this guy is awesome! wonderful use of multiple surfaces - grid paper, lined paper, and all types of old and unique papers cut up, combined, and text hand-drawn to create wonderful, whimsical works of art.
find out more here.
check out his amazing moleskin sketchbook works here.
or just check out his flickr photostream here.
abby diamond is a college senior from pennsylvania. her illustrations are quite beautiful, but these bird pieces stood out to me due to their bold color, along with the linework and expressive and gestural use of watercolor. you can see more of her work at her website.
i have made it my mission to learn adobe illustrator this summer, along with some help from my friends rob antonucci and jillian erhardt.
its a massive, fun, and at times challenging program, but yields amazing results.
here is what i have created thus far:
have you heard about spotify??? if not, and if you love music, you should check it out.
for $5 (premium), or $10 (unlimited) you basically get an itunes-like interface, but all the songs stream at full quality... pretty much any song ever recorded.
if you are on, or sign up, find me! its really easy and fun to share music - personal playlists, artist, or albums.
please join us on friday, june 17th for our annual webster thomas high school art studio night. this is one of the highlights of our school year, and a great way to celebrate all the amazing artwork that is created all year long by our young artists.
we hope that you can join us for great artwork and great free food from 5-7pm!
hi friends.
if you have a second (or 5 to be exact), head on over to H&M's website and vote 5 stars on my student jordan tiberio's tshirt design.
they are having a competition to design a shirt, and there is also a $2000 cash award that goes along with it.
super easy!
a quiz in art?!?
check THIS out:
see, there is some worth in watching commercials!
i typically thank god for dvr, because it keeps me from feeling like i am being force fed whatever garbage america is selling. BUT, while in the hospital last night holding my sleeping 2-day old baby, a commercial came on during the office for the 'it gets better' project. this is a user-generated, cyber-community started to give voice and hope to people (aimed at youth, but i would guess that they're not the only ones who struggle) who are gay but afraid to 'come out'.
i was struck by the awesomeness of this campaign, and felt immediately like it needed to be shared.
so... if you are struggling... feeling alone... just type your way over to www.itgetsbetter.org (or click the previous link) and become immersed in others (people you recognize and people you dont) who want to help hold you up and honor who you are.
thomas ap art students rachel king and lyuda didovets were each awarded $1000 scholarships through artpeace shakedown, an annual county-wide high school arts exhibition.
rachel and lyuda were selected from over 65 other applicants, based on their submission of an art piece and an essay on the importance of the arts. these two young ladies will be awarded the scholarships at the shakedown opening tonight (friday, may 13th) at 6:30pm at village gate.
YOU SHOULD GO! its a wonderful event full of delicious food and naturally great artwork from students from around the area.
thanks to tech guru max kelley, i found out about a great alternative to the adobe creative suite for those of you who don't have the money or don't want to do any illegal downloading.
the program is called aviary (www.aviary.com) and has many very similar attributes to the adobe creative suite. the photoshop program ("image editor") looks and runs basically the same.
the best part is, its web-based, so you do not need to download anything to your computer!
enjoy.
thanks to the black keys for the use of their song.
Congrats to all of the students who had their work submitted to the Scholastic Art Awards for the 2010-11 school year. Once again, both Webster High Schools faired well in this competition - receiving 15 regional Gold Key awards and 1 national Gold Key.
The winners are as follows:
REGIONAL
Thomas High School:
Courtney Brown Drawing
Brianna Cahill Ceramics & Glass
Austin Frank Drawing
Austin Frank Painting
Amanda Gere Photography Portfolio
Dominic Montante Drawing
Jessi Putnam Mixed Media
Jordan Tiberio Photography
Jordan Tiberio Photography
Jordan Tiberio Photography
Nicole Zoyhofski Ceramics & Glass
Schroeder High School:
Lauren Cronk Painting
Samantha Gibney Mixed Media
Victor Piacentini Sculpture
Lori Posato Painting
NATIONAL
Thomas High School:
Jordan Tiberio Photography ("7 Days With You"):
kris lewis says, "as i begin a painting the subject physically, emotionally and spiritually reveals itself to me. each brushstroke speaks to the subsequent stroke, carrying out a dialogue, linking my subject and me as if we were meeting for the first time. i find this uncertainty exciting and embrace the indecisive nature of my work."
his work although contemporary in theme is classical in composition and style. this interaction and dialog with the history of art is inspiring, and reminds us that we dont live in an artistic bubble. lewis' latvian heritage is evident in the works, as is the influence of artists like albrecht durer, hieronymus bosch, gustav klimt, and hans holbein. they also have a strong motion picture/hollywood quality to them in my opinion - again showing that what we digest informs what we create.
find out more at his website.
thanks as always to mr. stephens who suggested i check out this contemporary portrait artist.
i am enamoured with his dream-like pastel pieces, including amazing grayscale detailing and small flourishes of color.
you can find out more about each of his pieces (and zoom in really close) on his website.
i'd love it if you all were able to join us for this night of great artwork and delicious food!
i can not wait to use this in class.
you should all go check it out NOW!
painting the night is hard. the subtlety of the light is really challenging to represent... especially because getting a camera to capture it accurately is tough.
dan witz is able to show us the mood of the night - whether its a hot and sticky august one or one of those wonderful cool early summer nights. these paintings transport me there.
he also has done a cool series of portraits where the only light source is a cell phone... and another of mosh pits. this guy can pick cool topics for paintings.
maybe more on those later... for now, the elegant, lonely urban landscapes:
so its obvious he is interested in the play of light and how it describes objects. they remind me of my favorite painting from rochester's memorial art gallery, by winslow homer:
are you a graphic designer? studying it in college? interested in it as a high school student?
if so... you should check out this site - its called grain edit, and it is full of really interesting modern graphic designers and their work.
thanks to jackie sullivan for this great reference!
below, work from mike lemanski and la boca design:
