A gravity car is a downhill racer with no engine. Doug is going for 100 mph, this is not your common soap box racer.
Wednesday, August 31, 2016
Practicing artist
For my followers that may not be familiar with me. I am a practicing artist doing pinstriping and lettering on anything but usually cars and motorcycles. Recently I had the honor to put the finishing touches on Doug Anderson's Gravity Car, which he is using to break the world gravity car top speed record next month in Canada. Keep your fingers crossed that Doug can bring the record back to America, an Englishmen took the title away from Doug two years ago. Here are some pictures of the car after I put the finishing touches on it.
A gravity car is a downhill racer with no engine. Doug is going for 100 mph, this is not your common soap box racer.
A gravity car is a downhill racer with no engine. Doug is going for 100 mph, this is not your common soap box racer.
Still Life and Value
We started studying the affect of light on the value of objects (shading and tone) in the classroom and students were tasked with creating a personal still life then reproducing that still life and adding shading to it using ebony pencil creating rich dark tones all the way through light grey tones. Most students did an awesome job and here are some of the highlights. from last weeks lesson on Value.
Now keep in mind some of these students are coming to me in High NEVER having had an art class before.
Now keep in mind some of these students are coming to me in High NEVER having had an art class before.
Some have had art classes before.
AND some like to show off, these 2 did not stay true to the ebony pencil and switched to charcoal and pastel, the outcome is so nice I can't be upset with them.
Stay tuned we are starting and working on Hatching and Cross Hatching now....
Friday, August 19, 2016
This is a teaching win ALL DAY!
This two drawings are done by the same student. the first before instruction 2 weeks ago, the second one after instruction and finished today.
The New Classroom
Vessels? What is a Vessel?
A vessel is a container to hold something- anything. I presented this idea to my ceramics students and told them to be creative and make vessels using only the pinch pot method of constructing. Some of them took the assignment to new levels. Now we have not glazed or finished our pieces yet but they did survive the bisque fire and here is a picture of two of the more interesting ones.
The dragon holds precious things (her cell phone) ha.
And the chain well it can hold ?...She swears it is not for her boyfriend but I am not sure I believe her. Each link of the chain is free but connected to the other one. I am not sure how I we are going to Glaze it yet but we will see.
The dragon holds precious things (her cell phone) ha.
And the chain well it can hold ?...She swears it is not for her boyfriend but I am not sure I believe her. Each link of the chain is free but connected to the other one. I am not sure how I we are going to Glaze it yet but we will see.
Photography
I am not talking about taking selfies but the real life process of taking a photo and developing your prints, studying the light, the process and the composition of good photographs. We started this venture with empty paint cans, photographic paper and an empty closet. The students are excited about his archaic technology AND that makes me happy. If you are interested we are doing photography in Braves Block so come down and see how it works.
Heard County High School Visual Arts
Welcome to the Heard County High School Visual Arts Blog.
My name is Clint Robinson and I am honored to be the new art teacher here at HHS. I have been teaching art for sixteen years in Georgia, starting in Fulton County Schools as an Adaptive art specialist for the elementary and middle schools in East Point and College Park, I then moved to Hogansville and was the Visual Art instructor at Callaway high School. I decided to come here to Heard County High for my children. I believe in the values and approach to education here in Heard County and wanted my children to experience that type of education and learning environment.
My goal as Visual Art Instructor is to introduce new forms of art, refine the classic forms of art already in place and build a photography program as well as an AP program for the Heard County Schools Arts program.
When I am not teaching I run a business called "Robinson pinstriping and lettering". I do custom art work on cars, motorcycles and anything else you can imagine. My hobbies include restoring old cars and motorcycles, painting, collecting Star Wars stuff and reading .
I am blessed to have a beautiful wife and two cute little girls. One of which, has Down syndrome. As you can imagine we are big supporters of the Down syndrome community and bringing awareness to the community at large about Down syndrome.
Thank You Heard County for having me here as your new high school art teacher.
Below are links to my website and my Facebook page so you can get to know your new high school art teacher a little better.
ClintJustinRobinson.com
Robinson Pinstriping and Lettering
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