ART IV
In Art IV we spend a large
part of the year working on individual needs of study. During the first semester, each student is
encouraged to focus on a certain area.
By the end of the year, they should have a body of work for a portfolio.
This student decided to
explore acrylic painting as the main medium of her portfolio. She centered her pieces around a trip to the
reservoir with a childhood friend from
“Leaps and Bounds”
Acrylic Painting
22 ½” x 14 ¾”
“The Stones”
Acrylic Painting
22 ½” x 16 ½”
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Acrylic Painting
13 ½” x 10 ¾”
“Cooling Off”
Acrylic Painting
14” x 10”
“Fish Head”
Acrylic Painting
19 ½” x 14 ¾”
“Reflections”
Acrylic Painting
12’ x 9”
“Standing Tall”
Oil Pastels
9” x 11”
“Shattered”
Mixed Media
27” x 21 ½”
The natural essence of beauty, was this
student’s choice for an area of focus.
In her work, she emphasizes the rarity of perceived beauty in common
objects, recognizing their beauty as a form of art. Her portfolio reflects this view,
incorporating the beauty of art found in nature, music, culture, and childhood.
“The Art of Music”
Mixed Media
23” x 29 ¾”
“Practice Time”
Colored Pencil
15” x 11”
“Juan Isaiah”
Ink Drawing
12” x 16”
“Close up of a Bee”
Acrylic Painting
13 ½” x 9”
“Culture”
Acrylic Painting
15” x 17”
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Chalk Pastels
14 ½” x 8 ¾”
“Beauty and Brick Wall”
Mixed Media
14 ½” x 8 ¾”
“Play Ball”
Ink Drawing
8” x 11 ½”
This student decided to
explore several different mediums and techniques. He used acrylics to create interesting and
realistic looks, plus ink and pencil drawings.
His favorite is “Thermodynamics”, which shows a light-filled road at
night. Another of his favorites is
“Street Life” is done in black and white and is meant to look like the picture.
“Thermodynamics”
Acrylic Painting
13 5/8” x 18 ¾”
“High Life”
Ink Drawing
12” x 9 1/8”
“Street Life”
Acrylic Painting
13” x 10”
“Mountain Range”
Relief Printing
21” x 10 ½”
“Three Muskateers”
Acrylic Painting
13 ½” x 9 ¾”
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Acrylic Painting
8 ½” x 11 ½”
“Emily”
Mixed Media
31” x 23”
In the spirit of friends and
family, this student explored the subject matter of people. She utilized the black and white medium in
“Ricky” ( a picture of her father), “50 Years and
Still Smiling” (which thoughtfully portray her grandparents ) and in her self
portrait, “A Closer Look”. With her
remaining pieces, the artist experimented with combining real subject matter
with fantastic color exemplified in “
“Ricky”
Ink Drawing
12 ½” x 8 ¼”
“A Closer Look”
Acrylic Painting
15” x 10”
“Fifty Years and Still Smiling”
Acrylic Painting
19” x 24”
“A Man in Sunglasses, People”
Acrylic Painting
16 ½” x 11 ½”
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Pencil Drawing
31 7/8” x 21”
“My Friend, Dot”
Mixed Media
23” x 27 ½”
“Servant Savior on a Sunny Day”
Acrylic Painting
14 5/8” x 10 ½”
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Acrylic Painting
12 ½” x 9”
Beauty of life was the focus
for this student’s portfolio. She enjoyed using acrylic paint, which most
of her portfolio was done in. She used
bright colors in most of her pictures to capture the feelings of life she
felt. Her favorite things to paint were
flowers.
“Pansies on
Colored Pencil
17” x 20”
“Close-up in
Acrylic Painting
23” x 23 ¾”
“Close-up in Yellow”
Acrylic Painting
12” x 12”
“Close-up in Blue”
Acrylic Painting
13 ½” x 12 ¾”
“Guardian”
Colored Pencil
8 ½” x 11 ½”
“Lizard on a Leaf”
Relief Printing
18” x 8 ½”
“Eye View”
Pencil Drawing
24” x 16”
“My Imaginary Friend”
Pencil Drawing
23” x 19”
This student decided to focus
on
“Umbrellas”
Acrylic Painting
33” x 24”
“You’re a Poisoness Snake”
Pencil and Chalk Drawing
23 ½ x 16 ½”
“Hobo Gospel Choir”
Acrylic Painting
16 ½” x 12”
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Marker Drawing
9” x 12”
“The Wiz”
Mixed Media
13 ½” x 16”
“Second Grade Revisited”
Mixed Media
23” x 15 ½”
“Faye Raye”
Relief Printing
13 ½” x 10”
Although this student uses a
variety of media, acrylic is her primary medium, to give ordinary activities a
new perspective. What better way is
there to start off a Saturday morning with pancakes with one’s family or a trip
in the car? The artist’s love for summer
time and sunshine is discretely placed throughout by the sunroof in one piece,
and shorts and temperature gage in two more pieces. Summer is a time for traveling, relaxing, and
just enjoying the simple pleasures in life.
“It’s a Long Drive”
Acrylic Painting
25 ½” x 21 ½”
“Back at Ya”
Acrylic Painting
18” x 14”
“Let the Light In”
Colored Pencil
13” x 10”
“Crank it Up”
Colored Pencil
11” x 8”
“Fluffy Bliss”
Mixed Media
32” 24 ¾”
“Yellow Bikes”
Acrylic Painting
15 ½” x 15”
“Maggie”
Scratchboard
11’ x 14”
“Antique Phone”
Ink Drawing
16” x 12”
“Sena”
Ink Drawing
17” x 13”
When you think of this
student, you think of penguins! She
enjoys doing them in different media.
Her favorite is the oil pastel, in which the three stuffed animal
penguins shown were from her own personal collection.
“Penguin Still Life”
Oil Pastel
18” x 13 ¾”
“Penguin in Point”
Ink Drawing
11 ½” x 15”
“Portrait on a Cool Day”
Acrylic Painting
7 ½” x 9 ½”
“Penguin in Collage”
Mixed Media
20” x 19”
This student enjoys rendering
drawings in pencil and in ink. Her
subject matter usually comes from photographs of family and/or friends.
“Start it Up”
Pencil Drawing
15” x 11”
“Taking it Easy”
Pencil Drawing
12 ¾” x 9 ¾”