What a great show! The turnout was wonderful at Buttermilk Falls last night as 7 Seniors and 1 Junior had their culminating exhibition at the "barn".
Thank you to all the parents, teachers, family and friends that came to celebrate the hard work of these students!
Our amazing group of art students and myself in a group hug after the presentations! This class was so supportive of each other throughout the grind of a very rigorous college level course. I WILL MISS THEM VERY MUCH as they make their way off to college.
"Did you like this project... why or why not?"... This is what I ask my DRAWING & PAINTING students during the final critique of their works. When I get honest feedback it helps me understand how to make the project better or more interesting to them, while staying within the goals of my curriculum.
Creating a mask design with gouache and experimenting with Chinese brush painting
For this lesson, I decided to have THEM make the lesson! I gave everyone the freedom to choose their own subject matter, medium, size, etc.
Using a 3-d medium to create a puppet
The only RULE was that they had to TRY SOMETHING DIFFERENT, something that would force them to learn something NEW.
They also had to complete a lesson plan form made by me that outlined their idea, materials and what they were going to learn. They also had to list the procedures that would be used to accomplish their goals. (thumbnails, experimenting with new mediums, etc.)
melted crayons on canvas
They all had very diverse ideas and challenged themselves by experimenting with many types of mediums until they discovered which one ultimately worked with their ideas.
Painting on cardboard
Using gouache paint to create a surreal landscape and using charcoal on a drip painting
Ms Tremblay and I are so proud to announce the winners of the Hudson Valley Region Scholastic Art Awards for 2013. There were a total of 22 Gold winners, 26 Silver winners and 41 Honorable Mention awards! WOW!
In addition, two High School seniors were awarded a Silver Key each for their full Portfolios.
Kristi Roberts, "Ice Cream Nose" Silver winner
Here's why these awards are so important...The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards began in 1923 and today, more than 75,000 students from across the nation participate annually. They have made $25 million in awards and scholarships available for deserving, talented students. (Andy Warhol was a Gold key winner of the Scholastic Art Awards of 1945.)
The Scholastic Awards continue to be the nation's longest-running, most prestigious recognition program for creative teenagers, and the largest source of scholarships for talented young artists and writers. So here's the names of all the students from Marlboro High School have won the following gold and silver keys and Honorable Mention awards. These art students are considered among the top 10-15 percent in the Hudson Valley region. The Gold key winners will go forward to the National Scholastic Art and Writing competition and if chosen, will receive their awards at Carnegie Hall in June. The exhibition of the Gold and Silver works were on display for the public from February 9th - 21st at SUNY New Paltz Fine Arts Rotunda.
My name is Eddie Dennis and today in Drawing and Painting class we are doing a graphic novel I am doing it with a partner and his name is Steven Sorace. It’s about a man who discovers a tattoo on his arm and he tries to find out what it is. I am working with a partner. We are creating a chapter that will be part of a larger graphic novel. We have decided to use one thing that is similar in all three chapters (the tattoo). I'm measuring and ruling the boxes and Steven is doing the 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