A Glance at Art IV...

My Art IV students have been quietly plucking away at their own work.  All of them are working on different kinds of paintings at the moment.  All of these paintings are still a work in progress but I think it is important to spotlight these so we can see how they evolve over the rest of the semester.  

Alyssa Troy

Up first we have Alyssa Troy who has been working in acrylic paint.  Although I give her a hard time about using the Junior Varsity paints (because obviously oil is superior), these paintings are coming along very nicely.  I should really make a point to take photos of their in-process work on a regular basis.  It is amazing to come in, step behind Alyssa’s easel, and see just how much can change from week to week.  

Alyssa Troy

I particularly love the way in this one the lion is not defined along the outside.  He is sort of concealed or faded in a mysterious haze/mist of some kind.

Colton Hearn

Next up is Colton Hearn.  He has been working on some hard edged paintings in acrylic.  The topics have been awfully random but it is easy to tell that he draws a lot of influence from modern movies and shows he is currently watching.  

Colton Hearn

He has another one of Dexter Morgan looking at a blood slide but it is not coming out right in a photo for some reason.

Morgan Chilcott

Morgan Chilcott is the last of my Art IV students.  She has been giving oil painting a shot.  I think that ranks her above both the other two based solely on principle.  Even if she was just rotten at painting, which I think you can tell is not the case, she automatically wins.

Morgan Chilcott

Morgan’s main focus has pretty much just improving her painting ability.  She started out by focusing on paintings that were value only. After she started to get the hang of it some then she moved on to adding some color.  She could also add color over the top of her black and white paintings if she ever wanted to in the future.  

Her last painting is a nice self portrait as a zombie.  She is still trying to figure out what to do with the background but I am confident with the process so far.

Morgan Chilcott

Luckily both Alyssa and Morgan have this sitting right above them on a daily basis to motivate them.  No mistakes, just happy accidents.

Masks Part II

Avery Wood

So the Art I students have finally finished up their masks. I think some people may have looked at the first post and been a little worried that these would not have turned out as awesome as they did.  

Jillian Canterbury

Lily Gonzalez

We took a break from these to do some painting so I could make sure my students understood basic color mixing.  They did a graffiti color wheel which I may highlight in another post.

Bailey Wells 

Taylor Gentry

Michael Shinkle

For the assignment I gave the students the option to have these masks be actually functional.  Many of the examples I gave them were historical which were not very functional because they might have been pulled out only once a year for a festival of some sorts.  So, like Michael, several students made theirs more for hanging on the wall and less for actual wearing.  

Austin Odell

Carson Leck

Johnna Dunham

Kayla Kinsman 

I now have Advanced Art students beginning to start theirs so I may share those when they are finished.