What is art…. Art is the quality, production, expression, or realm, according to aesthetic principles, of what is beautiful, appealing, or of more than ordinary significance. Dictionary.com   Art is a common language across all cultures. This week we will examine what artwork is, how we perceive art, and why artists create. We will start by researching what is an artwork and adding that information to our journal.   Research and define the following terms, add them to your  art journal. artwork, perceive, and  fine art Choose your favorite tennis shoe and draw it from memory in your sketch book.  Don’t look at your shoe!! After you have completed your drawing, get out your shoe and do another drawing while looking at the shoe….what details did you forget about when you were drawing from memory? Add two more sketches of shoes to your sketch book. You want to make sure that you fill your page when your sketching. You may even want part of your shoe to go off the page.