i'll miss you all!
Wednesday, January 29, 2014
Thursday, January 23, 2014
Friday, January 10, 2014
Monday, January 6, 2014
narrative artists for drawing 2
we had a great discussion about some contemporary narrative artworks this week in drawing 2.
the students will be using the lyrics of death cab for cutie (block 2) and bob dylan (block 3) as jumping off points for their own narrative works.
here are some of the artists we looked at, with links to find out more about them!
clive smith (see more here)
david bowers (see more here)
edgar jerins (see more here)
joan mateu (see more here)
maggie taylor (see more here)
margaret bowland (see more here)
Tuesday, November 26, 2013
Thursday, November 21, 2013
Thursday, November 7, 2013
artist of the week :: aj fosik
so, i realize that its been far too long since i have posted anything about my new artist obsessions. i end up using pinterest as my main place for sharing my artistic inspiration (and most of my student artwork ends up on twitter)... BUT this needs to change.
and aj fosik is the reason.
he did the sculpture that can be found on the cover of mastodon's 2011 record "the hunter", and from that moment on i loved his work. recently i was brainstorming with my good friend rob and he reminded me about fosik's work and it got me thinking about how i could use it with my students.
my studio art class will be creating animal bust sculptures (using cardboard) with an emphasis on color and pattern.
i love how fosik's work shows his crazy diverse interest in folk art, psychedelic art... and taxidermy - in such an interesting and unique way. check out 2 quick videos and some of my favorite works of his below.
and aj fosik is the reason.
he did the sculpture that can be found on the cover of mastodon's 2011 record "the hunter", and from that moment on i loved his work. recently i was brainstorming with my good friend rob and he reminded me about fosik's work and it got me thinking about how i could use it with my students.
my studio art class will be creating animal bust sculptures (using cardboard) with an emphasis on color and pattern.
i love how fosik's work shows his crazy diverse interest in folk art, psychedelic art... and taxidermy - in such an interesting and unique way. check out 2 quick videos and some of my favorite works of his below.
Thursday, October 24, 2013
Friday, October 18, 2013
Friday, October 11, 2013
Monday, September 30, 2013
Friday, September 20, 2013
Thursday, September 12, 2013
Thursday, September 5, 2013
Wednesday, September 4, 2013
the artroom is now on twitter!
check out @titanART57 if you're interested in following everything thats happening in my classroom throughout the year.
i've always been anti-twitter, so we'll see if i can make this work for us
in a fun and meaningful way.
i've always been anti-twitter, so we'll see if i can make this work for us
in a fun and meaningful way.
Sunday, June 23, 2013
newest work :: paul simon
somehow i forgot to post this a few weeks ago when i finished it... oh maybe its because i finished it the day that i hung my show, then had the end of the school year to deal with.
so, happy summer, here's "a window in your heart" (paul simon)... my latest collaboration with my son (he did the background).
so, happy summer, here's "a window in your heart" (paul simon)... my latest collaboration with my son (he did the background).
Thursday, June 6, 2013
Thursday, May 30, 2013
Friday, May 24, 2013
Sunday, May 19, 2013
new artworks!
maybe its time to update my online portfolio.....
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| like we finally saw the colours of the world sam beam (iron & wine) pencil and spray paint on wood panel |
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| (tonal bebop) harmony eric dolphy spray paint, oil and collage on canvas |
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| a matter of time jim james (my morning jacket) mixed media |
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| first to plug in little walter colored pencil and acrylic |
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| soul stirrer sam cooke acrylic, spray paint and collage on cardboard |
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| going to the ritual rashied ali pencil and acrylic on board |
Thursday, April 25, 2013
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
friday wisdom.
some of my AP students have been talking about this movie all year and i finally got around to watching it last weekend.
this quote really stuck with me.
