1/19/18 Intro to Art

Today's Class- Today was our first meeting of the semester.  No one has materials yet, so we didn't do any art exercises.  I did distribute and review the syllabus.  A lack of copy paper in the department office meant that I couldn't copy anything else, so we did the student art survey as an oral exercise and the written version of the museum assignment will have to wait for another week.

How to make this up- Nothing to be made up, except that those who missed class today should make sure to ask me for a syllabus next week.

Homework- No homework yet.  The museum assignment will be due at the beginning of class on March 23, 2018.  I hope to have the full 2 page version available to distribute next week.  If you can't wait until then to see it, the link above labeled "museum assignment" will show you the basics.

For next class 1/26/18- We will start the fine arts portion of the class with a portfolio exercise involving line.  After looking at some art historical examples of line in action, we will concentrate on the idea of contour line in its various forms, using shoes as our subject.  I will have some, but I recommend you bring one of your own to draw from, which you could take off your foot, but you are probably better off bringing an extra with you to class.  Also bring your 18" x 24" drawing pad, pencils, and eraser.