Shellie Marker Upper School, Arts 301-774-7455 ext. 137 or 329 (voice mail) shellie.marker@ssfs.org

Last Updated: August 28, 2007

Courses for Academic Year 2007-2008:

Arts & Ideas
Drawing and Painting
Foundations

AP Art History

Advisory

ARTS & IDEAS

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This full-credit course is a required class for all students at Sandy Spring Friends School. Classes will meet regularly, five (5) times a week, for two semesters. Using the Fleming text, Arts & Ideas, the course will survey the arts and cultures of Western civilization from the fall of Rome to the present in a chronological progression. Chapters of study will include the following:

1. MEDIEVAL
2. RENAISSANCE
3. BAROQUE
4. ROCOCO
5. CLASSICAL (AGE OF ENLIGHTENMENT)
6. REVOLUTIONARY AND ROMANTIC
7. MODERN-20TH CENTURY

Drawing & Painting

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course in painting and drawing is designed for beginning to advanced art students. It is designed to encourage independence and self-motivation in a studio environment. The first half of the course develops drawing skills and prepares students to apply these skills to painting projects. The student will work on technical ability, including shading, perspective, and drawing from life, as well as personal expression.
The second half of the course focuses on developing painting skills (understanding color theory, manipulating different paint media) and encourages the development of personal themes for student work. Students will learn different painting techniques and how to properly use materials.

During the semester we also will attempt to examine and analyze both historical and contemporary artworks. We will investigate how artists have interpreted the world around them, and communicated their ideas, concepts and feelings through their art. Both realistic and abstract art will be addressed.

FOUNDATIONS