Friday, March 22, 2013
artist of the week :: kelly hurlburt
kelly hurlburt is a student in my AP Drawing class this year - and i have been lucky enough to teach her since she started at thomas as a freshman. on top of being an awesome kid and artist, she is helping out this year in my studio in art class as a teaching assistant (and you've seen their colored pencil works in my last post). needless to say, we spend a lot of time together!
the AP Art curriculum mandates that each student choose a 'concentration' theme for 12 of their 24 portfolio works. in her words, kelly's theme deals with the juxtaposition of scenes from everyday life with scenes of disaster and suffering. these somewhat whimsical combinations are meant as sybolizations of apathy. in other words, the pieces comment on how people do not care about tragic events that are going on in the world if they do not directly affect them.
everyone that sees her work finds in not only visually arresting, but also thought-provoking and mature. it is definitely one of the most creative 'concentration' themes that i have seen in my 9 years (nine years!!!) of teaching AP.
take a few minutes and look at kelly's work (you can click on the images to enlarge them) - consider how we all take these issues for granted as we rush through our daily lives.
the AP Art curriculum mandates that each student choose a 'concentration' theme for 12 of their 24 portfolio works. in her words, kelly's theme deals with the juxtaposition of scenes from everyday life with scenes of disaster and suffering. these somewhat whimsical combinations are meant as sybolizations of apathy. in other words, the pieces comment on how people do not care about tragic events that are going on in the world if they do not directly affect them.
everyone that sees her work finds in not only visually arresting, but also thought-provoking and mature. it is definitely one of the most creative 'concentration' themes that i have seen in my 9 years (nine years!!!) of teaching AP.
take a few minutes and look at kelly's work (you can click on the images to enlarge them) - consider how we all take these issues for granted as we rush through our daily lives.
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| The Tsunami Dancer |
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| Avalanche |
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| For Sale |
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| For Sale (detail) |
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| El Derrame De Petróleo |
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| The Inundation |
art room progress... and studio in art awesomeness.
its been a great week in the art room...
drawing 1 is starting their digital painting self portraits, AP continues on with their 'concentration theme' work, and drawing 2 and studio in art are continuing with their still lives.
i continue to be impressed with the work that all of my students are doing - and today my (mostly freshman) studio class' progress and overall awesomeness compelled me to share with you all.
drawing 1 is starting their digital painting self portraits, AP continues on with their 'concentration theme' work, and drawing 2 and studio in art are continuing with their still lives.
i continue to be impressed with the work that all of my students are doing - and today my (mostly freshman) studio class' progress and overall awesomeness compelled me to share with you all.
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| the display board |
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| AP 'concentration' examples |
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| studio in art still lives (9th graders!!!) |
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| alyssa's drawing in progress |
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| marie's drawing in progress |
Thursday, March 21, 2013
friday wisdom.
thich nhat hanh was first introduced to me by my mentor bill stephens. he encouraged me to check out the book living buddha living christ, and i connected with its message right away. i have since found him to be a consistent source of inspiration and guidance on my journey - not just regarding spirituality, but humanity, focus, and compassion. the messages in the book (as well as most of the messages of the weekly 'friday wisdom's) also reminds me of my old FHS mentors jim nowak and kyle hargrave.
i highly recommend it to anyone who is interested in a broad and introspective view of spirituality.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Buddha and Christ, perhaps the two most pivotal figures
in the history of humankind, each left behind a legacy of teachings and
practices that have shaped the lives of billions of people over the course of
two millennia. If they were to meet on the road today, what would each think of
the other's spiritual views and practices?
Thich Nhat Hanh has been part of a decades-long dialogue
between the two greatest living contemplative traditions, and brings to
Christianity an appreciation of its beauty that could only be conveyed by an
outsider. In a lucid, meditative prose, he explores the crossroads of
compassion and holiness at which the two traditions meet, and reawakens our
understanding of both. "On the altar in my hermitage," he says,
"are images of Buddha and Jesus, and . . . I touch both of them as my
spiritual ancestors."
>A rare combination of mystic, scholar, and activist,
Vietnamese monk Thich Nhat Hanh is one of the most beloved Buddhist teachers in
the West.
"[Thich Nhat Hanh] is a holy man, for he is humble
and devout. . . . His ideas for peace . . . would build a monument to
ecumenism, to world brotherhood, to humanity."
—Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., in nominating Thich Nhat
Hanh for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1967
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