For the Fall Semester, Juniors and Seniors taking the course the first time for Advanced Drawing & Painting worked on their drawing technique. Through various pencil, colored pencil, pastel, oil pastel and pen with ink techniques, the artists truly explored their potential as creative thinkers with strong technique. These more technical classes strengthened their sense of observational drawing, use of value and play with color. As seen in the beautiful works on display, the students learned to expand how they portray the visual and conceptual world
MACRO DRAWINGS IN COFFEE & GRAPHITE
REALISM CHALLENGE: PLAYING CARDS
MANNEQUIN STORY DRAWINGS IN GRAPHITE
AUTUMNAL STILL LIFE IN COLOR PENCILS
COLORED CLASS ON TONED PAPER IN COLOR PENCIL
COLORED GLASS MARBLES IN COLOR PENCILS
COLOR PENCIL ON BLACK GROUND PAPER
"GLOW" SELF PORTRAITS IN COLOR PENCIL
COLORFUL SEASHELLS IN COLOR PENCIL
OIL PASTEL STILL LIFE
HNIZDOVSKY ANIMAL INSPIRED PEN DRAWINGS
MORPHED PEN & INK DRAWINGS
DUAL SELF PORTRAITS IN MARKER
ORNAMENTS IN MARKER
MARKER & INK EXPRESSIVE HANDS
WATERCOLOR PENCIL EXPRESSIVE EYES
PASTEL CHALK LANDSCAPES
MIXED MEDIA STILL LIFE OR SELF PORTRAIT COLLAGES
MYTHOLOGICAL SCENE DRAWINGS
SCHOLASTIC ART & WRITING ENTRIES
During the winter, our students participated in the annual Scholastic Art & Writing Competition. Many of the entries seen below were chosen as Honor Mentions, Silver or Gold Key Winners. Gold Key winners had their artwork displayed in the Education Wing of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Congratulations to all of this years winners!
In the Spring Semester, the artists are broken into two groups. There is Painting Boot Camp for our first time painters and a class designated for those who have taken Painting or Adv. Drawing & Painting as a Junior where they learned advanced painting techniques. In this section, you will see a mix of artworks from Juniors and Seniors where each take the lessons learned from class and apply them to creative compositions through the use of acrylic paints. Some techniques you will see is the use of an under-painting, natural skin tones, working on black gesso surfaces and textures through the use of a palette knife. You will also see an array of artworks labeled as Triptychs and Creative Painting Journals from the first year students of our course. They were meant to challenge the students conceptually as well as incorporate the techniques they have learned throughout the year. Enjoy the beautiful array of expressive paintings!
CREATIVE JOURNALS: VARIOUS THEMES AND MEDIUMS
NATURAL PIGMENT FOUR SEASONS/ ELEMENTS
TRADTIONAL LANDSCAPE PAINTING
TRADITIONAL STILL LIFE PAINTING
TRADITIONAL SELF PORTRAIT PAINTING
BLACK GROUND HIGHLIGHT PAINTINGS
IMPASTO PALETTE KNIFE PAINTING
FINAL SENIOR PAINTING SERIES
TRIPTYCH PAINTING SERIES
CREATIVE PAINTING JOURNALS
SOCIAL COMMENTARY
The final painting for the Juniors of this course introduced the idea of a Social Commentary. A social commentary can be the act of using visual means to provide commentary on issues in a society. The Juniors chose topics they felt meaningful and created visual pieces to teach and inspire others and to express their concerns for the world around them. These images are meant to inspire and bring light to serious topics in a manner that is not judgmental or negative, but inspirational.