (and follow) teacher/peer-review feedback as per the SB CHECK from Dec. 12

HAPPENINGS:​​​​​​

• FRIDAY = Washington, D.C. field trip
• Dec. 12 = NAHS
• Dec. 12 = CONTEST DEADLINES - Youth Art Month Flag and Scholastic
• Cancelled: Dec. 14 = Figure Drawing Friday!
• ​Dec. 14 = INTERIM (check Powerschool/follow up as needed)
• Dec. 19 = Art Club
• Jan. 19 - 21, 2019 = Art trip to Philadelphia!
• CHECK THE SCHOOL CALENDAR FOR A COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF EVENTS AND DETAILS​​​​​