Tag: Units

Landscape Theme Final Work

Here is a small selection of the final work from the Landscape themed work. Students had a choice of 2-d art mediums to create a landscape. Most students selected drawing mediums, about 30% used paint and a small handful created…

Landscape Themed Choice Art

So far this year we have explored drawing, collage and paint mediums. We learned how artists develop their craft and learn new skills. We learned a little about surrealism and made a quick collage. This was a fast paced run…

Artistic Habits: Developing Craft ~UPDATED~

Today I did my first Artistic Habits Lesson on “Developing Craft” or art making skills. First off, why I am calling them Artistic Habits, instead of Artistic Behaviors which is what the TAB acronym is based on? Well, School-wide we are doing the…

Artistic Behavior Lessons: Artists Develop Art Making Skills

Next year, I am going to work on explicitly teaching for Artistic Behaviors. My students just don’t seem to get it when I talk about them and too many of them just can’t demonstrate them consistently. Every Friday we have…

2014 Studio Challenge Wrap-Up

A few Friday’s ago we wrapped up our studio choice challenge and our state testing. Here are some thoughts on how it went, along with how I might go forward with the project in the future. Student Reflections: The last day…