Weekly Advanced Homeschool Art Course
Monday afternoons from 1p.m. - 2p.m.
Mustang Recreation Center
September 8, 2025 - May 18, 2026
$40/month
This advanced art class is for mature 7th-12th graders who have a serious interest in art. Students are expected to maintain their supplies, experiment with techniques, and build technical skills while communicating with one another professionally. We will delve into a variety of media techniques with optional digital art integration, and we will have opportunities for the group to attend art-related field trips and participate in an art show.
This class will follow the fine arts standards of Oklahoma for high school and will include the following topics of study:
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art vocabulary
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issues of copyright
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art history and analysis
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creative, meaningful choices
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self expression and personal style
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studio etiquette
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artistic process (research, experimentation, skill-building, reflection, revision, presentation)
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participating in critiques
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writing an artist’s statement
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participating in an art exhibition
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creating a portfolio
Materials Needed (brands and quality, your choice):
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9x12 Multimedia sketchbook
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Drawing pencil set with eraser and blending stub
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Micron pen set
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Colored pencil set
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Watercolor set
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Acrylic paint set
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Variety of paintbrushes 1” and smaller
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Passion project supplies (more info later)
All other materials will be provided.
September–Drawing from life with pencil and colored pencil, measuring proportions, creating emphasis and unity in a composition, details, making unique choices, building a portfolio website
Art history–still life artists
October–Color theory, color schemes, emotions of color, texturing and printmaking, acrylic painting
Art history–expressionist artists
*Field trip to OKC Museum of Art
November–Acrylic painting on canvas
Art history–the ‘isms’ of art
December–Textures in ink and watercolor
Art history–detail viewing
January–Multimedia exploration
Art history–Tribal art
February–Cardboard and paper mache sculpture
Art history–sculptors
*Field trip to ceramics venue
March–Communication through visual art, solving a problem with art
Art history–graphic designers, product design, and illustration
April–Passion Project following the artistic process
Art history–Guernica
May–writing an artist’s statement, presenting work, curating an art show
Student Art Exhibition
*Field trips are tentative and depend on scheduling with the venues. They are optional and separate from the class. I will try to schedule these on Friday afternoons when possible.