“Portfolio Development and
Preparation for the NYC High
School Art Entrance Exam”
by
Mary Rieser Heintjes
BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRARY SEMINAR
CENTRAL BRANCH AT GRAND ARMY PLAZA
JUNE 7, 2008
Brooklyn Public Library
Photography by Mary Rieser Heintjes
After attending a seminar for artists to create programs at
the Brooklyn Public Library, the workshop/seminar idea
for middle school students to prepare for the NYC High
School Art Exam was developed.
Workshop/Seminar to Prepare the Students for the Art Exam
2:00 - 4:00 PM June 7, 2008
Instruction on drawing the still life then
15 minute drawing session
Instruction on drawing the model then
15 minute drawing session
Instruction on creating a design idea then 15 minute drawing session
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Quiz on art vocabulary distribute and take home with answer key
Prepare for the verbal interview informal discussion while
Portfolio Development presenting each student with case
- Instruction on Portfolio preparation
- Colorful Paper Mat and Label each art work as noted by each school
- Add Artwork, resume, poems,
Student drawing by LMH: 4” x 4” pencil on paper
Prepare the Portfolio and for the Art Exam
STILL LIFE DRAWING:
Student art work by JF: 14” x 17” pencil and charcoal on paper
Use of the FULL picture plane in drawing
Use of Shadows, circles/geometry in perspective
Portfolio DAY at the BPL - MOCK Art Exam
15 minutes
Drawing from STILL LIFE
Render Using Entire Picture Plane
Perspective
Shadows
Shading
Prepare for the Portfolio and Art Exam
FIGURE DRAWING FROM MODEL
Student art work by JF: 14” x 11” pencil on paper - study of drawing from the model
Prepare for the Portfolio and Art Exam
FIGURE DRAWING FROM MODEL
Study of female skeleton - drawing from the model
FIGURE DRAWING FROM MODEL
Study of Skeleton for Male Figure
Prepare for the Portfolio and Art Exam
FIGURE DRAWING FROM MODEL
Study of HANDS
FIGURE DRAWING FROM MODEL
SKELETON AND PERSPECTIVE
FIGURE DRAWING FROM MODEL
Vermeer, Crivelli figures in Picture plane using linear perspective
Portfolio DAY at the BPL - MOCK Art Exam
15 minutes
Drawing from the MODEL
Render Using Entire Picture Plane
Skeletal relationship
Gesture, feeling, personality of model
Forms, roundness, volume
Perspective, Shadows, Shading
Prepare the Portfolio and for the Art Exam
DESIGN Elements: PROBLEM was movement in water
Student art work by LMH: 11” x 17” Watercolor, ink on paper for design study, labeled for the portfolio
DESIGN IDEAS FROM ANTIQUITY
GOLDEN SECTION - BALANCE OF PICTURE PLANE
Portfolio DAY at the BPL - MOCK Art Exam
15 minutes
Create/Resolve Design Problem
CHOOSE ONE
:
- Windy day in the city
- Biomorphic Architecture in the country
- Business Card for a Bike Shop
- Drawing from memory HANDS of person
waiting for news.
Prepare the Portfolio and for the Art Exam
ART TERMINOLOGY QUIZ
HANDOUT FOR TAKE HOME TEST AND STUDY - ANSWER KEY INCLUDED
ADDITIONAL COPIES AVAILABLE BY CONTACTING:
LMSTUDIO265@AOL.COM
Prepare the Portfolio:
Include all genre of work: Landscape, figure, portrait, still life, abstract, architecture, design
All mediums: Pencil, watercolor, pastel, crayons, ink, charcoal, markers, guoache, gel pen, textures…
Use technical knowlege: Perspective, chiaroscuro, shading, photography, collage, color….
Pen and ink study of portrait drawing
11 x 14 on paper
Watercolor and ink
study of perspective
from scene in
Brooklyn
Completed watercolor
of master copy
14 x 11 on paper
14 x 17 on paper
All student work for portfolio development: by JF
Drawing to scale of masters art
14 x 17, pencil on paper
Encourage collages, masters study, gesture and portrait drawing
Design elements study
Collage cut paper
14” x 8”
Copy of Van Gogh on paper 11” 14”
Pencil, oil pastel, crayon, ink
Gesture drawing study
using clematis plant
Pencil on paper 17 x 11
Portrait study 11” x 8”
Student work for portfolio development: by LMH
Pencil, Charcoal on paper
Prepare the Portfolio for the Art Exam
Students would be instructed to include: PORTRAIT
Student art work by LMH: 8” x 10” pencil on paper study of portrait with design elements
Prepare the Portfolio for the Art Exam
Encourage independent work at home
Student art work by LKH: 10” x 8” Study of a horse in motion-summer project using clay and wood
CAN INCLUDE PHOTOS OF SCULPTURE DONE BY THE STUDENT IN THE PORTFOLIO
Encourage Independent Work
Drawing from daily journal: Pencil, charcoal on paper 11” x 17”
Student work done without supervision: by LMH
PORTFOLIO ASSEMBLING INSTRUCTION
Choose the best 16-20 completed art works that expresses your potential and spirit to include
collages, watercolor, drawings. Add poems, art photos, creative writing as well.
