High School Art 1 - One Object, Six Views

Students in Art 1 learned about looking at the element of shape within works of art. When we usually look at a work of art, we experience something called "gestalt" which comes from the German word for shape. Gestalt in the art world means "an organized whole that is perceived as more than the sum of its parts." When we look at a work of art we usually forget that the whole thing is really made up of smaller parts like lines, shapes, values... To practice seeing the parts that make up an object students did a different kind of drawing exercise using one object. They divided their paper into six equal sections and then drew the same object but looking at it six different ways. They also "zoomed" in and drew only parts of their chosen object by focusing on the lines and shapes and values that comprised it. Enjoy looking at what they saw!

(Click on each photo to see more closely.)

By Hailey A.

By Lorelai B.

By Forrest T.

By Tanner A.

By Asher C.

By Jaxon R.

By Joshua J.

By Lucas F.

By Braeden A.

By Seth L.

By Claire C.

By Brody M.

By Mia B.

By Hannah C.

By Braden B.

By Kinsley V.

By Liam M.

By Stefan A.

By Graham F.

By Piper S.

By Lauren L.

By Joe L.

By Jon G.

By Eva K.

By Bella M.

By Anya B.

By Hattie L.

Monday/Wednesday Art Classes - Half and Half Sketchbook Entry

Hello Friends and Family of Grace Prep! Although my students do a weekly sketchbook assignment I wanted to share this particular sketchbook entry as they came up with some really fun ideas. Their assignment was to create something fictional that was half mechanical and half something from nature and then color and shade with colored pencils. Enjoy their fabulous creations!

(Click on each picture to see more closely.)

Cell Phone Garden by Bella M.

A Roller Coaster Pear by Jaxon R.

A Lightbulb Garden by Mia B.

Untitled by Hailey A.

Mechanical Snake by Lorelei B.

Gooser Cycle by Brody M.

Cell Phone Banana by Claire C.

Karl the Helicopter Llama by Hannah C.

Mechanical Dog by Eva K.

A Pocket Watch Cobra by Forrest T.

Plant Clock by Asher C.

Jack Rabbit Clock by Tanner A.

Mushroom Headphones by Teagan M.

Computer Dog by Michelle B.

Self-Vacuuming Tree by Michelle B.

Accountant Dinosaur by Julia L.

Distracted by Grace O.

Cactus Saws by Scout S.

Mechanical Wasp by Lydia L.

Apple Computer by MacKenzie M.

Mechanical Waves by Leah V.

Calculator with Branch Handle by Jenova C.

Lightbulb Fly by Jaxon F.

Carrot Curling Iron by Grace Y.

Mechanical Cat by Anabelle H.

Thinking Gears by Somerlie M.

Electric Snake by Aaralyn S.

Flower Clock by Emaleigh F.

Cell Phone Flowers by Abigail F.

Mechanical Sun by Avalee L.

Bullet Bear by Braden B.

Untitled by Seth L.

High School Art II/III - Tessellation

In Art II/III recently we learned about M.C. Escher, a Dutch artist who specialized in "impossible spaces", optical illusion art with architectural themes. He also created a lot of artwork with Tessellation, a repeated pattern of flat shapes with no overlaps or gaps. Tessellation is comparable with a tiled surface in a bathroom or kitchen as the repeated shapes fit neatly together. 

To learn more about M.C. Escher and see his artwork, click on this link: M.C. Escher Art

Students, for their project, created their own special "tile" shape to repeat. Enjoy seeing their creations below!

(Click on each photo to see more closely.)

By Rachel R.

This is my tessellation project! I chose to create puzzle pieces because of a video I saw on Instagram. The colors are because I wanted to make the drawing interesting. But the squiggles aren't just random. They fit together with the ones in each piece. If this was a real puzzle, I imagine the corresponding squiggles is how you would piece this together.

"Poke" by Madeline B.

I chose to do a finger pointing because I suspected everyone to do a simple shape. I wanted to do a simple shape but I wanted to do something different. It took a while to think of something different. It took a while to think of something to draw and finally, I thought of a finger pointing and went with it. When I see the finished product, I think of someone poking someone, so that is how I got the name for this project.

By Michelle B.

I chose to do the triangle because they look nice and simple. I wanted to do simple colors that go well together, pink, blue, and purple. I colored the sides to make each square and triangle pop more.

By Grace O.

I chose this shape because I really like water drips. Plus I like to perfect my ability to draw the drips.

By Julia L.

I chose this shape because I liked the contrast between the sharp and smooth curves. I chose the colors because I like the color palate. 

By Teagan M.

For this project I decided to draw waves because I love the sea. I used cool tones to go with the watery look because the ocean is cool.

By David M.

Halfway through I didn't have a pattern so I made jars in a jar.

By Josiah T.

I drew mountains because I really like scenic views and mountains are some of my favorite things to look at.

By Stephen H.

In this project I used puzzle pieces for the tessellation. There are eight different colors used. 

Some of the puzzle pieces are missing.

By Mallory W.

This is my tessellation project. I chose a blue and purple color scheme. I did a bunch of squiggly lines because I thought the project was missing something. I did different thicknesses for the lines as well.

By Vivian M.

The pattern I chose for my artwork is a silhouette that resembles Loki. 

I chose black and white as colors to make the gold stand out.

By Zoe S.

I thought this tessellation project was fun to complete. 

I picked the colors that I did because I wanted to make my artwork vibrant.