Art 1 and Art 2 October 25

Art 1 and Art 2 October 25

This week we did not do any warm up or pre-drawing exercises but took a few minutes to discuss a few guidelines for adding expression in simple portrait drawing. Using a cartoon mouse face outline we drew six different expressions, happy, sad, angry, etc.

We discussed the importance of the picture telling a story and drew three thumb nail examples. 1. A cat with a sad face holding a sign that said, "lost puppy." 2. A picture of a cat with an angry face holding a baseball mitt and bat. 3. A picture of a cat with a disappointed face holding a, "he loves me loves me not daisy" with only one petal.

The artist were to choose one of three still lives to sketch and add an element so the still life tells a story.

Students in art 1 used pencil, students in art 2 used charcoal.

Any who need to make up lessons or want to have extra instruction may come to South Columbia Baptist Church from 630 to 830 Thursday night. Email me if you have questions.


(c)Adron Dozat

Art Classes in Columbia MD week of Oct 21

I will be teaching Tuesday morning 9:30 to 11:30 and Thursday evening from 6:30 to 8:30 at South Columbia Baptist Church. Cost is $12.00 for each student.

This week in my Tuesday and Thursday Classes We will practice different expressions in the face by drawing the eyes and mouth in different moods.

We will create a water color picture of a fantasy creature like a troll or goblin confused by how to take a bath. This will explore how to use a picture to tell a story.

We will practice our still life and realism drawing using charcoal and pencil mediums.

Friday night art class will be at South Columbia Baptist Church from 5:30 to 6:15 and we will practice drawing from real life and simple expressions in the face. Cost is $10.00 per student.

If you are interested in attending email me at acdozat@yahoo.com, or just show up.

(c)Adron Dozat

This Weeks Art class

This week I will be teaching an art lesson at South Columbia Baptist Church on Friday night from 5:15 to 6:15, just before the awana club.

We will practice expressions with eyes, drawing a few still life objects, and a little from fantasy drawing. If times allows we might draw inspiration from photos from a few magazines.

Cost is $10.00.

Most of my students are early elementary students and very friendly almost all stay for the Awana club where they have fun, games, and bible stories.

Next Tuesday I will have a class at 9:30 am to 11:30 come back for details.

(c)Adron Dozat

Art 1 & Art 2 10/18/12

Art 1 and Art 2

Demonstration: composing a picture by making choices, what to leave out what to leave in .

This week, since the autumn weather is mild, we will be having our class outdoors in the cemetery behind the church selecting one of the monuments to draw on the left side nearest the parking lot.

Long term project. We will be combining all the studies we have done of the portrait and drawing the final master piece. due in two weeks but I want to see progress next week for critique.

(c)Adron Dozat

Status Of The Long Term Project

Some have had questions about the long-term art project for this quarter.

The long term project is a self-portrait. We are approaching the portrait by doing several "Studies" before the final piece. Many times an artist will create several drafts or drawings of a project before doing the intended piece. 

The first study, two weeks ago, was to be a self-portrait in values, not using lines but shapes in different gray tones it is like drawing in the shadows of the face. 

The second study was to be a line study, the opposite of the first this one is only using lines, some students find sharpies help with this one. 

The third study is to use a grid like we did in the class, we imposed a grid over the photo and drew the same grid on the drawing paper so with the assistance of the grid the student can replicate the image on the photo to the drawing paper. 

The final assignment for the long term project will be assigned that with the assistance of the three studies done over the last month the student will do a final portrait. They will take two weeks to do this final "Masterpiece" in time to show work at the November family night. We will take two weeks because I am hoping to be able to have them bring the final to class at least once so I can give a little coaching. 

I hope this it is a taste of foreplanning and using drafts to work out problems in a project while mastering technique.

(c)Adron Dozat

Spectrum Art 2 October 11

Art 2 October 11

Warm Up. Straight lines crisscrossing like checkerboard, 2.Alternating swirls, 

Quick Sketch challenge I will arrange several kitchen objects on a table to be like a still life.

Instruction: using a grid to help define a picture's proportions and to help copy a picture.
Exercise: the students will be given a choice of pictures that they will copy using a grid to clarify placement of items in the picture.

