Assignment 8 - Artists slideshow

What is impressionistic art?  An important era in art may have started by a passing comment to Monet about one of his paintings.  A patron of Claude Monet mentioned that the painting "Sunrise" looked more like an 'impression' of the sunrise than an actual sunrise.  This comment may have caught on with Monet and other independent artists.  Impressionists were known for their landscapes and seascapes with bright colors and muted lines. Many critics viewed their work as "unfinished", with an almost 'sketchlike' appearance.  Impressionists often depicted modern life, such as rural and urban landscapes. It was common for the wealthier people to vacation on the weekends at bathing places, and boating spots.  Often this is where the artist' would also gather to capture a moment on canvas.

Please view the following "Impressionistic Artists" Slideshow

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Assignment 7 - Discovering the 'Bounty' in our Oceans

In our upcoming Ocean unit,  we will be investigating the amazing under-water life that we are privy to only because of the amazing photographers that go there.  Please look over the next 5 photographs, thinking of some connection with your experience with the ocean.  As we explore the ocean and it's many life forms, lets keep in mind the conservation of this amazing resource. What is conservation?  How does that impact us where we live?

 

Biologist Ronald Kenny at work on one of his specimens, a deepsea crab

ANARE expedition c. 1953-57.
Photographs from NSW Dept of Education collection
Format: Photograph
Find more detailed information about this photographic collection: acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/item/itemDetailPaged.aspx?itemID=412531

From the collection of the State Library of New South Wales www.sl.nsw.gov.au

Ostraciidae, Juvenile (Boxfish)

Description: The standard length of the juvenile boxfish is ten millimeters. This image was taken with a Nikon D1X 5.47-megapixel camera with a 105-millimeter f/2.8D AF Micro-Nikkor lens and dual Nikon SB28 flash units.

Creator/Photographer: Belize Larval-Fish Group 2002
The Division of Fishes of the Smithsonian's National Museum Natural History has sent several teams to Belize in order to photograph larvae in the field. The 2002 team included Julie H. Mounts, David G. Smith, Carole C. Baldwin, and James Van Tassell.
Medium: Digital photograph
Geography: Belize
Date: 2002
Persistent URL: http://photography.si.edu/SearchImage.aspx?id=1295

Ocean Life Kelp Forest

This was taken in San Diego at the Scripps Institue Aquarium but it is an accurate recreation of the kelp beds that lay of southern Califorina and contain a rich diversity of sealife . Its a wonderful place to visit if you travel here and you can drive down to the beach afterward and walk by some of the most beautiful cliffs in the entire state as you look out over the Pacific and if you get real lucky you just might spot a whale in the winter season or a dolphin too.

Sea Life Park, like Paradise Park, is a commercial enterprise built in a conservation zone, October 1973

Original Caption: Sea Life Park, like Paradise Park, is a commercial enterprise built in a conservation zone. An extensive collection of marine life ranging from anemones to whales is imaginatively displayed. The State Department of Land and Natural Resources controls land use in conservation districts which are primarily forest and water reserve lands, October 1973

U.S. National Archives’ Local Identifier: 412-DA-11307
Photographer: O'Rear, Charles, 1941-
Subjects:
Oahu (Honolulu County, Hawaii) island
Environmental Protection Agency
Project DOCUMERICA
Persistent URL: research.archives.gov/description/553766

"Finger reefs" off Key West

Local call number: DM0731

Title: "Finger reefs" off Key West

Date: October 1978

Physical descrip: 1 slide - col.

Series Title: Dale M. McDonald Collection

Repository: State Library and Archives of Florida, 500 S. Bronough St., Tallahassee, FL 32399-0250 USA. Contact: 850.245.6700. Archives@dos.myflorida.com

Persistent URL: floridamemory.com/items/show/98080

Assignment 6 - Avatar and Voki

 

 

 

What can you do on a snow day?  Beside the obvious answer which is sledding, skiing, or the ever-so dreaded shoveling, you can catch up on your list of unwatched movies.  My family and I sat and watch the new "Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Dog Days".  This movie was a blast from the past, or the future, I suppose, since it's set in the hottest part of the summer.  We enjoyed watching Greg connecting with his every so odd brother Rodrick and causing just a little bit of trouble for his parents.  Catch a glimpse with this trailer from YouTube.

http://youtu.be/NbnTf8MB8LI