HOCKNEY and the ibrush ap

Here's a link that has a short video from artist David Hockney, a painter who has been working with the ibrush ap on his phone and ipad....some great work.

watch the video at the bottom....

click here

artist studios

Here is a great little slide show of photos from some portrait artist studios and their work, and 2 short videos. 

  

click here

One is Chuck Close who works in the grid format.

Tuesday night, November 23rd

Remember, the Student Show reception is during class on Thursday, from 6-8.  Awards are at 7:00.  When the show is over at 8, I'd like to see everybody to give some final thoughts on your self-portraits before you leave for the holiday.  School will be closed from 4:00PM on Wednesday through Sunday - for the whole weekend!

I will have the final project (you'll have some choices) to hand out, so you can get some ideas going in your sketchbooks over the holiday weekend.

The self-portrait critique will be on the Tuesday night after Thanksgiving, November 30th.

I will collect sketchbooks on Tuesday night, December 7th and return them with a grade on Thursday the 9th.

The final critique will be on Thursday, December 9th after a quick clean up in the studio.

LAST DAY TO DROP

The last day to drop a class this semester and still get the grade of "W" is Tuesday, November 23rd. 

Final Painting

Tuesday night I will give you some choices for your final painting.

The final critique will be On Thursday night, December 9, after a quick clean-up of the studio.

Sketchbooks will be collected on Tuesday night, December 7, graded, and returned on Thursday.

CRITIQUE

Please remember we will have a critique on Tuesday night.

I'll give you the first hour and a half of class to finish and do touch ups,

then clean up and everything goes on the wall by 7:10.

Painting I will show their still lifes with glazes and Painting II the series.

Ten things not to paint

On the Glasstire website, Matthew Bourbon posted his list of ten things no art student should paint in class:

•    Puppy dogs, cats, your favorite dead pet memorial painting etc.
•   A fetus or saccharine portrayals of children
•   Flowers (especially blue bonnets)
•   Halloween paintings (moody trees and purple overcast skies)
•   Clowns, Angels and Barbie
•   Unicorns/Dragons/Demons/Warlocks/Witches/Fairies/ scantily clad women holding swashbuckling swords/muscle bound men holding machine guns
•   Skulls, because you fashion yourself a modern day pirate or a retro goth vampire
•   Your favorite cartoon character (doe-eyed Manga characters) or your current rock star hero
•   Landscape  à la your favorite Impressionist painter
•   Thatched roofed cottages

What would you add?