Free choice drawing will include choices 1. Books, 2. Boat, 3. Dragon model, 4. Rose

Long term project. We are continuing to prepare to do a masterpiece self portrait. This week students will use a grid to copy their face.

Missed lessons can be made up at not charge for spectrum students at SCBC Thursday nights 6:30 to 8:30.



(c)Adron Dozat

Spectrum Art 1 lesson Plans for October 11

Art 1 October 11

Warm Up. Straight lines crisscrossing like checkerboard, 2.Alternating swirls, 3.Drawing a semi truck with only using recognizable shapes such as squares, rectangles and circles.

Quick Sketch challenge I will arrange several kitchen objects on a table to be like a still life.

Instruction: using a grid to help define a picture's proportions and to help copy a picture.
Exercise: the students will be given a choice of pictures that they will copy using a grid to clarify placement of items in the picture.

Free choice drawing will include choices 1. Books, 2. Boat, 3. Dragon model, 4. Rose

Long term project. We are continuing to prepare to do a masterpiece self portrait. This week students will use a grid to copy their face.

Missed lessons can be made up at not charge for spectrum students at SCBC Thursday nights 6:30 to 8:30.

(c)Adron Dozat

Spectrum Lesson Plans Art 2 10/4/12

Art 2 10/4/12

For our warm up we will have three exercises.
     1. A practice blocking in squares using a different value for each square.
     2. We will practice basic circles going around and around each circle a few times to get the shape.
     3. We will use a scribbling technique to draw a turtle.

We will have a demonstration on perspective of receding sizes as they give the appearance of distance, such as telephone poles that are smaller as each one is further away.

We will discuss and draw some basic rules of facial anatomy, such as placing eyes in relationship to each other and the nose mouth etc.

We will have choices today students may choose one and spend the entire class time on it: We will focus on planing our work by doing a pre-sketch or study of the project first, followed by an under-drawing with a light pencil and developing the project with charcoal pencil.

Option 1. Will be a pumpkin drawing using a model of a pumpkin.

Option 2.Will be a collection of mantle clocks.


Option 3. Will be finding inspiration from magazines.

Option 4. Will be flowers in a vase.


For the long term project we will continue our series of self portraits this week we will do a portrait of our own face but using only lines- no shadows or shading. Students may use markers like a sharpie if they wish.

(c)Adron Dozat

Spectrum Art Class Art 1 10/4/12

Art 1 10/4

For our warm up we will have three exercises.
     1. A practice blocking in squares using a different value for each square.
     2. We will practice basic circles going around and around each circle a few times to get the shape.
     3. We will use a scribbling technique to draw a turtle.

We will have a demonstration on perspective of receding sizes as they give the appearance of distance, such as telephone poles that are smaller as each one is further away.

We will discuss and draw some basic rules of facial anatomy, such as placing eyes in relationship to each other and the nose mouth etc.

We will have choices today students may choose one or more to do during class:

Option 1. Will be a pumpkin drawing using a model of a pumpkin.

Option 2.Will be a collection of mantle clocks.

Option 3. Will be finding inspiration from magazines.

Option 4. Will be flowers in a vase.


For the long term project we will continue our series of self portraits this week we will do a portrait of our own face but using only lines- no shadows or shading. Students may use markers like a sharpie if they wish.


(c)Adron Dozat

Art Classes for Columbia MD week of Oct 1st

Art Class in Columbia

This week at both my Tuesday morning and Thursday evening class we will be doing several projects.

For our warm up we will have three exercises.
     1. A practice blocking in squares using a different value for each square.
     2. We will practice basic circles going around and around each circle a few times to get the shape.
     3. We will use a scribbling technique to draw a turtle.

We will have a demonstration on perspective of receding sizes as they give the appearance of distance, such as telephone poles that are smaller as each one is further away.

We will discuss and draw some basic rules of facial anatomy, such as placing eyes in relationship to each other and the nose mouth etc. 

Our first project will be a pumpkin drawing using a model of a pumpkin.

Our second project will be a pair of mantle clocks.

Our water color projects include painting a seashell on a textured surface like sand- this project uses negative space to leave the sea shell white while painting the surrounding areas.

If time allows we will practice a portrait in watercolor.

(c)Adron Dozat