Introduction to Art
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Introduction to Art, I have definitely been impressed by all of you. First, let me say that if you're not used to doing art regularly, learning art in a variety of mediums is already challenging enough. Add in online learning and only having time together once a week to work on art and these students have certainly tried so many new skills at home, experimented with different mediums, and finished a wide range of projects over the course of this semester.
We hope you enjoy their work!
Starry Night Inspired Pastel Landscapes
After learning about the life and work of artist Vincent Van Gogh, students were asked to pick a landscape of their choice, use the pastel techniques that they had learned and practiced and create a landscape that mimicked the style of his famous painting Starry Night.
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Amanda Myers
Ezra Flores
Jason Lai
Krista McFadden
Andrew Hollis
Noah Rau
Max Packman
Claire Samsel
Andrew Schaff
Charlie Simpson
Layne Stricker
Gabby Thom
Eleanor Tutin
Macy Vermillion
Toby Von Koch
Mia Moyer
Kian Montpliasir
Avery McLean
Kobe Lutter
Makenna Larsson
Maia Kill
Vivian Kelly
Kamir Hodge
Kahlid Hodge
Mary Groscup
Meghan Gillett
Matthew Cooper
Grant Clere
Katelyn Campbell
Ella Duke
Peter Deng
Graphite Close Ups
Students learned about value and practiced graphite techniques. They were then asked to find or take a picture of something close up and using the grid method, draw and add value to their work of art to replicate the photo.
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Andrew Hollis
Ella Duke
Charlie Simpson
Claire Samsel
Max Packman
Gabby Thom
Avery McLean
Krista McFadden
Layne Stricker
Kahlid Hodge
Noah Rau
Matthew Cooper
Katelyn Campbell
Kamir Hodge
Toby Von Koch
Amanda Myers
Andrew Schaff
Macy Vermillion
Eleanor Tutin
Mia Moyer
Elle Matthews
Makenna Larsson
Jason Lai
Kobe Lutter
Vivian Kelly
Maia Kill
William Ficker
Ezra Flores
Meghan Gillett
Russ Christison
Peter Deng
Mary Groscup
Complimentary Color Pastel Fruit
A beginning pastel project led to practicing and implementing both their knowledge of the color wheel and pastel techniques to draw fruit of their choice and then pick its complimentary color for a gradient background.
Amanda Myers
Eleanor Tutin
Kobe Lutter
Ezra Flores
Meghan Gillett
Jason Lai
Kian Montpliasir
Mia Moyer
Krista McFadden
Makenna Larsson
Vivian Kelly
Ella Duke
Toby Von Koch
Gabby Thom
Charlie Simpson
Andrew Schaff
Matthew Cooper
Mary Groscup
Kahlid Hodge
Kamir Hodge
Maia Kill
Katelyn Campbell
Layne Stricker
Andrew Hollis
Elle Matthews
Avery McLean
Max Packman
Noah Rau
Claire Samsel
Ink Techniques Project
Students were asked to pick any picture or object they were interested in drawing where they could implement at least eight of the different ink techniques that they learned.
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Meghan Gillett
Claire Samsel
Kian Montplaisir
Toby Von Koch
Gabby Thom
William Ficker
Macy Vermillion
Eleanor Tutin
Max Packman
Layne Stricker
Charlie Simpson
Andrew Schaff
Noah Rau
Amanda Myers
Avery McLean
Kobe Lutter
Elle Matthews
Krista McFadden
Jason Lai
Vivian Kelly
Maia Kill
Kahlid Hodge
Andrew Hollis
Kamir Hodge
Mary Groscup
Ezra Flores
Grant Clere
Peter Deng
Makenna Larsson
Matthew Cooper
Ella Duke
Katelyn Campbell
Mia Moyer
Close up Candy Pastels
Using our in class cohort time, students drew candy close ups and filled them in with pastels using different blending techniques.
Krista McFadden
Max Packman
Peter Deng
Matthew Cooper
Grant Clere
Macy Vermillion
Vivian Kelly
William Ficker
Meghan Gillett
Gabby Thom
Noah Rau
Toby Von Koch
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Eleanor Tutin
Beyond the Borders Watercolor Project
Combining both their watercolor and ink techniques, students picked an animal or insect that would jump "beyond the borders" of their watercolored section and into their border filled in with ink.
Meghan Gillett
William Ficker
Elle Matthews
Russ Christison
Katelyn Campbell
Ezra Flores
Maia Kill
Kamir Hodge
Avery McLean
Claire Samsel
Max Packman
Layne Stricker
Toby Von Koch
Gabby Thom
Eleanor Tutin
Noah Rau
Andrew Schaff
Jason Lai
Kian Montplaisir
Kobe Lutter
Mary Groscup
Vivian Kelly
Makenna Larsson
Grant Clere
Ella Duke
Matthew Cooper
Peter Deng
Amanda Myers
Macy Vermillion
Mia Moyer
Charlie Simpson