Ms Grunt: Scope and Sequence
Penn Wood High School art program
Intro Sequence: elements of Chiaroscuro (4 values)
Intro Sequence: student set-up exploring chiaroscuro (8 values)
Intro Sequence: chiaroscuro facial features simplified: 2 values
Intro Sequence: 8-value chiaroscuro self portrait sample 1
Intro Sequence: 8-value chiaroscuro self portrait sample 2
Intro Sequence: 8-value chiaroscuro self portrait sample 3
Intermediate: learning sighting/measuring on location
Intermediate level: adding shading to on location perspective views
Advanced Option: challenging space using sighting/measuring on location
Transformation: drawing to print example 1
Transformation: drawing to print example 2
Transformation: drawing to print example 3
Intermediate: apply learning to at-home perspective drawing from life (# 1)
Intermediate: apply learning to at-home perspective drawing from life (# 2)
Advanced: apply learning to at-home perspective drawing from life (# 3) *published by Davis Publications
Advanced: ** On location drawing neighborhood homes (#1)
Advanced: ** On location drawing neighborhood homes (#2)
Advanced: ** On location drawing neighborhood homes (#3)
Intermediate: chiaroscuro collage
Intermediate: chiaroscuro still life 8 - values
Intermediate: Contour Line study
Intermediate: learning color mixing and control of watercolor (#1)
Intermediate: learning color mixing and control of watercolor (#2)
Intermediate: learning color mixing and control of watercolor (#3)
Intermediate: color theory applied to pastel still life (#1)
Intermediate: color theory applied to pastel still life (# 2)
Intermediate: color theory applied to pastel still life (# 3)
Intermediate: building on color theory in oil: Tonal Underpainting / glazing (#1)
Intermediate: building on color theory in oil: Tonal Underpainting / glazing (#2)
Intermediate: building on color theory in oil: Tonal Underpainting / glazing (#3)
Advanced: large format, student selected proportion oil still life (#1)
Advanced: large format, student selected proportion oil still life (#2)
Advanced: large format, student selected proportion oil still life (#3)
Intermediate: oil tonal underpainting self portrait
Intermediate: oil tonal underpainting self portrait, with glazing/ direct paint *** Winner of 1st Congressional District Art Competition- hung in nation's capitol
Intermediate: oil tonal underpainting self portrait, with glazing/ direct paint
Advanced: choice self project (watercolor future self)
Advanced: choice self project (painted paper collage)
Advanced: choice self project (colored pencil)
Please note:
The following is an attempt to give a general overview of sequences in the drawing and painting courses at Penn Wood. More work is viewable by class from the above links.
Studio Portfolio I course is considered an Intermediate level
Studio Portfolio II is considered an Advanced level
AP (follow links above) is considered Advanced and strongly self-directed
* included by Davis Publications in 2017 edition of Discovring Drawing
** credit to Matt Schultz, a resident who saw me out painting and encouraged me to bring my students out to draw on his street.
*** Congressional Award (2012) -1st place