Art 101 - Wednesday, 9/2 - Fourth Period

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If anyone asked why an art class was being done in the Danger Shop, it would be hard to say if Nick would have an answer. At least, an answer he could give.

All the same, the room was set up in the style of a very pretty, somewhat rustic art studio with lots of windows and many easels and supplies stacked in the corner. There were desks, but only so many as the students might need and they took up a relatively small section of the studio that seemed to have a chalkboard added to it.

"Good afternoon, class," he greeted them as they walked in, a copy of the syllabus on every desk, "and welcome to Art 101. As the description on the class said, we will be studying art history... but we will also be applying those lessons in our own self-expression and the expansion of our understanding of what art is as well as what it has been in various times and cultures."

He half-sat on the desk, a little slouchy but still professional.

"Today, however, we start with introductions, of course, and a bit of free expression."

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Brightly!

Re: Sign In

[trigons_child]

Raven / Rachel Roth

Listen to the Lecture / Chat

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...wonder why the professor keeps looking out the window to see the sunlight and sighing.

Re: Listen to the Lecture / Chat

[trigons_child]

Raven listened attentively, but she was also curious about the longing she was picking up from Professor Chevalier.

Re: Listen to the Lecture / Chat

[lickyourmind.livejournal.com]

History? Shit. Jason thought he was just gonna get to color and maybe do some paint by numbers.

Introductions

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"My name is Nicholas Chevalier, and I will be your professor for this semester. You may call me Mr. Chevalier, Professor Chevalier, Nick, or any permutation of that name that isn't 'hey you'," and he said that with a boyish grin.

...if he listed all the names you could call him, he'd be there all day.

"I have been a teacher many times over the course of my life," which of course sounded a little funny coming from a guy who looks 30-something tops, "and I have always been a student of the arts. The expression through music, through paint, through sculpture, is something that I think can be very useful to just about anyone. And an understanding of the arts, I feel, comes with knowing their history. Not just techniques, but... context. Meaning. Cultural significance."

He spread his hands, as if to say he wouldn't go on.

"Now if you could all tell me your name, your class, and your art experience, which can just be as a patron and not an artist, we can get started."

He pointed to the nearest person.

"You, please?"

Re: Introductions

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"Savannah Levine, senior, and I've been an artist since I could hold a pencil or a paint brush."

Re: Introductions

[trigons_child]

"My name is Raven," she said quietly, "though I am also called Rachel Roth. I am a sophomore. I do not have any true experience with art, but I thought it would be good to expand my knowledge."

Re: Introductions

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"Jack Priest, senior, and while I've been taught to sketch most of my experience is as a patron."

Re: Introductions

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"Griffin O'Conner, junior. I just like to draw," he shrugged, not knowing how to describe it as experience. "I was never trained, but it's something I do." A lot.

Re: Introductions

[wantstodirect]

"Tony Foster, senior," Tony said. "I don't have a lot of experience with art, actually."

Re: Introductions

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"I'm Jason Stackhouse, a junior, and uh, I thought I was gonna get to color." He chuckled, thinking he was funny. "You know I ain't done none of that since I was a kid." And that was before his parents were killed.

Re: Introductions

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"Cordelia Chase, Senior and I like to buy art and look at at." Really expensive art, that she didn't understand, and would hopefully be bought by a rich husband!

Re: Introductions

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"Shilo Wallace, junior, and I draw a little. I also work at the art gallery in town," she answered when it was her turn.

Free Expression

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"There are easels, paints, pencils, sketchbooks, sculpting materials, and a few other moddable items in that corner. Feel free to set up where you'd like and just... create something, whatever shapes or subject calls to you. I'll be around if anyone needs any help."

...feel free to kick him if he pauses somewhere too long. He's probably flashbacking.

Re: Free Expression

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Savannah went immediately for the sculpting materials. This was something she didn't do often, so she was excited about working with clay again.

Re: Free Expression

[trigons_child]

Raven really didn't have the faintest idea what to do. She took a sketchbook and colored pencils and tried to draw. Whatever it was, it was very abstract.

Re: Free Expression

[bitten_notshy]

Jack took a sketchbook and some charcoals. He was just doodling, really, but the girl in the corner of the pad looked more and more like Emma Frost the more he worked at the drawing.

Re: Free Expression

[youcantfollow.livejournal.com]

Having brought his own sketchbook along, Griff chose to use it rather than the offered supplies, nice as they were. He settled comfortably on the floor, resting the book against his knees and started drawing. His mind seemed a little trapped in talk of the night before, but the moment he realized what was coming to the page he flipped it and started on something much safer.

Re: Free Expression

[formermayqueen.livejournal.com]

Cordelia ended up sitting by a window, with a canvas and some water colors and was just painting what she saw outside.

Lots of trees and flowers and grass. Pretty easy.

Re: Free Expression

[lickyourmind.livejournal.com]

Jason grabbed some paper and crayons and since he couldn't really draw real well, he just made some stick figures. One had fangs and the other was shoving a stake into the fang dude's crayon thin chest.

It was awesome.

Re: Free Expression

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Shilo began playing with the modeling clay, making a sort of abstract person from it.

Nick

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"I'll be here after class if anyone is interested in acting as a teaching assistant."

And so he was, sitting at the desk, absently reading through an art history text book. Of course he was in one of the paintings in it...

Re: Nick

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"So... what does being a TA entail?" Shilo hesitantly asked as she walked up to the desk.

OOC

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And so we begin!