WEEK EIGHTEEN: Final day and Pot Luck, 12/13-17

Diane Olivier, Drawing the Sisters

OPTIONAL POT LUCK, DRAWING DAY 

TUESDAY DEC 17, 1-4pm
Bring food/drink to share

Our final meeting will be an OPTIONAL last drawing day with a model and a pot luck.
I will supply coffee and have all the paper goods. We'll also look at your sketchbooks through out the day - bring them!!!
Love to have you there!!!!


!!!DRAWING EVENT!!!!!!
12/21 SF Sketchers, Big Daddy Antique & Arch Holiday Party

WEEK SEVENTEEN: All day pose, 12/6-12

Walter Khun, Clown in Red Tights

STUDENT PROTEST SHOW INFO

IMAGES: POLITICAL ART

Images: Circus!
Images: Angels

!!!DRAWING EVENTS!!!!!!

*12/8 Drawing Marathon, Merritt college 

*12/21 SF Sketchers, Big Daddy Antique & Arch Holiday Party

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Over the Weekend: Long poses next week, any materials. Final critiques continue, do not miss your appointment. Go draw at the Marathon Sunday!!
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Tue Dec 10 Long Pose - CIRCUS!!! 
Materials: any

FINAL PORTFOLIO REVIEW DAY

(regular class will be held)

Thur Dec 12 Long pose - ANGEL 
Materials: any

FINAL PORTFOLIO REVIEW DAY

(regular class will be held)

WEEK SIXTEEN: Hands and Feet, 11/29-12/5

Phillip Dvorak, charcoal and pastel

STUDENT PROTEST SHOW INFO
IMAGES: POLITICAL ART

Notes: Hand

Notes: Feet

Images: Hands and Feet

Link to Phillip's work seen to the right.

FINAL PORTFOLIO INFO

!!!DRAWING EVENTS!!!!!!
* Visibility Drawing Collective Marathon, Fort Mason, Dec 1
*Guild Marathon, Merritt College, Dec 8

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Over the weekend: Come to the marathon here at FM on Sunday! Practice those hands and feet in your sketchbook Look at drawings you admire, how do these artists draw hands and feet? Do some copy work. Consider doing a piece for the student protest show.

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Tue Dec 3: Hands

Materials: Any
FINAL PORTFOLIO REVIEW DAY
(regular class will be held)
Sketchbook due

Thur Dec 5: Feet
Materials: Any

FINAL PORTFOLIO REVIEW DAY
(regular class will be held)

WEEK FIFTEEN: Field trip and Thanksgiving 11/22-28

April Copnik

11/22 Upset about the class cuts?? Here's a fact sheet and what to do

11/25 NEW information including a student protest show

STUDENT PROTEST SHOW INFO

SOUL OF A NATION, review - read before we go!
Soul of a Nation field trip info Tue 11/26

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Over the Weekend: Remember! Field trip to de Young to see Soul off a Nation, meet there

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Tue: Nov 26:  Meet at de Young Museum for Soul of a Nation Field Trip

Sketchbook due

Thur Nov 28: THANKSGIVING, No Class

Here's to a weekend of gratitude!!!!!

WEEK FOURTEEN: Heads 11/15-21

Toyin Ojih Odutola, "Maebel", ball point pen and marker, 9"x12"

Notes: Head

Notes: Eye, Ears
Notes: Mouth, Nose

Images: Head (big file, slow)

Here's a great resource link to an old school figure drawing  book by Andrew Loomis, "Drawing Head and Hands". 
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Over the weekend: Practice features in your sketchbook - ears, eyes, noses, mouths - separately so you can really focus of them. Do them from the note pages above, from yourself and from friends. Look up drawings of heads by other artists you admire, how do these artists draw features? 

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Tue Nov 19
Heads, any materials

Thur Nov 21
Heads, any materials

WEEK THIRTEEN: Anatomy, Muscles 11/8-14

Charles Landsee

Print, bring to class:

Handout: Muscles, back

Handout: Muscles, front

Images: History of Anatomy 2

Images: Contemporary Anatomy Images

-Videos on anatomy

Great Blog: Street Anatomy

Great site: Leonardo the Anatomist

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Over the Weekend:  Lots and lots of images to enjoy! Please take the time to review. Keep at that anatomy practice in your sketchbook.

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Tue Nov 12 Muscle
Materials: all and anatomy book
Sketchbook due

Thur Nov 14 Muscle

Materials: all and anatomy book

WEEK TWELVE: Anatomy, Bones 11/1-7

Print, bring to class:
Handout: Full Skelton 
Handout: Bones, Proportion 

FYI: Full Body Anatomy Notes  - big and complete, No need to print this one!
(big file, slow to open) 

Images: History of Anatomy part 1 
Websites: Anatomy
Video: Skeleton doing yoga!!

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Over the Weekend: Start doing some anatomy work in your sketchbook. Understand shapes, sizes, connections. Familiarize yourself with your anatomy book so start to know where things are in your book. 
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Tue Nov 5: Anatomy: Bones
Materials: all and anatomy books and printouts 

Thur  Nov 7: Anatomy: Bones
Materials: all and anatomy books and printouts 

WEEK ELEVEN: Value,Toned paper & Contes 10/25-31

Student work

Image Gallery: Toned paper & conte, 3

Anatomy Book!!!  get one!!! (or two) anatomy starts 11/5
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Over the weekend: Do you have your anatomy book yet?? Look thru them, get familiar with the content. Keep working on those sketchbook. ___________________________
Tue Oct 29 Value
Materials: Toned paper & conte 
Sketchbook due

Thur Oct 31 Value
Materials: Toned paper & conte 

WEEK EIGHTEEN: Last drawing day

Student work, Boxer, pastel and charcoal

The UPDATE on the UPDATE
CLASSES:
I am still recovering and will not be coming in to school at all for the rest of the semester. Linda Hope will be your sub for the last class. Tue May 14 is the very last day of class. I will not be returning to class this semester. 

INDIVIDUAL CRITIQUES ARE CANCELED; 
I cannot come in for final critiques. This is what we will now be doing:

Each of you will submit 4 photographs of your 4 favorite drawings from this half of the semester. You will email them to me, I will review and then email your grade to you. 
The format to email me:

To: Diane.olivier@mail.ccsf.edu
Subject: FIGURE DRAWING: Final Portfolio, (your name, first and last)
Content: In that email include the picture of your four drawings.
Please send to me by Wed May 15
I will review and send you your grade

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Images: Boxer
Images: Garden of Eden
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Over the Weekend: Tuesday is our very last class. BE SURE TO SEND ME YOUR 4 PICTURES OF YOUR 4 DRAWINGS by WED MAY 15
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Tue May 14 Boxer

Materials: Any
Class has now concluded for the semester

WEEK ELEVEN: SPRING BREAK!!!! 3/22-28

Diane drawing in France

WHOOOHOOO!!!! 

SPRING BREAK- 
NO CLASSES 
NEXT WEEK
enjoy!!!

Keep drawing in your sketchbook while you vacation.....

UPCOMING: 
MOAD OPTIONAL field trip Friday 4/12, 1-2pm 

UPCOMING: CONTEMPORARY JEWISH MUSEUM to Thur 5/9, 9:30am