Solebury School Visual Arts Program January 2017 Newsle

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FINE ART JANUARY 2017

Get involved in the ARTS at SOLEBURY SCHOOL!

Mae Rizzo

Alex Babicki

2017

WE WELCOME VISITORS TO SEE WHAT WE ARE DOING! FACULTY AND STUDENTS ALIKE! COME DOWN & SEE US!

AP ARTIST OF THE MONTH:

ABOUT LAUREN WHAT DO WE KNOW? SHE LOVES TO draw from the human figure in highly rendered detail with bold value transitions, creating high contrast.

LAUREN is interested in attending art school where She hopes to pursue a degree in animation. She attended Cooper Union this summer and took classes in drawing and painting. She hopes to go to art school when she graduates.

Up next month...

Lauren Caraballo

Fiona Bauman’s interest in the human figure...

MIDDLE SCHOOL INTRO TO THE ARTS

What are they doing this winter in the art room?

Introduction to the arts is designed to introduce the students to some of the things that they will encounter when they take art classes in their future at Solebury.

One of the most important things that they do is learn the basics of drawing.

Drawing is important to all areas of art. It is also a useful tool for communication in other areas. Imagine a circumstance where you have a visual idea that you want to

Ethan Glazer

Toni Mohn

convey and words aren’t doing the trick...wouldn’t it be useful to have some basic drawing skills to get your point across?

With that in mind we work on drawing basic shapes, drawing basic still lives, and extending that knowledge into more creative pieces that explore a variety of materials.

So far this year the kids have worked with straight lines, cubes, cylinders, and have started to learn about light and shadow. They are also working with paint.

Sawyer Gilbert

Sawyer Gilbert

Leo Mokriski

Rowan Marvil

Megan Hunter

Jake Schmukler Toni Mohn

Isabella Drab

Dan Cosner

Alex Cavlliaro

Tyler Scott

Suhani Gupta

Charlie Goodman

Abby Salerno

Kelly Hochenberger

Student Work:

Leo Deiterly Malone

Eliza Modzinski Alex Babicki

Ella Titus

Danny Wang