Tuesday, November 27, 2007

New Links

Elizabeth Jansen went to the Rhode Island School of Design majoring in graphic design. She now lives in Philadelphia and works as a designer for Urban Outfitters satellite company Free People.

-Take a look at Ms. Janssen's website here



Our friend Illustrator James Ulmer's new exhibition opens Saturday Dec. 8th @ The padlock gallery in South Philadelphia
-Check out Padlock's website for more information.

Monday, November 26, 2007

Scholarship Opportunity



HIGH SCHOOL ART SCHOLARSHIP

Open to all graduating high school seniors internationally who will be 18 yrs of age by May 31, 2008 and entering college for the first time. There is no restriction on subject matter. Accepted medias are painting, photography, mixed media and sculpture.
Top five finalists will be awarded scholarships:

$5,000 Best in Show
$3,000 Excellence in Art,
$2,000 Spirit of Freedom Award
$1,000 Recognition (2 awards).

In addition to scholarship, each of the five finalists will receive airfare and hotel for themselves and two family members to travel to Las Vegas, NV for the award reception on May 31, 2008.
Entry fee. Contact: Anilee Fine Art Gallery, 7825 S Rainbow Blvd Suite 17320, Las Vegas NV 89178 OR 702-787-0185

The Anilee Gallery Website

anita@anileegallery.com

Wednesday, November 21, 2007

Homework 6



Read the article on Drawing Light and Shadows. Pay close attention to the section concerning the 3 parts of light and shadow, the technique you can use to find values and the definition of contrast. You will be asked in class to apply this knowledge for credit.

CLICK HERE FOR THE ARTICLE

Another good article about drawing

And one more

Tyler School of Art's Website

Tuesday, November 13, 2007

Happenings

Check out this trailer for a movie about the Icelandic band Sigur Rós, This is playing @ The International House (37th & Chestnut Sts.) 8 pm. Tues. November 20th

Click here to watch trailer



Moore college of Art will be here on Friday to give a presentation about their school, the programs offered and the requirements for acceptance.

Click here to check out Moore's website

Friday, November 9, 2007

Guest Speaker #2- James Ulmer

Philadelphia based Illustrator James Ulmer spoke with Northeast students today about his journey from Upper Darby High School to the present where he is an illustrator. Mr. Ulmer discussed the process of preparing for college, the changes in his artwork, his personal artistic process and the business end of proposing and acquiring exhibitions and selling work. We were fortunate enough to take a look at Mr. Ulmer print portfolio and even some of his more recent sketchbooks.




Monday, November 5, 2007

Blind Contour.



Many of us are struggling through a difficult drawing technique called "blind contour". This is an exercise where the artist does not lift their pen or pencil and only looks at the object they are drawing. Our desire to create images that are "realistic" often gets in our way when drawing and makes it difficult for us to really see what is in front of us. This is an excercise to train us to slow down and record what we see vs. what we think something should look like. Here are some examples from a Philadelphia based illustrator Matt Sutter.

Check out Matt's Blog HERE