Drawing, Corcoran High School, Grade 12
Drawing, Solvay High School, Grade 12
Drawing, Corcoran High School, Grade 12
I was already experimenting with facial proportions and I wanted to create a portrait mixing pen and pencil, a new medium for myself. The facial expression shown is supposed to reassemble boredom, a state of mind that inspired me to recreate my own expression.
Drawing, Corcoran High School, Grade 12
Drawing, Corcoran High School, Grade 12
Pencil drawing in sketch book, first day of art class 2019.
Drawing, Corcoran High School, Grade 12
Drawing, Corcoran High School, Grade 12
Painting, Solvay High School, Grade 12
Painting, Corcoran High School, Grade 12
Painting, Corcoran High School, Grade 12
This piece was inspired by Van Gogh’s Starry Night. I wanted to recreate the swirling movements in the sky with the addition of using modeling paste to further highlight that movement. The painting reflects a diagonal pattern in the grass, stars, and the man himself. Every aspect of the painting is ever so slightly titled so your eyes are constantly moving around.
Painting, Corcoran High School, Grade 12
This piece was inspired by the indifference I’ve encountered in my life. The two different colors with their own hues and shades are contrasted to show the struggle the subject is facing, battling diversity and the challenges of life. For this portrait, highlights and shadows were used to further strengthen the contrast by creating depth within-subject.
Painting, Corcoran High School, Grade 12
I experimented with Van Gogh’s thick brush strokes with the additions of the intense colors he portrayed in his paintings. Using one of his widely used technique, impasto, I wanted to give the same effect in my own painting.
Painting, Corcoran High School, Grade 12
Modeling paste when dried gives texture to a painting. It influenced me to experiment with movement by using the swirls and lines left from dried modeling paste. The patches of brushstrokes reveal the many layers and textures which is contrasted by the uneven surfaces.
Painting, Corcoran High School, Grade 12
This piece was inspired by Claude Monet as the overall impression of colors used brings the painting to life. My use of color ties in with my use of lighting that is represented by the rich tones of green and blue.
Painting, Corcoran High School, Grade 12
This piece was inspired by Claude Monet as the overall impression of colors used brings the painting to life. My use of color ties in with my use of lighting that is represented by the rich tones of green and blue.
Painting, Corcoran High School, Grade 12
Painting, Corcoran High School, Grade 12
Painting, Corcoran High School, Grade 12
wanted to show how I looked and was like as a young child. I wanted to emphasize the feeling of being childish and silly. This piece uses contrast and light pastel colors to convey the theme of childhood. However, the black color in the piece conveys a theme of the darkness of things that may appear light, and reveals that childhood, with all its happy moments, has some unhappy ones.
Painting, Corcoran High School, Grade 12
I wanted to show how I looked and was like as a young child. I wanted to emphasize the feeling of being childish and silly. This piece uses contrast and light pastel colors to convey the theme of childhood. However, the black color in the piece conveys a theme of the darkness of things that may appear light, and reveals that childhood, with all its happy moments, has some unhappy ones.
Painting, Corcoran High School, Grade 12
As a teenage girl, I think that I always have to portray myself as emotionless to avoid being stereotyped as a typical adolescent girl. When I created this piece, I wanted to focus on extreme emotions. I want the viewer to think about a time they were angry, happy, scared, or sad, and how they associate feelings with color.
Mixed Media, Corcoran High School, Grade 12
This piece was inspired by youth, more specifically my youth. I made this piece without much experience with proportions and the use of colors. The youth represents my own inexperience in art.
Mixed Media Corcoran High School, Grade 12
This piece was inspired by the many different portraits I’ve made. It’s done through combining every medium I’ve used in every portrait to create one where a mixture of mediums creates a blend of colors and depth. The title “Shrouded Sentiment” refers to the uneasy feeling of looking at this piece. It’s as if he’s judging you in silence, slowing turning his head away from you in disgust.
Mixed Media, Corcoran High School, Grade 12
Since the subject was “river” I thought it was only appropriate to use watercolors to express this piece. This piece was made during the autumn season to which I wanted to express that time of year I made this.
Mixed Media, Corcoran High School, Grade 12
Watercolor paint with black ink work
Mixed Media, Corcoran High School, Grade 12
Mixed Media, Corcoran High School, Grade 12
Mixed Media, Corcoran High School, Grade 12
Mixed Media, Corcoran High School, Grade 12
Barbara Kruger inspired this piece. I was inspired by Kruger's use of images from the past to create a progressive message. I wanted to portray the abstractness of adolescence.
