Two Seniors Moving On to Art Schools

Ann Kurian will be at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design to study Graphic Design.  Above is an original logo design which she created Senior year.  She used Photo Shop to add her concept onto a truck.

Stephanie Patricio will be attending The Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University to earn a joint degree in Art Education and Photography.  Her works were displayed above for a 20 min. video for her International Baccalaureate Visual Art oral presentation.  She explained her cultural inspirations and art history research using design vocabulary.

3rd. Year of Teaching High School Art

I was happy to make this poster / flyer to promote the Scholastic Art Awards at our school.  It means so much to the students.  They received 2 Gold Keys, 3 Silver Keys, and 2 Honorable Mentions.  Last year we were awarded only 1 Silver Key and 4 Honorable Mentions.

Boston Light

Painting over the Christmas break on a large version of Boston Light was fun.  

It feels so good to be painting in my new huge studio.

"Truth & Healing" oil, shaped linen 50" x 25"

I reworked a few details which had been bothering me:  the face, fist and the foot.  I painted three angel vase paintings: red, yellow, and blue.  This blue one depicts St. Michael whose attributes are truth and healing.  It is based on a painting by Guido Reni, from 1636.

"Boston Light" oil, shaped linen, 19" x 19"

 

I could not resist painting the light house which I see every clear day, far in the distance, from the shore.  This past summer I took a day trip out to the Boston Light and climbed up to the top. It is the only "maned" light house in the country.  A lady watches over it.  There are 3 light sources in the painting.  One from the light on the niche, one from the moon, and one from the light house.

Moon Painting

I am getting back to work in the new studio.  I shot the photo of the moon on a drive home from school one evening last year.  I have been looking at a post cards from the Prado: Zubaran's & Juan vander Hamen's still life paintings. 

New Dorm at Massachusetts College of Art and Design

Two of my graduating seniors, Angelica & Siobhan, have been accepted to Mass Art!  They will likely be staying here in the new dorm building.  Apparently the architects were inspired by a box of ocher conte crayons.  Angelica is going to be studying animation.  In the photo below, two of my junior art students display the awards they won from the American Automobile Association.  They won a prize for their animation about driving safety.