Above anna works from the posed still life and, like many of us, is featuring the deer head. Below Cheniece is focused on two of the other elements of the still life - a picture frame and a bucket.
Above you have to think Orca to get the full impact of the image made by Ashley C for Project No. 1. Now I only have one more teacher error to repair.
Generally, most of us felt uncomfortable with charcoal. As we worked with it though, we began to like some of the effects we were able to master.
The next project will be a charcoal drawing of a posed still life.
Below is another solution to Problem No. 1 - nice use of color.
Below is a graphic design student's solution for the first assigned project. I made an open-ended assignment to help me gain some insight into where each student stood at the beginning of the semester. More about the assignment here.
Oh oh. Repairs will be forthcoming.
Remember to click on the images to enlarge them and also to see the student artists' names. Above is every dog's dream. Below the cats pose as only they can. 
Above is a cityscape where you can feel the weight of the buildings.
Please click on the images to enlarge the artwork. At that time you will be able to see the name of the student artist who created the piece. Above a touch of color was added to create emphasis. Below subtle shading and unfinished areas add to the composition.
The drawing above lends itself to the making of a picture story book. Below, notice the lines that describe the background.
I've promised to work along with the students and below is my solution to the assignment.
Above is a study of stools on the counter - can you see/feel that one is wood and the other metal? Below is the artist's grandmother with her cup of coffee.
Above is an example of an art student's preference for picture books! Below the artist shows her interest in fashion.
Below notice how the material contrasts with the skin of the model's back.
Below is Chris Raducha's rendering of a silver maple leaf.
Above Nicole McCarthy has been working on her project idea. Below Ashley Gibiser became interested in the design/pattern aspects of her sketch.
Above K. Foster created whispy textures. Below Levi has sketched part of the layout for his project no. 1.
Above is a finished page in Steffanie Bowes' sketchbook - note that there are three glasses repeated across the page. Also note that there are mid-tones and black & white. Below anna's drawing reminds us that powerful images can be made with faces.
Above Dick Feil shows us one of the comforts of home. And below Justine Aiya rendered some well planned 3D "entertainment." Note the reflections on the iPod. 
Above Jonathan Stager used some charcoal with his pencil work and achieved some rich blacks (that seem to add a sinister dimension to the "duckie"). Below Brandy sketched at home so that she could draw the family cat.
Above you can see Bree VHD's hand applying pressure to her pencil lines. (some eraser crumbs, too!) Below is Meggie's fanciful depiction of steam coming from her teapot.
Below are some of Sam's sketches of horse heads.
Above is a page depicting a few small things - nice phone Cheneice Bostic! (Can you see the "turn of the screw" when you click on the photo to inlarge it? Below are two of Nichole's "thumbnail" sketches which show part of her efforts to make a layout for project no. 1.
Ashley C did some sketching over the weekend at her home.
And the last sketchbook page shows a girl that "Fumiko Aimi" drew partially from memory - a girl in our park.
The second day of class, I had the good fortune of a small tree being blown over in my backyard. It was quite dead and full of textures and tones of gray. After a short half hour of sawing, we had some nice pieces to draw in our sketchbooks. Below Lindsay S. is getting started.
Jonathan Stager used Mt. Dew power to help his effort.
Justine Aiya had her own supply of different weight pencils. Brandy fit her piece of wood at the bottom of a page.
