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FINE ART SEPTEMBER 2016
Danny Wang
Get involved in the ARTS at SOLEBURY SCHOOL! The visual arts department offers something for everyone! Each month we will feature one class that we offer here in the Solebury Arts Department: this month AP Art. We offer two options for AP Art. One is a Design concentration and the other is a Drawing concentration. The best place to understand the distinction between these two is on the AP Central website.:For design look on http:// apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/members/ exam/exam_information/2134.html and for drawing look on http:// apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/members/ exam/exam_information/2182.html.
Why take visual arts classes?
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Students in the AP Art program are not always students who are intending to go to art school, although many do. Last year we had public health & political science students, with only one class member going on to an art school. AP Art is simply a place where you take your artwork to the next level. Students meet in one of the Art blocks, 1 of the rotating classes, and during the Monday night figure drawing class. They are expected to do 7 hours or more of artwork on their own time. Throughout the year, each student produces 24 finished pieces along with a sketchbook. The Concentration aspect of the portfolio is the most important part of the student’s work. Each student determines for themselves what idea will encompass 12 pieces of their work. They are essentially creating a “body
of work” with an “artist’s statement,” just like a professional artist. Because our faculty is comprised of professional artists, the students are able to learn how to create a professional resume, statement, biography, and portfolio.
ap students this year Danny Wang Alex Babicki Lauren Caraballo Fiona Bauman Ella Titus
Learning how to create images to express your individual ideas can be so valuable. How often have you wanted to create just the right picture to post on your social media sites? Have you been curious how to use your dad’s old camera? Have you ever wanted to sketch out an idea for someone and find you don’t have the skills? Or maybe you love art and want to improve your skills...come to the art department. We can teach you how to draw, paint, take pictures and develop film, make handmade books, design a logo, throw a pot...the skills we offer as a faculty are amazingly diverse. Come see what we can teach you!
AAP ARTIST OF THE MONTH:
ABOUT ELLA WHAT DO WE KNOW? SHE LOVES TO BAKE ASK HER ABOUT ANY SWEET RECIPE SHE ENJOYS ARTWORK BY WAYNE THIEBAUD HER CURRENT WORK IS INSPIRED BY THE ARTWORK OF WAYNE THIEBAUD CHECK OUT HIS ARTWORK: https://www.sfmoma.org/artwork/ 73.52
ELLA’S CURRENT WORK is making us all hungry. She has been painting cupcakes and key lime pie and cinnamon buns with rich, creamy paint that “feels” like icing. One of the things that students learn as painters is that the way they use the materials can be very expressive. Thick, painterly paint application creates the illusion of a sugary treat. COLOR Ella’s use of color is also very “pastry” like. She is limiting her palette to pastels with possibly only one accent of saturated color, such as the top of her cupcakes.
Ella Titus
Up next month... Alex Babicki and her ever so slightly disturbing look at humans...
drawing
line
light
composition
Line can be such an expressive aspect of a drawing. Students learn how to use line to convey meaning in their work. They started with squiggly, organic lines that were likened to scribble to create portraits. Another assignment used curved lines to represent organic objects.
Navarro Wright
Olivia Lutz
Ella Titus
BOOKMAKING
Roberto Rodriguez
Erika’s Bookmaking class is hard at work on some wonderful handmade books. Stay tuned for the finished products later in the Fall. Bookmaking is a very labor intensive process>
Teva Skovronek
Mei-lin Sloan
Intermediate & Advanced Painting & Drawing
Leo Deiterly Malone
HELEN JIN
SAM BENSON
BIANCA SESSEPOLO
MARSHALL OVERHISER
KRYSTAL HU
LOUISA QIU
ELIZA MODZINSKI
AUDREY SANTOLINI
THOMAS MCKINNON
GABE PARSONS
DOMENIQUE WANDER
CREATING A PORTFOLIO...if you are talented in the arts, create a portfolio in the art department for a supplement to your college application. You DO NOT need to be an art student to have a portfolio make you a stand out applicant to college! MICHAEL WOLMAN
WHAT IS AN ART PORTFOLIO? An art portfolio consists of 12 - 24 pieces of artwork in any medium that you have created while you have been in high school. It may be pictures (jpegs) of your work or the actual work.Even students who ARE NOT applying to art school can & should submit a portfolio as part of their application if they are strong art students.
WHAT CAN BE INCLUDED IN A PORTFOLIO? You can include paintings, drawings ceramics, photographs, sculpture, videos, illustrations, jewelry, or any other artwork you have created.
WHAT FORM DOES THE PORTFOLIO TAKE? The form of the portfolio will depend on the school to which you are applying. Some schools will be happy with jpegs on a disc. Others will have their own online sites where you will be given an account and password for access to send jpegS, such as SLIDE ROOM. Others will require that you bring the actual work to the interview. You should ask the admissions office at the college to find out how they would like to receive your images. A simple email or phone call should answer this question for you.
WHEN SHOULD I START SAVING WORK FOR MY PORTFOLIO? RIGHT NOW! If you are making art you should be saving it. Keep the date on everything that you make. Put your work in a safe place away from direct sunlight, the errant baby sister, the dog, the mice... Even if you are a freshman or sophomore, it is a good habit to keep things that you feel are good. As you get closer to application time you can replace pieces that you think are better. The process of saving strong work in an organized way is a good habit. Revisiting your work from time to time and adding new pieces helps you to see progress and sets up the habit of keeping things organized.