Today's Class- Today we went back to working with color, with a focus on color temperature. I opened with showing about a dozen historical art works, and asked the students to decide whether the overall temperature of each painting was warm, cool, or a balanced mix. Then I showed slides of a few examples of the project from previous semesters. Toward the end of class I returned last week's woodcut prints and we visited the Gallery to see the current faculty exhibition.
How to make this up- You will be using your acrylic paints to mix many different colors. Small pieces of these colors will be used to make two collages. Each collage will represent one of the seasons of the year- all warm colors would be summer, all cool colors would be winter, and an even mix of warm and cool would be the transitional seasons of spring and autumn. 100 small 1" squares will be used to make each 10" square season. Use either your large pad or a sketchbook to create the small squares, then cut them out, arrange them into the combination and pattern of your choice, then glue them to a page in your 18" x 24" to make the two seasons. Each small square must be different from all the other small squares within the same season. Above and below are student examples from previous semesters. The full directions and more student examples can be seen here.
Homework- This graded Color Temperature Season Collage project is due at the beginning of class on December 1, 2014. However, I recommend finishing as much as possible before next week, as the next project will be more complex and may require a little more time to figure out.
Those who have not yet turned in their completed woodblocks should bring them in as soon as possible to receive partial credit.
Museum papers are due on December 8, 2014.
For next class 11/24/14- We will be starting another graded color project, on the topic of limited palettes, meaning specific color combinations that artists will employ for different reasons and effects. You will need to start with a black and white photo, as we did for the dot drawings, once again a photo of a real object/scene, with a wide range of values from light to dark. Also bring your 18" x 24" pad, pencil and eraser, and all your painting related materials.
