Our Art one students have been moving further into their work with shading these past few weeks. They first shaded using graphite pencils, then expanded into the use of colored pencils and water colors. These projects will end this week but shading never leaves the Art one classroom! Art two is continuing their knowledge with shading as they work on distorted self portraits. The identity projects  continue on in Art three. It's interesting to see all of the students personalities come out in their art work.

Art 1 - figure drawing/shading

Art 1

Art 3 - Janie Gibbons

Art 3 - Anna V.

This week our AP Art students experienced their very first formal critique. All of their completed portfolio work and work in progress was placed in the hallway to be analyzed and critiqued by the students. The feedback has turned out to be very helpful and has even helped expand meaning in their concentrations. Our AP students will be doing this between one and two times a month. Hearing feedback from different perspectives is both helpful to the artist and their classmates. These critiques help us to expand our minds and understand how to read art. Also a huge congratulations to all of our AP Art students for being on the 2015 senior homecoming court! A huge congratulations to Senior and AP student Faith Gwozdz for winning this years Homecoming Queen! 

AP hallway critique 

AP hallway critique 

AP students on court! 

The art never stops here at Mooney. All of our projects are continuing from last week. However, new and wonderful things are being displayed.

AP Art

Art 3

AP Art 

Ap Art 

The fabulous art never ends here. Two of our AP Art students, Jordan Kelly and Faith Gwozdz, continue to explore their concentrations. Our Art 3 students are beginning their new projects, their identity projects. Sophomore and Art 2 student Matt Heithoff has used his print making project to create a self portrait of himself. The new year has brought out so many new and blossoming ideas. The art being created here at Mooney is unbelievable.

Art 2

AP Art - Faith Gwozdz

AP and Art 3

Art 3 

AP Art - Jordan Kelly