Studio Arts
ART ENRICHMENT: Empowering Creativity
Grade 9 - 12
AR45 – ½ Elective Credit
This is a one semester course for students wanting to get back into the art classroom and may only have room for a one semester course. Students will work creating projects that appeal to them in their choice of different media. Students may create projects through drawing, painting, screening, mixed media and more. This course is for students who miss having time in the art room, but may not be interested in a full-year concentration course.
CARTOONS COMICS AND KIDS BOOKS: "Give your brain a shake and see what comes out"
Gary Larson "It's never to late to have a happy childhood" Berkley Breathed
Grades levels 9-12
AR36HY - ½ Elective Credit - ½ Year
Prerequisite: None
Students will have the option to create a children’s picture book, or a collection of comics or cartoons. The instructor will work with students to help them develop their own unique illustration style and voice. Each student will work toward a final goal of creating and self-publishing a book of their own. The instructor is the co-author and illustrator of the children’s picture book ‘A Spark in the Dark’ and the co-author and illustrator of the cartoon ‘Shark Cove’.
FUNDAMENTALS OF DRAWING AND DESIGN : Elevating Skills, Igniting Imagination
Advanced Techniques
Grades 9 - 12
AR44 - ½ Elective Credit - ½ Year
This one semester course is offered to all students interested in developing their drawing skills. Students will work from direct observation as well as their imagination in subjects such as still life, portraits and figure drawing, landscapes and abstract art. Focus will be on understanding and applying the elements and principles of design as well as an introduction to art history and analysis. Media includes graphite, colored, pencil, oil and soft pastel, ink and charcoal. Fundamentals of Drawing and Design is a course designed to foster emerging artists, giving them the skills to take their art to the next level.
This course may not be repeated. Interested students should move on to Advanced Drawing and Design.
ADVANCED DRAWING AND DESIGN: From Line to Life
Grades 10 - 12
AR46 - ½ Elective Credit - ½ Year
Prerequisite: Successful completion of Fundamentals of Drawing and Design with a C+ or better.
This half-year course is offered to students in grades 10-12 who have successfully completed Fundamentals of Drawing and Design. This course is suggested for the serious artist who wishes to deepen their skill, technique and understanding of the drawing process. Students will work from direct observation as well as their imagination in subjects such as still life, portraits and figure drawing, landscapes and abstract art. Students will be encouraged to use art as nonverbal tool for communication and developing a personal artistic style. Students will also be required to maintain a sketchbook.
HONORS PORTFOLIO
Grade 12
AR40 - 1 Elective Credit - Full Year
Studio Art is recommended as a prerequisite
Honors Portfolio is a full year course offered to students in grade 12 who have a strong commitment to art and may want to prepare for a post high school art education. They must demonstrate strong basic skills in artwork through a portfolio submitted for review prior to enrollment. While working in a variety of media, students are encouraged to develop a personal style, self-evaluate their work, participate in critiques and ultimately prepare a portfolio for college. A strong emphasis is put on observational drawing, painting, photography and a variety of media.
PAINTING: "Great things are done by a series of small things brought together" Vincent Van Gogh
Grades 9 - 12
AR86 - ½ Elective Credit - ½ Year
Before we can paint we must learn how to see. This class will teach students to identify and recreate the colors they see in a painting. They will learn how light affects shadows and how color changes across form. Students will be taught color mixing from primary colors and brush application through a series of observational studies. As skills are acquired, students will be asked to develop subject matter of their own. Students will be developing a visual vocabulary through collage to collect imagery that speaks for them. When weather permits, we may be taking our paints outside. This class is open to all students and may be repeated.
PRINTMAKING I
Grades 9 - 12
AR60 - ½ Elective Credit - ½ Year
Printmaking I is a one-semester course offered to all grade levels 9-12. Students will learn the techniques involved in a variety of printmaking methods. Included will be work in mono-printing, stencil and relief print processes, linoleum and woodblock work, and dry point etching. While the emphasis is on the production of prints, students will also be introduced to the history of printmaking, study prints by the world’s great artists, and consider the place of printmaking in the art of different cultures. This course may not be repeated. Interested students should go on to Printmaking II.
PRINTMAKING II
Grades 9 - 12
AR69 - ½ Elective Credit - ½ Year
Prerequisite: Printmaking I
Printmaking II is a one-semester course offered to Grades 9-12. Students must have successfully completed Printmaking I and be ready to move on to more advanced work. While working in a larger format, students will build on knowledge and techniques learned in level I. Additional printmaking methods will include reduction linoleum prints, collagraph, and silkscreen printing. This course may not be repeated.
STUDIO ART : Explore, Create, Express.
Grades 9 - 12
AR10 - 1 Elective Credit - Full Year
AR10HY - ½ Elective Credit - ½ Year / Fall
Studio Art is a full year course offered to students in grade 9-12. It is an introduction to a wide variety of media, with a focus on good studio habits and appropriate vocabulary. Projects concentrate on developing the skill and technique to create art with impact. Studio students will be given opportunities to experience a variety of media (pencil, pen, ink, charcoal, pastel, watercolor, and paint) while developing individual style and creative problem solving skills. Students will demonstrate their ability to respond, analyze and interpret their own artwork and the work of others through discussions, critiques, and writing. This course may not be repeated.
A.R.T. Art Relaxation Techniques: create a canvas of calm
AR24
½ Year, ½ credit
This one semester fine art course is open to students in grades 9-12. Students will be exposed to and utilize techniques and practices proven to reduce stress and anxiety. They will create art in a low pressure atmosphere and learn to embrace the art making process. Students will maintain a visual journal and engage in a variety of abstract, non representational and expressive art lessons. Projects include drawing, painting, collage, mandalas, Zentangles, acrylic pouring and more. Classroom routines and expectations are centered around the concept of art making as means of reflection and relaxation.
YEARBOOK PRODUCTION
YRBK - 1 Elective Credit - Full Year
Grades 9 - 12
This full year course is offered to students seriously interested in the production of the school’s yearbook, Nauset Tides. Emphasis is placed on page layout and design, graphics, digital photography and the use of Adobe In-Design© (desktop publishing). This class may be repeated for credit.