In portfolio presentation binder provided:
-Type print your name, school, contact # on adhesive large label for the exterior
-Prepare resume for insertion on first page, include community service, interests, awards
-Label each art by name, medium, title & done “independently” or“under supervision”
Include CV
Label art
Portfolio Name
Add Poems
Prepare the Portfolio and for the Art Exam
ALWAYS DISCOVER NEW THINGS ABOUT ART
JOURNAL - PURCHASE A DRAWING JOURNAL AND DRAW EVERYDAY
EACH PAGE TO BE A COMPLETE RENDERING
GET BOOKS FROM THE LIBRARY - 3rd Floor of Central Library has ART & MUSIC WING
READ THE NEWSPAPER OF ART EVENTS
READ THE GALLERY GUIDE
GO TO MUSEUMS AND ART GALLERIES
EVERY FRIDAY 4-8 PM FREE AT MOMA
EVERY FIRST SATURDAY IS FREE FROM 5 - 11 PM AT BROOKLYN MUSEUM
READ BIOGRAPHIES OF ARTISTS
ALWAYS KEEP RESEARCHING AND DEVELOPING:
Color Theory, Shading, Perspective, Art Definitions, Skeleton, Muscles, Gesture
History of Art FROM FIRST CAVE DRAWINGS TO MODERN TIMES
Abstract design, Surrealism, Cubism, Photography, Architecture, etc AND
IF YOU WORK HARD AND KEEP FOCUSED you will accomplish great things
in the future with all your goals and endeavors
ART WORKS BY THE TEACHER
Mary Rieser Heintjes
Exhibition of “Nature and Architecture Through Light”
Currently on view in the Grand Lobby at Central Library through June 14, 2008
Painting: City Trees - Clinton Avenue - Oils on Canvas 56” x 72”
Conclusion
Working with an open spirit to the meaningful aspects of life guides the
development of new art work. This facilitates not only myself but other
people around me to be creative and, I hope, can be of assistance to our
future artists to develop their own personal vision.
Photo: Swan at Sunset by Mary Rieser Heintjes
Art duplication by permission of the artists © www.LMStuio265.com
BIBLIOGRAPHY
READING IS ESSENTIAL TO PREPARE FOR HS
The Diaries of Paul Klee 1898-1918
by Paul Klee
ISBN 0520006534
The Mastery of Oil Painting by Frederic Taubes
ISBN-13: 9780670462117
Modern Artists on Art
by Robert Herbert
ISBN-13: 9780486411910
Portrait of An Artist as a Young Man
by James Joyce I
ISBN-13: 9780486280509
Tao of Physics
by Fritjof Capra I
ISBN 0533108689
Inner Chapters
by Chuang Tsu
ISBN-13: 9780394719900
Leonardo on Painting
by Leonardo da Vinci
ISBN 0300090951
Memoirs of Early Italian Painters
by Mrs. Jameson
ISBN-13: 9781417901234
Memories, Dreams, Reflections
by C.G, Jung ISBN-13: 9780679723950
Letters to a Young Poet
by Rainer Marie Rilke
ISBN-13: 9780486422459
The Power of the Center
by Rudolf Arnhein
Call #701.8 A
Theory and Practice of Perspective
by G.A. Store Call #701.72 S
Dialogues on Art
by Edouard Roditi
Call #704 R692D
Vision & Design
by Robert Fry Call #704 F
Learning to LooK
by Joshua C. Taylor
Call #701.1 T
Dictionary of Art Terms
by Kim Reynolds
Call #703.21 R
Intro to Repair and Restore by Arco Publishing
Call 702.88 I
The Art in Painting
by Albert C. Barnes
Portfolio Development and Preparation for the NYC
High School Art Entrance Exam”
SPECIAL THANKS
ANGELI RASBURY
YOUTH SERVICES COMMUNITY
& PARTNERSHIP ASSOCIATE
SPONSORED BY
Brooklyn Public Library
Central Administration
Grand Army Plaza
Brooklyn, NY 11238
a.rasbury@brooklynpubliclibrary.org
718-230-2173
And to LIA, our model!!!
AND THE GIFT FROM THE TEACHER: PORTFOLIO CASE
IF YOU NEED FURTHER INFORMATION
Please feel free to contact, Mary at
LMStudio265@aol.com = email
www.LMStudio265.com = website
In Search of City Trees
by Mary Rieser Heintjes
Pencil on Paper
Art duplication by permission of the artists © www.LMStuio265.com