National Scholastic Tour Comes to Portland

Check it out! A touring exhibition of National Scholastic award winning art is coming to Portland. One of four stops on the tour. Opening reception on January 5th at PNCA 6 -8 pm. Anyone want to come with me? We can visit other galleries that night and support the two Lakeridge students in the show, Lizzie Aronson and Eva Davis.

You can eat all their snacks, see amazing student work from around the country, hang out downtown, visit galleries and be with Ms. McB. What more could you ask for?

Let me know on Tuesday if you are interested.

P.S. You don't have to hang out with me the whole time. You can ditch me and hang with your friends downtown and look at cool art. I'll get over it. Really.... I will.

Concentration Critique Tuesday

It's a beautiful day, hopefully you are not in the house creating art that you should have been making weeks ago.....hmmmmmm

This time of year is usually when people get really frustrated with their concentrations. All the original or obvious ideas have been used up already and now you really have to think. Take solace in knowing that you are not alone. What usually happens after this concentration check is that things get moving again. The ideas will flow and the back end of this process goes smoothly. Hang in there! You can do this.

Looking forward to seeing you all. Ms. McB

Secret Santa Success

As I sit here blubbering over the VERY sweet notes you all wrote for me...I thought I would post a few of the Secret Santa pictures. The AP Secret Santa party is one of the best things we do all year. Because the presents must be handmade I feel like it gives you another opportunity to get to know your classmates. Honestly, I don't think there is a better feeling in the world than knowing someone is thinking about just the right gift for you.

The party was a big success and I was super impressed with the quality and craftiness of the work this year.

OPEN STUDIO on Wednesday, December 28 10:00 - 2:00ish

Hope to see you there! xxoo ms. McB

Crazy Busy-Funness-Exciting-Most Bestest week

December 12th - 16th

Tuesday, December 13th - Scholastic Challenge Due - I'm expecting fabulous, edgy, fun, spectacular things from all of you. Can't let the Art 3 kids out do you, their work was pretty great.

Thursday, December 15th - SECRET SANTA. Perhaps the most anticipated event of the school year. The crafty side of all of us should come out on this day. Don't forget to bring the food you said you would bring. It's going to be a feast of all feasts. Ordering Bellagio's pizza, REQUESTS?

If you are absent, PLEASE get your gift to school. Imagine how sad your person would feel if they were the only one not getting a gift.

What needs to be done by the end of the week???????

1. Seniors - registered for Scholastic, art or photography portfolio or both. You are also welcome to enter as many individual pieces as you would like. There are scholarship available for portfolios and gift cards of $100.00 for the category winners (i.e. you receive 4 Gold Key's in drawing and you would be the winner of that category) Please put anything you enter into the F drive folder.

2. Juniors - registered for Scholastic, at least two photo's, and some of your artwork. Many of you have already done this. Check with Ms. McB if you are not sure. Please make sure whatever you enter there is an image in the F drive folder.

3. I NEED ALL THE SCHOLASTIC PAPERWORK AND FEES IN MY HANDS BY FRIDAY!!!! It's really hard for me to remember to get this stuff so I need you to step up and remember. I'm old, you are young with young minds. Help your teacher :(

4. I will open up the studio on Wednesday, December 28th from 9:00 am - 1:00 pm. You can work on the TWO pieces of art that will be due on January 3rd, 2012. You can work on uploading Scholastic work or you can just come visit.

Monster Child

What children’s drawings would look like if it were painted realistically?

Check out this cool idea.....

The Monster Engine is one of those projects that make me love the Internet for its ability to expose amazing creative talent to a worldwide audience. Illustrator Dave DeVries started with a simple question: What would a child’s drawing look like if it were painted realistically? In his own words:

It began at the Jersey Shore in 1998, where my niece Jessica often filled my sketchbook with doodles. While I stared at them, I wondered if color, texture and shading could be applied for a 3D effect. As a painter, I made cartoons look three dimensional every day for the likes of Marvel and DC comics, so why couldn’t I apply those same techniques to a kid’s drawing? That was it… no research, no years of toil, just the curiosity of seeing Jessica’s drawings come to life.....

Click below to see more images. Keep reading below for an update on what's going on this week...

http://www.elezea.com/2011/12/realistic-childrens-paintings/#more-1974