Drawing and Painting Acrylic Landscape Paintings

Ona H., Acrylic on Canvas

Phil P., Acrylic on Canvas

Wendy N., Acrylic on Canvas

Janet G., Acrylic on Canvas


More to come! I will post as soon as I can take more pictures. Enjoy.

Figure Drawing

Drawing and Painting and Advanced Drawing and Painting have been practicing figure drawing. Before drawing their classmates they took some time to study the skeleton. Take a look!

Figure Drawing, Amy Z., Chalk Pastel on Bogus Paper

Figure Drawing, Jennie B., Chalk Pastel on Bogus Paper

Figure Drawing, Phil P., Chalk Pastel on Black Paper

Drawing and Painting Self-Portraits

Self-Portrait, Amy Z., Charcoal and Ink.

Self-Portrait, Rachelle H., Charcoal and Ink

Self-Portrait, Zach H., Graphite

Drawing and Painting did an amazing job creating self-portraits! Look closely at the detail in the hair and the folds in the collar.

Land Art 2010!

"I enjoy the freedom of just using my hands and "found" tools--a sharp stone, the quill of a feather, thorns. I take the opportunities each day offers: if it is snowing, I work with snow, at leaf-fall it will be with leaves; a blown-over tree becomes a source of twigs and branches. I stop at a place or pick up a material because I feel that there is something to be discovered. Here is where I can learn. " ~ Andy Goldsworthy





































Advanced Studio in Art did a wonderful job with their Land Art projects yesterday. Take a look at some of the pictures.

Land Art is a modern art movement that explores the relationship between art and the environment in which it exists.

Although Land Art can be seen in museums, it is more commonly found outdoors. It will disappear over time. We call this ephemeral. All of our sculptures will erode in the coming days and months.

Students had to work collaboratively to create site-specific sculptures and document their work with digital photographs.

Land art is often inspired by natural processes. Land artists rejected the commercialization of art, and were also concerned for the environment. Their work reflected a general ‘back-to-the-land’ reaction against the destruction of the countryside through urbanization and industrialization.

Students participate in Empty Bowls

Mrs. Pazienza's ceramics class created bowls for the Empty Bowls in Troy. Empty Bowls is a local organization that raises money for local charities. See links for more information.

Carefully molding clay to create a unique bowl in art class, Maple Hill High School senior Mary Hadden explained the piece she was creating would help raise money for those in need.

“I like working with my hands,” Mary noted. “We’ll let these dry and then kiln dry them and glaze them. Then they’ll go to Empty Bowls in Troy to help others.”

Mary and her classmates in art teacher Suzanne Pazienza’s class have worked in recent weeks to create bowls for Empty Bowls, an event in Troy that raises money for local organizations.

The bowls will be donated, along with hundreds of others created by local schools and artists, to the event scheduled for Sunday, October 3 from noon to 3:00 p.m. at the Italian American Community Center on Fifth Avenue.

At the 6th Annual Empty Bowls event, attendees will purchase one of the handcrafted bowls for $10. Local restaurants will then serve soup, stew or chowder in the bowls which attendees get to keep. All proceeds benefit organizations such as Joseph’s House, St. Mary’s Food Pantry and Troy Larger Parish Food Pantry.


In art class, students formed their bowls around molds and then added unique touches to each by using various techniques they learned. Senior Stephanie Muller, for example, used a paint brush and water to smooth her bowl's edges into layered leaves that resembled a flower.

Ms. Pazienza explained that when she heard about the event, she thought it would be a good way for her students to use the clay molding techniques they’ve learned in art class to create works that will help local charities.


“The Empty Bowls concept started nearly 20 years ago by a Michigan art teacher who’s students wanted to do something specific to address hunger issues,” Ms. Pazienza explained to her students. “Similar events are held nationwide in order to raise money and awareness about hunger.”

http://www.schodack.k12.ny.us/scs/stories/2010-11/empty_bowls.asp

http://www.albany.com/news/empty-bowls.cfm

Welcome Back!

Welcome back! I hope everyone had a refreshing summer. New student work will be up soon!

Advanced Studio in Art-Public Art Research Links

Newport News-What is Public Art?
http://nnpaf.org/what_is_art.html

Wikipedia- Public Art
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_art

PBS-Richard Serra's Tilted Arc
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/cultureshock/flashpoints/visualarts/tiltedarc_a.html

Public Art Fund
http://www.publicartfund.org/pafweb/realm/realm_index.htm
http://www.publicartfund.org/

National Endowment for the Arts-Successful Public Art Commissions
http://www.arts.gov/resources/Lessons/PALLY.HTML

Jaume Plensa, Raleigh, NC
http://www2.nccommerce.com/eclipsfiles/14623.pdf

Christo and Jeanne Claude- Public or Private?
Watch this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bADfh_JLLo

Christo and Jeanne Claude-Homepage
http://www.christojeanneclaude.net/