Wall of Fame
Creativity during Covid
Celebrating Student Art
The Wall of Fame has long been a tradition in our classes. The entry fee is simply putting your name on your work after careful consideration of its completion.
Here is where I'm posting work created by my wonderful art students who I miss so much during this tumultuous time. Our art supply drop and FaceTime lessons are going well, so if you want to join in on the fun, just contact us. Where there is art, there is hope!Be Well,Ms. Knight
The Bird Tree
By Fletcher Witzigreuter
Spring 2021 update: Fletcher's Bird Tree was on display at Holy Innocents' Episcopal School in January! Special thanks to Maria-Louise Coil for organizing and implementing this installation on campus.
Dear Virtual Gallery Viewers,Seventh grader, Fletcher Witzigreuter has been studying art with me for a long time, yet I am constantly amazed at how he puts fresh subjects and mediums to work. At the start of 2020, Fletcher wanted to create living art and began a large scale project with that in mind: he embarked on a quest to illustrate several different bird species in different mediums and assemble them together into a taller-than-him work almost seven feet high entitled The Bird Tree.
Think Big!
Mixed Media, twelve to be exact...
Even Covid couldn't stop this project which was partly created remotely and then assembled outside. The result is as original as Fletcher himself and I couldn't be more proud of all the hard work and long hours he put into this twelve-bird-and-medium masterpiece that is now finally complete.
Camilla Tuman
Portraiture
Mixed media marker
I've enjoyed Camilla Tuman's art since she first came to my Paint Box Mystery Camps when she was five years old. Ever creative and curious, she enjoyed making friends as well as art, and singing! Not much has changed in that regard, but Camilla has now blossomed into a sixth grader who also enjoys writing, reading, playing the piano and sailing; she is always up for an adventure!
I love how Camilla adds her own voice to a subject and uses her imagination, as in these portraits. What is the character thinking, saying or feeling? Learning their expressions and getting to know them through the medium is half the fun. Other subjects she tackled this summer include pet portraits in several different mediums, gem and landscape paintings on canvas and clay sushi! Also, Camilla's generous spirit and sense of humor truly shine when we need them most.
Keep on Creating, no matter what,Ms. Knight
I love how Camilla adds her own voice to a subject and uses her imagination, as in these portraits. What is the character thinking, saying or feeling? Learning their expressions and getting to know them through the medium is half the fun. Other subjects she tackled this summer include pet portraits in several different mediums, gem and landscape paintings on canvas and clay sushi! Also, Camilla's generous spirit and sense of humor truly shine when we need them most.
Keep on Creating, no matter what,Ms. Knight
Reyha Parsh
Tiger composition
Inkbrush and micron pen
Seventh grader, Reyha Parsh, is a gifted young artist whom I've had the privilege of working with in 2020. While we began our lessons in person with Camilla Tuman (see her work next door!), 2020 with its many curve balls soon transitioned us all to the hybrid art format where Reyha has continued to thrive. She is always up for a challenge and brings fresh ideas to each medium we explore together.
For her pen and ink illustration, Reyha methodically layered the mediums and then cropped the work to frame her composition. For her acrylic painting on canvas, Reyha created a rich neutral tint instead of using black paint, which adds a softness to the palette while harmonizing the contrasts of the design. I'm so proud of her hard work and can't wait to see what Reyha invents next in the art studio!
Art On,Ms. Knight
For her pen and ink illustration, Reyha methodically layered the mediums and then cropped the work to frame her composition. For her acrylic painting on canvas, Reyha created a rich neutral tint instead of using black paint, which adds a softness to the palette while harmonizing the contrasts of the design. I'm so proud of her hard work and can't wait to see what Reyha invents next in the art studio!
Art On,Ms. Knight
Gavin Allvine
Bird Field Guide Illustration
Colored Pencil
As we start back to school, in whatever form that may take, I'd like to reflect on some summer work that I had the privilege to guide artists in creating. Our first entry is from Gavin Allvine, rising Sophomore, who completed a bird-themed color wheel this summer while on vacation in a remote part of the country, which just highlights how virtual lessons allow us to work together from wherever we may be!
I love the way he added the rays of color around the wheel, and that Gavin's knowledge of birds is an endless source of inspiration. Having worked with Gavin on his art at Blue Heron Nature Preserve and Georgia Audubon, I can attest that he is an avid naturalist and birder. In fact, last fall Gavin became the youngest Master Birder EVER with Georgia Audubon!! As an e-bird expert, he certainly helps me live the mantra, "We learn most when we're teaching." I'm excited about the fresh two and three dimensional ornithological projects Gavin is tackling this year, especially his Middle Years Project which is an illustrated Bird Field Guide of Blue Heron Nature Preserve. Now you can purchase the Field Guide here. Bird On,Ms. Knight
I love the way he added the rays of color around the wheel, and that Gavin's knowledge of birds is an endless source of inspiration. Having worked with Gavin on his art at Blue Heron Nature Preserve and Georgia Audubon, I can attest that he is an avid naturalist and birder. In fact, last fall Gavin became the youngest Master Birder EVER with Georgia Audubon!! As an e-bird expert, he certainly helps me live the mantra, "We learn most when we're teaching." I'm excited about the fresh two and three dimensional ornithological projects Gavin is tackling this year, especially his Middle Years Project which is an illustrated Bird Field Guide of Blue Heron Nature Preserve. Now you can purchase the Field Guide here. Bird On,Ms. Knight