Artist - Kandinksy
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Wednesday, September 27 and Monday Nov 1 / INDEPENDENT STUDY /
It is thrilling to see your work appear on the blog and to see the choices you are making! I will comment on each one and look forward to seeing them on Wednesday, a week from today, if all goes well.
For Monday, Nov 1
Post your completed art history inspired watercolor on the blog by noon on Monday
For Wed, Nov 3
Review the Chuck Close links to the right. Pick your favorite Chuck Close approach to portraiture and an example of it. Include a link to this painting in the comment section of this blog post and let us know why you like it.
Bring a passport style photo of yourself to use for this assignment. You can also take a passport style photo of yourself or have one made at Kinkos. If you don't or can't provide a photo bring your driver's license and we will scan the photo portion in class.
ALSO: due to my unfortunate accident and the resulting surgery I have only seen some of your work online. I would like to take the opportunity to see it in person on Wednesday while you are working on your Chuck Close self portrait. Please bring any watercolors to class that you have posted on the blog; the one that was due on Monday, your extra credit watercolors if you did one and of course the art history inspired image you completed for Monday.
Please email me or post comment here if you have any questions.
For Monday, Nov 1
Post your completed art history inspired watercolor on the blog by noon on Monday
For Wed, Nov 3
Review the Chuck Close links to the right. Pick your favorite Chuck Close approach to portraiture and an example of it. Include a link to this painting in the comment section of this blog post and let us know why you like it.
Bring a passport style photo of yourself to use for this assignment. You can also take a passport style photo of yourself or have one made at Kinkos. If you don't or can't provide a photo bring your driver's license and we will scan the photo portion in class.
ALSO: due to my unfortunate accident and the resulting surgery I have only seen some of your work online. I would like to take the opportunity to see it in person on Wednesday while you are working on your Chuck Close self portrait. Please bring any watercolors to class that you have posted on the blog; the one that was due on Monday, your extra credit watercolors if you did one and of course the art history inspired image you completed for Monday.
Please email me or post comment here if you have any questions.
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Attached find layout of Claude Monet's Pink Water- Lillies with carp added.
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wednesday homework assgn.
Erin Morrell
Inspired by Berthe Morisot's Carriage in the Bois De Boulogne
unfinished
Christine Dunn
65 Rolling by Adolph Gottlieb
Florist - Nancy Lee Martin
Pamunkey River Garden Club
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Jessica Reilly Dowell
Jessica Reilly Dowell: vmfa floral.
(I couldn't figure out who the artist was...)
Al Bracy - corrections
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Al Bracy - Corrections
Attached please find 2 of 4 corrections as suggested.
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Attached please find my watercolor of Summer wind by Elizabeth Murry and the flowers of Ann Jones and Elizabeth Raetz of The Blue Ridge Garden Club of Lexington.
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Al Bracy
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mid term porfolio review work and wednesday 10/27 assignments
here is a link to my facebook where i posted the files for you. im not very good wit hthe net so here is the easist way to post them: the link is, and my seettings set to everyone.
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Monday, October 25, 2010
Monday Oct 25 studio - homework for Wednesday Oct 27 and MIDTERM PORTFOLIO revisions
Watercolor Studio today: Oct 25
Your portfolio review meetings will be done via email due to an unfortunate run in I had with a Siamese Cat and an ottoman. My fibula is fractured and my ankle must remain elevated until the orthopedist determines the next step. I regret this change in plans as I was looking forward to meeting with each of you about your progress this semester. I will email you your assessment in liew of our meeting. In order to give you the most accurate feedback please email your final watercolor and any revisions or improvements to this blog. You can see a few of your classmates have already done so! I will email you your mid term assessment by the week's end.
Format:
subject of email: your name
content of the email: project description
During Class
Scan or photograph your work. Use the mac lab if you need help. Email to the special blog email address.
For Wednesday
Create a watercolor inspired by one of watercolorists mentioned in your history handout. Choose any watercolor by an artist from the handout - use it as the framework and lesson for the assignment. Personalize the watercolor by adding an object from your life to the composition.
Considerations:
The viewer should be able to tell what painting you referenced and what type of object (hat, ring, shoe, vase,watch, etc) you are referencing.
Overall composition and technique
Scan or photograph your work in progress and email it to the blog email address on Wed, Oct 27 before noon. You may work from home or jtcc - as long as I receive an image of your work in progress and the name and title of the watercolor you are studying in the blog post
deadline for completion of the watercolor: Monday Nov 1
Please feel free post any questions you may have in the comments section here.
