Each student is working on his own individual art project.
Session Minutes
45
Minutes Student Attended
45
Lesson Comments
The dialogue between the students continues to be of an inappropriate nature despite my repeated warnings that such inappropriate language and topics must not be discussed during my class and at school in general. They show disregard and disrespect for me as a teacher and an authority figure by continuing this practice. Perhaps, the Upper School Studio should disband if the students cannot conduct themselves as gentlemen. As a professional, I am very uncomfortable in this atmosphere.
Each student was given a color photograph with a clear grid of one-inch squares all over it and a sheet of drawing paper with a one-inch margin all around it. Each student had to draw a grid of 1.5-inch squares on his drawing paper. Then he will look at the photograph under the grid and transcribe what he sees in each square onto each square of his paper. This drawing technique was used during the Renaissance and helps to develop observation skills, the understanding of positive and negative space, and line and shape relationships in space.
Since we will be covering knights, dragons, coats of arms, shields, and heraldry, each artist started off our unit with coloring, cutting, and assembling a knight in armor.
The students worked on their own art projects and had a lively discussion where they supported and challenged one another. The concept of the art studio is working well!