3-D Art, Solvay High School, Grade 12
Barbara Kruger inspired this piece. I was inspired by Kruger's use of images from the past to create a progressive message. I wanted to portray the abstractness of adolescence.
3-D Art, Corcoran High School, Grade 12
A piece I created my first year in IB Art and I decided to put acrylic color and make it different from the rest make her look more alive in a way with color.
3-D Art, Corcoran High School, Grade 12
Going along with my theme of human features, I was inspired to recreate a life-sized portion of my own body using wires to highlight the crevasses and joints of my body. I used wires for this piece because of its ability to bend into any shape with ease.
3-D Art, Corcoran High School, Grade 12
My self in clay form as an old lady.
3-D Art, Corcoran High School, Grade 12
This piece represents the class struggle between those unfortunate and those who are at the top, above everyone else. The man on the floor is broken, begging the figure above him while the figure is dancing around the man. It’s a political message at how misfortunate isn’t taken seriously and those with power dance around their issues.
3-D Art, Corcoran High School, Grade 12
I was inspired to create a visual representation of myself as an elder. In my life, I have a strong devotion to my religion, and I visualize myself living long and healthy practicing my beliefs. I tried to recreate as much of my facial features while making changes to show aging.
3-D Art, Corcoran High School, Grade 12
This artwork is made out of randomly cut CDs, hot glued into the glass cup starting from within and working my way out. It was inspired by a glass artist named Pino Signoretto and his artwork consists of miniature glass sculptures made out of hot glass.
3-D Art, Corcoran High School, Grade 12
3-D Art, Corcoran High School, Grade 12
In Asian culture, horses represents a sense of independence and strength. I wanted to express this message through a sculpture by creating a steel wire wrapped around each to form the anatomy of a horse. I decided to sculpt the horse so that it would stand upright to show dominance.
Digital Art, Solvay High School, Grade 12
Digital Art, Corcoran High School, Grade 12
Photography, Solvay High School, Grade 12
Photography, Corcoran High School, Grade 12
The Parthenia Harper Scholarship 2020
Lydia Hill graduated from Christian Brothers Academy (CBA) and will be attending Howard University, her dream school, in the fall majoring in marketing and says the following about herself.
My name is Lydia Hill. In the bible, Lydia is a seller of purple. I hope to one day, as well, sell things of value. My enrollment in Howard University will put me on the right path to my extensive list of goals. I will be a major in marketing and a minor in dance. With my marketing major I can be the engine that gets a product I care about moving. A minor in dance will allow me to continue my passion. If lucky, the two worlds will morphe in my favor.
I have been dancing since I was five. Three years ago, I joined an intense dance company called Dominique's Dance Creations. That experience taught me lessons in and out of the studio. It has made me into the strong willed and determined woman I am today. My other interests include creative arts, writing, and community service.
The Ann Felton Book Award 2020
Desiree Williams graduated from Liverpool High School and will be attending LeMoyne College and St. Josephs College of Nursing at St. Joseph’s Health in the fall in their Dual Degree Partnership in Nursing (DDPN) Program. Desiree has been an active member in both the National Honor Society and Key Club for two years. She often volunteers for We Rise Above the Streets organization where she and her family pass out food and hygiene products to the homeless and working poor.
During her senior year she was nominated to be the Board of Education Student Liaison where she was the connect between the board and the students. Here she addressed issues such as the lack of diversity and racial problems in the school. She has received two Academic Achievement Awards, Living Environment and English Awards, President’s Education Award, and a Scholastic Achievement Ceramics Award. Desiree states that during these tough times, she respects the medical staff who dedicate their lives to save others every day, and that is something she looks forward to in the future.
The Links Special Memorial Book Award 2020
Destiny Jackson-Parker graduated from Nottingham High School and will be attending Pace University in the fall studying Biochemical Engineering. Destiny received the Miss Congeniality title in the New York State Miss Teen USA Pageant for the year of 2020. In that experience, she shares that she learned everyone just needs a nice hello, ”it will brighten up anyone’s day; you never really know what someone is going through”.
Destiny says her high school years were a struggle for her. Especially in the transition to ninth grade and handling the new increased workload. She made it a personal goal to make honor roll and make the National Honor Society. She was inducted into The National Honor Society in her senior year. She says it best: “I achieved it! It was hard but I’m proud of myself.”
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Jennifer Sanders
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