. . . was a wonderful event shared by friends, family and strangers who came to "the barn" to celebrate the incredible hard work of the Marlboro High School Advanced Placement Art students.
Mrs. Lombardi & Shaina Ball Douglas
CONGRATULATIONS TO EACH OF YOU FOR PRODUCING AN OUTSTANDING BODY OF ARTWORK & SENDING YOUR PORTFOLIOS TO THE COLLEGE BOARD!
Mrs. Tremblay and I are so proud of all our Scholastic winners! This was the MOST enthusiastic year ever! This year there were 311 pieces entered in the Scholastic competition! Our students won a total of 88 awards! Among photos, paintings and drawings there were 19 Gold awards, 26 Silver awards and 43 Honorable Mention or 3rd place.
Here are the GOLD winners from my (Ms. Hastings') classes:
Here are the SILVER winners from my (Ms. Hastings') classes:
Students drew leaves then learned how to use watercolor techniques in order to paint them.
Alana Baglieri
Next, they collaged a large board with tinted newspaper.
Emma Certo
Students then drew tree branches on top of the collage using black & white oil pastels.
Michael Neugebauer
The last step was to cut out their watercolor leaves and attach to the board. The end result was a mixed media collage!
Leaf painting by Elena Bongers
"This piece that I created was fun to do because using watercolors to paint the leaves was different and I learned how to blend and make different colors just by using a small amount of paint . . . and lots and lots or water! Making the newspaper background with the thicker paint was interesting and gave the piece a more abstract feel. I personally liked this project because I love fall and all the colors." - Erica LaMela
LINE & VALUE.....two of the most important ELEMENTS OF ART! In my foundations class, Studio Art, students used both of these elements to create some fractured portraits of their favorite people. They incorporated patterns and gradations within these artworks. Below are their comments:
" This piece of artwork created focuses in on gradation. The contrasts of dark gradations to light really makes the piece pop. The colors I chose were red and blue, personally my favorite colors to put a unique twist to the rap artist I drew. This rap artist's name is Drake, a popular musician in music today.
A difficulty I had with this was the angle of the face when I was drawing Drake. One thing I really like about this piece are the gradations made on his eyes, neck, and the dotted gradations made in the background near both his shoulders.
I really enjoyed this project it really opened up my imagination to design/create gradation and make it come alive. "
- Nina Guido, 9th Grade
My project was an art value project. I drew Jennifer Hudson, than I filled in the blank white areas with patterns. My patterns were all line gradations.
I learned that putting lines close than lines far away from each other gives an illusion of dark to light. I used 3 colors, pink, green, and black. Overall the project taught me how many different things you can do with lines.
- Victoria Fino, 9th Grade
"Throughout this project, we expanded our art knowledge by using new techniques and focusing on the little details that made our projects stand out in the end. For example, we used a technique called gradation that added depth and form to what started out as a simple drawing of someone we admire in the world of fashion, television, sports, etc.
By putting our minds and new art knowledge, our projects easily became beautiful works of art." -Ashley Camuso
One of the most difficult things to do in art is to render GLASS. This is why I asked my Advanced Placement students take on the challenge!
After some practice sketches and some instruction I asked them to choose a glass object and somehow make an interesting composition with their face and the object.
Alyssa Hogancamp getting pretty dirty.
Using black and white charcoal on color charcoal paper, they created some amazing artworks!
At the beginning and end of the year, all teachers are required to issue an SLO test or Student Learning Objective. It's basically a baseline assessment and in May it is given again to measure the growth of the students knowledge. This serves also as an assessment of the teacher and is part of his or her APPR.
Pictured here are my Studio Art students creating a self-portrait using only a mirror and pencil. They will draw another pencil self-portrait in May after instruction during the year.
As you read this, my former Seniors have already begun classes in schools such as SUNY New Paltz, University of Nevada, Montserrat School of Art, Fashion Institute of Technology, Bard College, SUNY Cortland and even a private college in Georgia! Most of them are majoring in an visual arts field and I am looking forward to have them all come visit and share their experiences with our next "wave" of art students.
Speaking of "waves", during the summer I collected so many souvenirs from the ocean to bring into my art classes. I spent a week at Cape Cod and took lots of walks on the beach with my 4 year old granddaughter. She picked out an overabundance of shells, rocks and "icky" (her word) crab shells that will make amazing subjects for many of my students painting and drawings.
My name is Emmy Hastings and I am enjoying teaching all levels of art at Marlboro High School. My courses are Studio Art, Drawing & Painting, Advanced Art and AP/Studio Art. I received my MA in Painting from NYU and completed teacher certification at SUNY New Paltz.
I continue to paint and show work at two local galleries. Staying involved with my own fine art helps me be a better teacher. Contact me at: emeline.hastings@marlboroschoolsorg