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These are the NO pics i was telling yall about. the first is a heap of trash and the sign says playground, i thought it was kind of intersting. the last three is a very decorated house.

Sorry

Dear Audrey,
I am sincerely sorry that I spilled Coke on your drawring (hehe). However, it did give me an idea for mine.
Love
RLB

College Board Announcement RE: Digital Portfolios

Beginning this school year, the College Board will implement a digital, Web-based submission process for the three AP Studio Art portfolios. For the May 2009 exam administration, artworks for Studio Art portfolio sections that have traditionally required slides will now be submitted as digital images.

Please note that changing from slides to digital submission will not change any of the content requirements for the portfolios. The Quality section for the Drawing and 2-D Design portfolios will still require you to submit actual artworks, and the number of images required for all sections will remain the same.

As more information becomes available this fall, this page will be updated to include details such as:
-Your role in the digital submission process
-Digital imaging specifications and tips
-Web browsers and other technical requirements
-How to access the web application
-Dates and deadlines

When important updates are made to this page, your AP Studio Art teacher or AP Coordinator will let you know when to check back.

Adorable Apple n' stuff

This artist, James Gurney, posts a challenge on his blog every Wednesday. He gives his readers a week to submit art based on whatever prompt he put forth. Two Wednesdays ago he put up a picture of a business card for some fruit growers, two brothers named Collier, and asked people to imagine the Collier Brothers. Pretty much all of the picture submissions had apples, but I looooove this one by "Honey P. Amplegood". It's ADORABLE.

The challenge the week before was to illustrate the quote, "The old man felt a tendril of anger rising". Probably my favorite from that week was this one by Antonio Aurajo. I love the style.

Anyway, it's a pretty cool blog. He has those weekly challenges and he usually posts general tips for artists and stuff. I love the challenges the best, though, because you can link right to the blogs of artists who catch your eye. :)

Apples to Apples

Some cool apple art i googled....this one looks so wet!

LOVE the color and light on this one

Bill Sargent Photography

Interesting photographer I saw at the Marietta Art in the Park this weekend. Here are some examples.

glow-gnome...

Concentration Topics

**Continue to develop your concentration topics

• focus on collecting source material and developing compositions


• bring in photographs of apples and gnomes for FRIDAY!

Breadth Assignment #2

Due Monday 9/8 for Critique:

• locate an interesting object from your garage or kitchen
• repeat the object several times (or more) on one page to create a unique, balanced composition
• use 2D medium of your choice (graphite, charcoal, prismacolor, etc.)
• focus again on composition (esp. balance), COLOR, and shading methods, i.e. crosshatching, contour-hatching, etc.

Breadth Assignment #1

Due Wed. 8/27 for critique

• graphite still life (hanging scarves and belts)
• focus on composition, value ranges, texture, proportions...