Category Archives: drawing

Value Micro Organisms

Posted on September 30, 2013 by Claire Louise

The micro organisms are done!!  Here are some of the finished pieces…

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Architecture Project

Posted on September 25, 2013 by Claire Louise

For the architecture project you will choose one architect to research.  Choose a building or any architectural work and research the architect who created it. Chicago buildings: Great Buildings, Chicago  Chicago Magazine Top-40-Buildings in Chicago If you have a building … Continue reading →

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Color Project, Part 3: Stencils

Posted on September 23, 2013 by Claire Louise

Stencils are traditionally a thin sheet of cardboard, plastic, or metal with a pattern, an image, or letters cut out of it.  The stencil is then used to reproduce the design on other surfaces.  This is one method graffiti artists … Continue reading →

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Value Project: Light Source

Posted on September 4, 2013 by Claire Louise

For an object to have value it needs a light source.  Without any light things would appear flat and be very hard to see.  You must choose a light source to shine down upon your form! What kind of light … Continue reading →

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Value Project: Micro-organism

Posted on September 3, 2013 by Claire Louise

There are millions of organisms in the world, most of them invisible to the naked eye.  Like snowflakes, there are endless possibilities of the forms that make up these micro-organisms.  You will create your own. Although micro-organisms can be complex … Continue reading →

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pink pages

Posted on December 19, 2012 by Claire Louise

      the paper is cotton rag with a handful of blue jean and colored pink with red and burnt umber pigments.  the images are recycled from another project involving collage and image transfer onto white cotton rag paper. … Continue reading →

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