Art Events / Opportunities
(1) Sherwood Literary Magazine - see assignment 16 post for more info
(2) Renaissance Scholarship opportunity - see posters in the studio for more info
Your portfolio review meetings will be done via email due to an unfortunate run in I had with a Siamese Cat and an ottoman. My fibula is fractured and my ankle must remain elevated until the orthopedist determines the next step. I regret this change in plans as I was looking forward to meeting with each of you about your progress this semester. I will email you your assessment in liew of our meeting. In order to give you the most accurate feedback please email your final watercolor and any revisions or improvements to this blog. You can see a few of your classmates have already done so! I will email you your mid term assessment by the week's end.
Format:
subject of email: your name
content of the email: project description
During Class
Scan or photograph your work. Use the mac lab if you need help. Email to the special blog email address.
For Wednesday
Create a watercolor inspired by one of watercolorists mentioned in your history handout. Choose any watercolor by an artist from the handout - use it as the framework and lesson for the assignment. Personalize the watercolor by adding an object from your life to the composition.
Considerations:
The viewer should be able to tell what painting you referenced and what type of object (hat, ring, shoe, vase,watch, etc) you are referencing.
Overall composition and technique
Scan or photograph your work in progress and email it to the blog email address on Wed, Oct 27 before noon. You may work from home or jtcc - as long as I receive an image of your work in progress and the name and title of the watercolor you are studying in the blog post
deadline for completion of the watercolor: Monday Nov 1
Please feel free post any questions you may have in the comments section here.
Art Events / Opportunities
(1) Sherwood Literary Magazine - see assignment 16 post for more info
(2) Renaissance Scholarship opportunity - see posters in the studio for more info
Mary Auerbach
based on "Untitled" by Mark Rothko,\
floral by Judy Brown Hodges and Andrea Metts
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Wednesday, Oct 20 studio and homework for Monday, Oct 25
Today:
Continue to paint your Fine Art and Flowers watercolor during our studio time in preparation for the working critique today.
Considerations / Reminders: We should be able to tell what kind of flowers you are painting as well as the artist and painter you are referencing. Strive for good design, excellent technique and paying homage to your inspiration!
For Monday:
Fine Art and Flowers Watercolor is due as part of your MIDTERM PORTFOLIO REVIEW
Be present at 9am with your portfolio. I'll call roll and everyone will leave their portfolio in the classroom and work in the computer lab or library until their assigned review time. Please refer to the schedule below for your appointment:
9:30 Mary
9:40 Jenny
9:50 Al
10:00 Lauren
10:10 Reilly
10:20 Christine
10:30 Madonna
10:40 Max
10:50 Jaleesa
11:00 Tiffany
11:10 Erin
11:20 Sun
11:30 Ilona
Continue to paint your Fine Art and Flowers watercolor during our studio time in preparation for the working critique today.
Considerations / Reminders: We should be able to tell what kind of flowers you are painting as well as the artist and painter you are referencing. Strive for good design, excellent technique and paying homage to your inspiration!
For Monday:
Fine Art and Flowers Watercolor is due as part of your MIDTERM PORTFOLIO REVIEW
Be present at 9am with your portfolio. I'll call roll and everyone will leave their portfolio in the classroom and work in the computer lab or library until their assigned review time. Please refer to the schedule below for your appointment:
9:30 Mary
9:40 Jenny
9:50 Al
10:00 Lauren
10:10 Reilly
10:20 Christine
10:30 Madonna
10:40 Max
10:50 Jaleesa
11:00 Tiffany
11:10 Erin
11:20 Sun
11:30 Ilona
Monday, October 18, 2010
Monday Oct 18 studio - homework for Wednesday Oct 19 and MIDTERM PORTFOLIO REVIEW deadline
Resend your VMFA information in the format below to the new watercolor email address I gave you in class. If you were absent please check your email as I've sent it everyone in our class.
Format:
subject of email: your name
content of the email: Artists' name, title of artwork and the name of the florist
images (2 or 3) sent as an attachment.
This email will be posted on the blog immediately. Use it whenever I ask you to send me photos or if you are absent and need to send me your homework assignment.
During Class
Create the underpainting / background for your Fine Art and Flowers painting based on the artwork you chose. Layer the botanical arrangement or a detail of the arrangement in the foreground.
For Wednesday
Continue working on your F A and Flowers watercolor. We'll have a working critique during class on Wed.
Considerations:
The viewer should be able to tell what painting you referenced and what type of flowers (botanical study) you are referencing from the arrangement created based on the painting from the VMFA collection.
Overall composition and technique
Use techniques we've worked with this semester that are most appropriate for the artwork and flowers you are referencing.
