What to bring to class on Wednesday, September 2

When you come to class on Wednesday, remember to bring very particular items with you:

1. Your sketchbook with a pocket attached to the inside of the back cover like the one in this example:

*Speaking of sketchbooks...Lisa in the supply store made me aware that some of my students have been telling her that I want you to have a hard-bound sketchbook. I don't know where that miscommunication came from, but I don't care if the sketchbook you have is hard-bound, spiral bound, or any other binding you might come across. I only want it to be no smaller than 9"x12".

2. Your syllabus and all other materials I gave you during our introduction in your sketchbook pocket. I will have extra copies of documents for those of you who showed up after we ran out.

3. At least one article on 1-,2-,3-point linear perspective also in the pocket.

4. Your homework assignment completed and ready to hand in.

5. Materials for class:

* Drawing board (if you've been able to get one)

* Several sheets of 18"x24" WHITE heavyweight bond paper

* 4B, 6B drawing pencils

* Metal yardstick (without the cork or felt backing) or T-square (Lisa should have these in the supply store by then.)

* Eraser

* WORKABLE Fixative

6. A willingness to check all frustrations and negative vibes at the door and get to work.

One-Point Perspective

Click here for a link to a gallery of 1-point perspective drawings done in past Drawing 1 classes.

Lots of Art Stuff Happening Friday, August 28th!

Horn of Plenty: MCA Horn Island Alumni Reflect & Remember, 1985-2009

MCA's On The Street Gallery

338 S. Main

6PM-9PM

"They Stopped Singing Here" New Work by Kevin Mitchell

Lulalyn Gallery Downtown/Brinkley Plaza

6PM-9PM

80 Monroe Ave.

901.489.3963

lulalyn@aol.com

HEX (A Six-Woman Show)

Marshall Arts

6PM-9PM

639 Marshall Avenue
The Rozelle Artists Guild: Project Sketchbook

(We wanted to see what you would do with 12 pages.)

Terry Woodard's Gallery

511 S. Main

6PM-9PM

901.258.2185

rag@rozelleartistsguild.org

Welcome

Alright folks, this is where we begin. If you are reading this, then I trust you have followed the directions I gave you and have established your own class blog. Please DO NOT forget to e-mail me the url address of your blog. I will be placing links to everyone's blogs in the "Student Blogs" section to the right. This will allow everyone to more easily locate your information and provide a central hub from which all of the blogs can be accessed. It would be best if I had your url BEFORE WEDNESDAY so that I can actually see everyone's blogs before class Wednesday morning.

Your class blog is an important part of the workload in this class. I personally feel that technology is such an integral and all-encompassing aspect of our lives, careers, and even social interactions, that to deny its influence--even when studying an institution as old and traditional as drawing--is ridiculous. Therefore, this blog counts as a percentage of your grade in this class. A small percentage, to be sure, but enough to push a plus or minus behind a letter grade, or it could be that one deciding factor that pushes a grade from, for example, a C+ to a B. So, please don't neglect it.

With that said, here's a review of your homework assignment for the week:

Materials: One 18"x24" sheet of bond paper, 4B & 6B drawing pencils, metal yardstick, eraser.

Assignment
1. Divide paper into at least eight horizontal bands that fill the page. Fill each band with vertical lines that explore different line weights and methods of drawing. Don't try to draw objects or things. Consider weight, speed, and positive/negative relationships. Lines can touch but not cross. Consider the paintings of Barnett Newman (although you will not be using color and I expect to see more lines per band than many of his paintings have).

2. Create a pocket inside the back cover of your sketchbook (staple or tape a piece of cardboard). Place syllabus in that pocket.

3. Find at least one article explaining 1, 2, 3-point perspective (more than one article would be smart) and place in the sketchbook pocket.

4. Follow the directions on the "Drawing 1 Class Blog" assignment sheet. (If you're here reading this, I assume you've already completed this section.)