awesomeness

this looks like the castle in camelot which is a fictional place and i thought it was really cool how i found this and we did paper cut and i read the death of king arthur and above is an actual image that was make to be like the part where the hand rises from the lake to retrieve the aword axcalibur. i know the hand is the lady of the lake.

Artsonia Art Contest

In Canada, the Robert Bateman Get to Know Program has been inspiring connections between children and nature for over a decade. Now, the program has come to the USA. In partnership with GET TO KNOW, Artsonia invites you to submit your student artwork to the “2009 Get To Know Your Wild Neighbors” art contest.

This year’s contest theme is FORESTS! Celebrate the wonders of nature by creating art or photography about the plants or animals that can be found in forests or your neighborhood (domestic animals like cats, dogs or horses dont count).

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CONTEST DETAILS: GET TO KNOW YOUR WILD NEIGHBORS
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ELIGIBILITY: This contest is open to all grade levels PreK 12, U.S. Schools only.

THEME: “FORESTS”

ENTRY DEADLINE: November 30, 2009

JUDGING: Winners will be selected from each of the following grade levels:

Pre-K to Grade 4
Grades 5 to 7
Grades 8 to 10
Grades 11 to 12

PRIZES INCLUDE:

* Entry published in the 2011 Robert Bateman Get to Know Calendar
* VIP invitation to attend or participate in one or more special events in 2011
* Personal written congratulations from Robert Bateman, the U.S. Forest Service, the National Wildlife Federation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Children & Nature Network
* Various Wild prizes from our partners and sponsors

Visit www.artsonia.com/gettoknow for more details or to start submitting artwork. (You can also find a link to the contest under the “Contest & Exhibition Opportunities” section of your teacher login area.)

Sincerely,
Your Friends at Artsonia

Daily Drop Cap

The Daily Drop Cap is an ongoing project by typographer and illustrator Jessica Hische. Click dailydropcap.com to see her blog.

Found a typographer who has challenged herself to design an illustrative initial per day. She posts them and allows you to embed into your page. They look cool! All of you could use this concept in your RWB’s. A couple of you may really appreciate this.

Scholarships given at Portfolio Day

Winthrop University ’s Fine Arts Portfolio Day is November 7 and is held in conjunction with a Winthrop Preview Day. However, students can come just to the Portfolio Day that begins at 1 p.m.

To find out more about the Winthrop Preview Day, go to http://www.winthrop.edu/admissions/default.aspx

To learn more about the Department of Fine Arts go to http://www2.winthrop.edu/vpa/finearts/

To learn more about Portfolio Day, go to http://www2.winthrop.edu/vpa/finearts/portfolio.html

Students do not need to make an appointment for Portfolio Day, but if they have questions, they can contact me at

stanleyt@winthrop.edu

Degree programs within the Department of Fine Arts include:

BA in Art
BA in Art History
BA in Art with Teacher Certification k-12
BFA with concentrations in:

• Ceramics
• Commercial Photography
• Fine Arts
• Photography
• General Studio
• Jewelry
• Metals
• Painting
• Printmaking
• Sculpture

Thank you,

Sandy Singletary, MFA Graduate Assistant
Department of Fine Arts
Creativity + Community + Collaboration

Departmental Website

Coffee Art

I thought these were sooo cool. I came across them while I was just scannin the internet. I’m beginning to create a trend of food-based art postings. But, I just couldn’t resist. (:

Kevin Frank

this Encaustic Painting was done by Kevin Frank. the reason why i choose this composition to share was because it shows the potential Encaustic painting can have. for instance look at the detail Frank uses. i could practically feel the wind my self. and the meticulous attention to detail in the face of the dog just astounds me. and the texture he creates with fur and the grass. in addition to the shine of the coat and the gleem to the eyes really exemplifies encaustic painting.

de gas

i really enjoy his work as far as him paiting dancers because i know as a dancer it isnt easy to do the move so it must be a little difficult to draw and paint. he just seems to have this amazing attention to detail with the hands and placement of the arms in certain positions. im entirely sure what it is but i love his work of the dancers.

Andy Goldsworthy

Andy Goldsworthy does so amazing things with his hands. He creates his art out of items found in nature, such as rocks, leaves, ice, flowers, stone, wood, etc. He then, after he creates the design, takes a photo of it because since he creates his art in nature and leaves it in nature it will be destroyed. I own the movie ‘Rivers and Tides’ which is a documentary of Goldsworthy in action. (It actually is a very boring movie but the things he does are really very interesting.)

This is a painting Brandon Oxendine painted of my sister, Erin. I thought it related to the positive-negative space thing we have been learning in class. I really like this, and it is crazy how much it really looks like Erin.

Jane Allen Nodine

I found this artist by reading about her in a news paper. THere is a link so yall can go see her work. She does encaustic and she really good.