ALL WORK BEGUN AND COMPLETED FOR THIS CLASS IS DUE ON MONDAY, OCT 25 FOR OUR MIDTERM PORTFOLIO REVIEW
Art Events / *Extra Credit happening this week:
(1) VMFA College Night:
- Wednesday, October 20, 2010
- 7:00pm - 9:30pm
- Virginia Museum of Fine Arts: 200 N. Boulevard | Richmond, VA
- Slide slam (PowerPoint slideshow) of student work from area schools (including 5 from John Tyler)
- Step group performances from area schools
- Free to college students & faculty with valid school ID
- Free food!
(2) InLight Richmond
- Friday, October 22, 2010
- 7:30pm - Midnight
- Shockoe Slip: E. Cary St. (between Virginia Ave. & S. 13th St.) see PDF map for parking
- Outdoor exhibition of light-inspired art
- 39 art instillations by 60+ artists
- Community Lantern Parade kicks off at 7:30pm*
(3) Full Moon Madness
- Saturday, October 23, 2010
- 4:00pm - 9:00pm
- JTCC Midlo Campus: 800 Charter Colony Pkwy. | Midlothian, VA
- Howl for Health Festival (fall festival-type booths)
- 4 mile race
- 1 mile moonwalk
(4) Sherwood Literary Magazine
Al Bracy
Summer Wind
by Elizabeth Murray
flowers: Ann Jones and Elizabeth Raetz of
The Blue Ridge Garden Club of Lexington.
by Elizabeth Murray
flowers: Ann Jones and Elizabeth Raetz of
The Blue Ridge Garden Club of Lexington.
Tiffany McGarry
Art: Stadia III
Artist: Julie Mehretu
Florist: Cindy Rustin of Salisbury Garden Club, Midlothian
Jennifer Bade
Artist name: George H. Ben Johnson
Title: Idyll of Virginia mountains
Florist: Caroline Church Parrish
Ilona Strunk
Content: Jasper Johns
Title of work: Between the Clock and the Bed
Florist: Valerie Story, Mary Ann May
Thursday, October 14, 2010
VMFA assignment update
I had the pleasure of viewing Fine Art and Flowers this evening. It accomplishes exactly what I'd hoped it would - I viewed paintings I'd never noticed before in a new light and was struck by the imagination and inspiration of the florists who created the arrangements.
Please note in reference to your assignment - you only have to email me photos of the arrangement and the artwork you choose to work from - but you must SEE the entire installation as well as the Chuck Close and Himalayan (S. Asia) Art Collections on the top floor.
I included Francesco Clemente's miniatures on the list of things for you to see in the Lewis Collection but nix that as they are not on view at the moment. Instead make a special effort to see French Drawings (and Watercolors) from Corot to Cezanne on the second floor.
The Fine Art and Flowers will take you to most all of the galleries on the lisr if you pick up a map at the entrance and see the entire show as I've assigned. The Chuck Close Exhibition and the French Drawing Exhibitions are traveling exhibitions so you must make a special effort to see them.
I advise that you photograph the arrangement and artwork you are most inspired by as well as a few details of each. Ideally your watercolor will include details from the arrangement (a botanical lesson) as well as details from the artwork the florist referenced in the background.
Enjoy your time at YOUR MUSEUM and be sure to email me any questions you may have about this assigment!
Have a great weekend.
Professor O.
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Watercolor Studio for 10.13 and Homework for 10.18 PLUS FINE ART AND FLOWERS
In class: Finish watercolor inspired by the Sacred Watercolors link to the right
Homework:
Review the Chuck Close links to the right
Visit the VMFA. See the exhibitions described in post below.
Photograph the Flower/Fine Art installations which you find most inspiring
Create a watercolor inspired by this installation. Comment here with the florist's name and the title of the painting and artist's name you are reference and email me the photograph as a record of your experience.
Before Monday - post comment, send email and create the line drawing on watercolor paper that you will paint in class on Monday.
Monday, October 11, 2010
Watercolor Studio for 10.11 and Homework for 10.13 PLUS FINE ART AND FLOWERS
Create an 8.5 x 11 inch watercolor which builds upon your use of dry brush technique, decorative and symbolic line by creating a watercolor inspired by the book of Kells, illuminated manuscripts and watercolors inspired by this sacred style.
Considerations:
theme: use your initials and combine them with symbols which represent your history
Your watercolor should illuminate the viewer and tell us something about you as well as integrate the following details:
size: 8.5 x 11 inches
interesting balance of positive and negative space
depict transformation of your initials into compelling symbols
which relate to your personal story, history or ancestry
Your design should be created using pencil on 8.5 x 11 sketchbook paper.
transfer your design onto watercolor paper and use flat color, drybrush technique and fluid contour line to refine your illuminated initials.
