Relief Sculptures

Art I students took their lines from 2-D to 3 dimensions as well.  Students created line relief sculptures using matboard.  Sculptures are painted with spray paint.

        

Amy McDonald

We are excited to watch the Fine Arts Program at Boyd High School grow.  This year we welcome Amy McDonald as our new Theatre Arts Teacher. Amy graduated from McMurray University with a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre.  She has a background in acting, directing, playwriting, stage construction, box office, scene design, light design, and theatre history.

Amy teaches Theatre Arts at the middle school and high school, speech, and coaches the color guard.  She will also serve as the One Act Play director.

She enjoys working with the Off 380 Players Troupe, acting, writing, and reading.

Ms. McDonald says, " I am excited to have the opportunity to share my passion for theatre with the students at Boyd."

3-D Line Sculpture

 My advanced art classes handled line from a 3-dimensional perspective.  Using lines created from rolled magazine pages they constructed sculptures in the round as well as wall hangings.  I love when you can make art from practically nothing!

Contour Line

 The purpose of contour drawing (besides the fact that it is gorgeous in its own right) is that it slows us down to really "see" what we are drawing. It encourages the act of drawing what you see and not what you think. A contour line follows the surface edges and ridges of the subject matter.  It takes patience and diligence by students but it is a tremendous tool in learning to look and consequently learning to draw. Art I students practiced by viewing contour drawings and then drawing their own hands and small still life objects in class using a blind contour  line(where they cannot look at the paper) and a modified contour line(in which they can glimpse at the page from time to time). They then did a project using plants as subject matter.

Line and Shape Design

 The Art Elements which are line, shape, space, form, color, texture and value are the building blocks that form the foundations of art. Most of us are familiar with these terms but don't give much thought as to how we perceive them in our environments and how we use them when creating artwork. One of the major goals in art class is to  learn how to become better aware of these elements in our environments, real and imagined, and hopefully learn to use them to communicate the ideas we wish to express. Our first project of the year for all levels focused on the elements, line and shape.  For advanced students this was a review and a way to ease back into the year.  For Art I students this might be a first experience. 

                                                                   

Here We Go.....

We are so excited to begin the 2010/11 school year in a brand new building filled with lots of students and lots of fresh ideas!  This first six week period has flown by and we've had plenty to do. Lots of talk about the tools of art--the art elements.  At all levels we have mainly focused on the study of  line and shape.  The following posts may give you a better idea.