"Art does not produce what we see.  It makes us see."

~Paul Klee ~

Picture from the Yale British Art Center Conservation Lab and Yale University Art Gallery Field Trip

 

Course:          Studio Art

Duration:       One Semester

Type:              Elective

Eligibility:      Grade 9, 10, 11, Introduction to Fine Arts Pre-req

Studio Art 1 is a course which will provide direction to students as they develop the general basics of drawing skills into personal expressions of art and its related art history.  Understanding and open-minded appreciation of art in its historical and cultural contexts will be used to produce informed drawings.  Students will be exposed to an array of drawing techniques to gain an appreciation for drawing as a basis for all art making.  An emphasis will be placed on drawing as a skill that can be learned and needs to be practiced.  A majority of assignments will focus on accurate rendering of images and realistic depiction of subject matter.