Due: during watercolor studio on 10.13
REQUIRED VIEWING
Oct 14 - 17
(Chuck Close closes on Nov 14)
Himalayan Collection (top floor of the VMFA)
Thangka's and Watercolor Miniatures
Lewis Collection (look for work by Francesco Clemente)
Himalayan Collection (top floor of the VMFA)
Thangka's and Watercolor Miniatures
Lewis Collection (look for work by Francesco Clemente)
FREE
at the Virginia Museum of Fine Art
located at 200 N. Boulevard
(Grove and Boulevard)
Follow up Assignment:
Post a comment on the blog regarding the most inspiring
combination of art and floral arrangment
note the title of the painting, artist's name
and the florist
post this information in the comment section of this blog post!
Assignment for NEXT WEEK:
create a watercolor inspired by this concept
create a watercolor inspired by this concept
you may photograph the installations at the VMFA sans flash!
choose a noted painter, create a study of their painting with
a botanical study that relates to the painting in the foreground
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Watercolor Studio 10.6 / Assignment for 10.11
IN CLASS
Explore the following Dry Brush Techniques on one sheet of watercolor paper:
*Stipple
*Hatch
*Cross Hatch
*Contour
*Cross Contour
*Invented Texture / observe detail from Charles Burchfield handout
Considerations:
Eliminate as much accidental white of the paper as possible
Overlap ALL techniques using every color and every brush, sponges, etc in your collection
Explore various ways to hold brushes and experiment with the amount of water in your brush as you try each technique
HOMEWORK
Create a study of the Charles Burchfield painting you have been assigned or a painting inspired by his work of the rocks and nature of Belle Island in Richmond, VA.
Review the color used in the painting online or in a color print made on campus.
Fill page, consider the edges, positive negative space, color and dry brush technique used in the work you are studying.
Your Burchfield study is due at the beginning of class on Monday.
UPCOMING OPPORTUNITY:
FINE ART AND FLOWERS:
Oct 14 - 17 You will be required to see this installation as well as the CHUCK CLOSE exhibition, document it, etc. Visit this link for more info.
COLLEGE NIGHT @ THE VMFA Visit this link to learn how YOU can participate and receive credit for ONE ABSENCE. Photographs of your work must meet the specs described on the link and should be emailed to the designated email address by OCT 13.
Explore the following Dry Brush Techniques on one sheet of watercolor paper:
*Stipple
*Hatch
*Cross Hatch
*Contour
*Cross Contour
*Invented Texture / observe detail from Charles Burchfield handout
Considerations:
Eliminate as much accidental white of the paper as possible
Overlap ALL techniques using every color and every brush, sponges, etc in your collection
Explore various ways to hold brushes and experiment with the amount of water in your brush as you try each technique
HOMEWORK
Create a study of the Charles Burchfield painting you have been assigned or a painting inspired by his work of the rocks and nature of Belle Island in Richmond, VA.
Review the color used in the painting online or in a color print made on campus.
Fill page, consider the edges, positive negative space, color and dry brush technique used in the work you are studying.
Your Burchfield study is due at the beginning of class on Monday.
UPCOMING OPPORTUNITY:
FINE ART AND FLOWERS:
Oct 14 - 17 You will be required to see this installation as well as the CHUCK CLOSE exhibition, document it, etc. Visit this link for more info.
COLLEGE NIGHT @ THE VMFA Visit this link to learn how YOU can participate and receive credit for ONE ABSENCE. Photographs of your work must meet the specs described on the link and should be emailed to the designated email address by OCT 13.
Monday, October 4, 2010
Monday Oct 4 / Crit / Prep for Wed Oct 6
Monday:
Studio time: Critique of 4 watercolors.
Review the goals of each assignment when considering the strengths and weaknesses of each watercolor.
Research / Google artists mentioned in the handout which you find relate most to your personal aesthetic.
Comment on this blog post with a link to the artist's work you find most compelling, which you would want to research further.
Review this link in preparation for the Fine Art and Flowers assignment.
Bring watercolor supplies and handout to class on Wed. We will experiment with dry brush techniques in class.
Studio time: Critique of 4 watercolors.
Review the goals of each assignment when considering the strengths and weaknesses of each watercolor.
For Wednesday:
Read watercolor history handout supplied today prior to class on Wed. Research / Google artists mentioned in the handout which you find relate most to your personal aesthetic.
Comment on this blog post with a link to the artist's work you find most compelling, which you would want to research further.
Review this link in preparation for the Fine Art and Flowers assignment.
Bring watercolor supplies and handout to class on Wed. We will experiment with dry brush techniques in class.
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