Welcome to Foundations of Art II

Hello! Ms. Gilchrist here, aka Ms. G. I am super excited to do art class Zoom-style with y'all!

Our Zoom link on Unified Class Pages.

LATE DAY: Thursdays 2:30-3:30 PM

CLASS INSTAGRAM: @renhsdoesart

Click below to view our Course Syllabus! (will be posted soon!)

Ways to get in touch with me:

Daily PearDecks and Class Resources

(Most recent are posted at the top)

Weds. 5/19 + Thurs. 5/20

These were final project work days! Make sure you're working in your planning docs and adding progress photos to them.

Tues. 5/18

Our DLT was: I can understand my choices for our final project. If you were absent or would like to revisit the lesson click here to go through the PearDeck.

Mon. 5/17

Our DLT was: I can gain understanding of drawing facial features. If you were absent or would like to revisit the lesson click here to go through the PearDeck.

Fri. 5/14

Our DLT was: I can deepen my understanding of facial proportions. If you were absent or would like to revisit the lesson click here to go through the PearDeck.



Thurs. 5/13

Our DLT was: I can practice drawing facial proportions. If you were absent or would like to revisit the lesson click here to go through the PearDeck.

Weds. 5/12

Our DLT was: I can transform shapes into forms. If you were absent or would like to revisit the lesson click here to go through the PearDeck.

Mon. 5/10

Our DLT was: I can practice shading techniques and develop my skills and knowledge of the art element “value”. If you were absent or would like to revisit the lesson click here to go through the PearDeck.

Fri. 5/7

We had a Freestyle-ish Friday! Our DLT was: I can independently create a drawing of anything I choose (that shows attention to observing contours and negative space). If you were absent or would like to revisit the lesson click here to go through the PearDeck.

Thurs. 5/6

Our DLT was: I can understand the do’s and don’t of photographing my artwork AND upload quality pics of my drawings on Unified. If you were absent or would like to revisit the lesson click here to go through the PearDeck.

Weds. 5/5

Our DLT was: I can understand and practice the concept of “negative space”. If you were absent or would like to revisit the lesson click here to go through the PearDeck.

Tues. 5/4

Our DLT was: I can build my observational drawing skills by doing contour drawings. If you were absent or would like to revisit the lesson click here to go through the PearDeck.

Mon. 5/3

Our DLT was: I can finish up my collage and artist statement. We also took some time for peer feedback on our pieces. Final day to work on collage in class!



Color Digital Collage Assignment

Thurs. 4/29 & Fri. 4/30

These were work days on our digital collage project and artist statement!

Weds. 4/28

Today we started work on our Digital Collage Assignment. We will continue working on this project for at least the next two classes. Click here to review the Rubric, Examples, and Instruction for this assignment.

Tues. 4/27

Our DLT was: I can contemplate, reflect upon, and discuss the use of color in the art of Bisa Butler AND get a start on my digital collage. If you were absent or would like to revisit the lesson click here to go through the PearDeck.

Mon. 4/26

Our DLT was: I can express my understanding about the color wheel, color harmonies, and color relativity. If you were absent or would like to revisit the lesson click here to go through the PearDeck.

Fri. 4/16

Our DLT was: I can give and receive helpful feedback from my peers and finish my piece based on that feedback. If you were absent or would like to revisit the lesson click here to go through the PearDeck.

Weds. 4/14 + Thurs. 4/15

These were work days on our Google Drawing! Click here to access the Google Draw Assignment and tutorial.

Tues. 4/13

Our DLT was: I can explore of the tools of Google Drawings to carefully compose my own drawing. If you were absent or would like to revisit the lesson click here to go through the PearDeck.

Mon. 4/12

Our DLT was: I can participate in a syllabus walk-through and get a start on my Google Drawing. If you were absent or would like to revisit the lesson click here to go through the PearDeck.

Fri. 4/9

Our DLT was: I can get acquainted with my new art class and reflect on my own art experiences! If you were absent or would like to revisit the lesson click here to go through the PearDeck.