Mr. Briscoe's Class: 11/16-11/24

Foundations of Drawing

Brief Recap:
We recently finished our section on perspective drawing. Our last big project dealt with two-point perspective and resulted in a drawing of thirty boxes executed in a "city block-esque" layout.

Friday the 14th we discussed three new concepst: Representationalism, Abstraction and Non-Objective art. We had a handout and a class discussion about some art history and how artists choose different styles to work within as a function of how they might best express their personal ideas and thoughts. These concepts will be on the test so be prepared to know the following definitions.

Representationalism-Any artwork based on people, places or things that looks very much like what one sees. A visually accurate depiction.
Abstraction-Any artwork based on people, places, things that represents the essence of what one sees. A conceptual depiction.
Non-Objective-Any artwork without recognizable natural objects. A depiction sourced in the artist's imagination.

Monday through Wednesday we worked on a packet that was a tutorial on how to draw the human face. This was a very important excercise that taught us the basic framework for representing facial features with accuracy. This packet is worth 50 points and should be submitted to me ASAP.

Thursday through Tuesday the 24th: As we head into Thanksgiving break we will be finishing up the last of four classroom drawings. We have spend the last four class periods dedicated to drawing a different student with a focus on facial proportion (size of head, nose, mouth, eyes and proper placement). If you have missed class during this time you are expected to do these drawings at home of friends or family members. Final due date on this portrait assignment is December 1st.

Have a great Thanksgiving break!
- Mr. Briscoe

Mr. Briscoe's Class: 11/8 - 11/12

Foundations of Drawing

Monday we introduced a two point perspective project and worked in class through Thursday. Below is an explanation of the project.

30 Shapes – Two Point Perspective Drawing - #9
Using your knowledge of Two Point Perspective do a drawing of 30 shapes receding towards two vanishing points. The effect should be like thirty boxes lined up like sky-skrapers.

PROJECT GUIDELINES:
1) 30 boxes in two point perspective.
2) MUST HAVE: two vanishing points and horizon line.
3) Boxes must be draw from up from your original vanishing lines. This will give the appearance of the boxes receding in a group/line towards the vanishing point - effect should be like a city block
4) Shapes should overlap but cannot connect/touch. This means there should be a gap between each box drawn.

RUBRIC:
Student understands and can apply Two Pt. Perspective – 15 pts
Student used high degree of detail and filled page well – 10 pts
Effort – Good use of class time – 15 pts.
Craftsmanship – Neat, Clean, Complete – 15 pts

Remember:
def. Two Point Perspective – Perspective in which all parallel lines converge at two points on the horizon.

Thank you,
Mr. Briscoe

Give me an e-mail if you have any questions:
brandon.briscoe@leesummit.k12.mo.us

Great Show at Kemper Gallery in Crossroads

I suggest that everyone take the time to visit the Keltie Ferris Solo Exhibit: Man Eaters at the Kemper Gallery at 33 W. 19th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64108. It is a fantastic show to have in Kansas City, don't miss the chance to stop by and see these beautiful works.

"Keltie Ferris is a postdigital painter, employing formalist strategies and materials—oil, acrylic, sprayed paint, and oil pastel—to create enigmatic and visually seductive abstractions. Her quick, gestural marks, hard-edged forms, and diaphanous passages of sprayed oil paint demonstrate rigorous investigations of spatial illusion, color, and surface texture. Motley textures, marks, and palettes hover and collide into one another, creating complex compositions of competing strata of visual information. While recalling the works of Joan Mitchell, Sigmar Polke, Ross Bleckner, or Albert Oehlen, Ferris’s methodically structured paintings uniquely evoke the digital networks and urban topographies of the twenty-first century. And, with titles such as Lady Stardust (David Bowie’s 1972 hit), our minds are punctuated with a broad range of associations from identity politics to pop-culture icons."

Mr. Briscoe's Class: 11/2 - 11/6

Foundations of Drawing
Monday through Wednesday we continued working on our One Point Perspective Project. Wednesday was our last full work day. The complete project is due Wednesday, Nov. 13th. If you are unaware of the project guidelines please look at last weeks post.


Thursday we introduced Two Point Perspective. Two Point Perspective utilizes two vanishing points to create a different type of three diminsionality. Two Point Perspective requires that two separate sets of lines converge at one point to give the illusion of shapes receding in two directions. See example below:

We also did a practice worksheet that is worth 20 points. Here is a great online tutorial to show you how to use Two-Point Perspective properly.

Friday we continued working on the Two Point Perspective worksheet and introduced Three-Pt.Perspective (third vanishing point) to the mix. When students finished they had time to continue working on their One Pt. Perspective Project (due Wed. 13th

As always, e-mail me with any questions: brandon.briscoe@leesummit.k12.mo.us