Metamorphosis Drawings

Studying objects with similar lines, students were challenged with the task of taking one object and, through a series of steps, transforming that object into something else.

Maryland State House Honoree

This portrait with the Baltimore skyline woven behind it was chosen to represent Boys' Latin School in the MAEA (Maryland Art Education Association) State House Exhibit during the 2010 Maryland Legislative Session. This statewide exhibit is installed in the tunnels of the State House in Annapolis where the legislators travel each day while in session. This show is on display to celebrate excellence in art education and to thank our legislature for its continued support of art education. The exhibit will be on display through Tuesday, April 20, 2010. Please email me if you are interested in going.

Charcoal Still Life

Drawing from direct observation is imperative in a studio art class. Studying how light effects objects, students created their focus down still life with charcoal on 18x24 paper.

Scratch Art Portraits

Students took photos with props or funny faces. In Photoshop, they "posterized" their images so they were in only black and white. Then they transferred their images with tracing paper onto scratch art paper. Using sharp tools, they removed the black india ink to reveal the white clay beneath.

Understanding a Sphere

Students learn about the parts of a sphere and how, through the use of value, a circle can magically become an implied sphere. We created our spheres using pencil to make them look 3-dimensional.

Chiaroscuro Photocopy Portraits

Students, for the first time, were allowed to photocopy their faces on a photocopy machine in the library. They covered their drawing paper with soft charcoal and used kneaded erasers to pull out the negative space and add life to their mysterious portraits.

Portrait Grids

Freshman in this class were using a 1" square transparency grid over their original photos. They lightly transferred that same grid to their paper. Using those 80 squares as guidelines, they went block by block, transferring their image to the drawing paper. The likeness is striking!

Painting Scenes

Students were given the task to create a painting from their own image. Matching color and tone were of utmost importance. You see the results are fantastic!