It's great to see everyone in the art studio for the 26-27 School year! 

Current students enrolled in art classes: Please make sure that you have accepted all invites to the Google classroom sites that correspond to your art class or classes. On each site,  you will find all  forms and examples for each project, assignment and activity. Please email norton@riverdale.k12.or.us if you have questions. 

Check the art studio instagram for general awesomeness:  @riverdaleartstudio

Art Club meets at lunch every Tuesday in the Art Studio

Paint Drying Club meets every Wednesday in the Art Studio

TRIMESTER 1

Drawing and Printmaking 

Learn to draw and print like a wizard! We will tackle the age-old fundamentals of drawing then engage in larger projects. During the 2nd half of the trimester, we will apply our newfound skills and styles toward the creation of stamps, lithographs and screen-printed shirts.

Art Portfolio

Take the time and space to develop your artistic voice and let it sing! Learn new techniques in two- and three-dimensional art while you build a portfolio of your strongest work to present to future colleges, art galleries, or simply hang in your living room. Emphasis will be on the artists making self-directed project proposals in the style and medium of their choice.

TRIMESTER 2

Art Survey

This class is an introduction to the visual art and design practices of Portland, the United States and the World. We will start at the “ground level” with art terms, techniques and professional art studio practices then build from there. We will cover drawing, painting, printmaking and design fundamentals through the trimester. 

Color Theory

How can color convey an idea? How can color evoke an emotion? In this class we will focus on the theories, science, cultural history and experimentation of color in two-dimensional art and design. We will create artworks that incorporate our studies and experiments in murals, paintings and prints.

TRIMESTER 3

Digital and Studio Arts blended class. 

Mr McLain and Mr Orton bring studio arts and graphic design together. You’ll create physical products like posters, book covers, type experiments and much more, and you’ll apply your designs in virtual environments like web pages, videos, and CAD designs. Emphasis will be on learning composition and design principles in the art studio in order to refine interesting projects with our Computer lab’s top design software.

Art Through Zoology 

Ms Carroll and Mr Orton bring Zoology and Art together. 

Students will use a variety of artistic techniques and materials to explore natural variations and differences in patterns of life at all levels and the critical role of organisms in ecosystems. Through the analysis of these differences, students will interpret their findings through 2D and 3D art and will gain an appreciation for the nuances in form and function that embody the diversity of the animal kingdom.  

Paint Studio

Learn the fundamentals of painting then further develop your individual point of view while experimenting with traditional as well as non-traditional painting techniques and materials. Artists are encouraged to experiment with the many styles and techniques demonstrated then begin the road toward mastery of their favorite.