Birds

"Birds" by Anna Weeks
7th Grade 

Jubilee Art for Auction

Our art work for the Dunham Jubilee is ready for auction...

"Love Seat" by 7th Grade. 

"All you need is LOVE, LOVE is all you need"

"Egret in the Swamp" by 8th Grade.

An Egret, Cat Tails, Cypress Trees and Spanish Moss. 

"Circles" by Art I

Ready for Auction!

Inspired by Sports

Adam Miller 7th 

Trey Clark 9th 

Katherine Ezell 10th 

Laci Solar 8th 

Abstract Circle Painting

Students in my Art I class have collaborated to create an Abstract Circle Painting for the Jubilee's silent auction. Here is a sneak peek of what they're working on...

Katherine Ezell, James Price, and Trey Clark work together to paint.

Fun, Funky and almost Done!

Window with a View

As an 8th grade class, we decided to create a Louisiana inspired work of art for the upcoming Jubilee. Influenced by various photographs, magazines and Louisiana artists, students created landscapes using watercolor paint and colored pencils. Thus being a collaborative effort, students voted to have the winning design painted on an old window. Brooke Smith's "Egret" was the winning landscape. After Brooke drew her landscape on the window, students divided into groups to work together to paint. As you see below we are making progress. Keep in touch to see the completed scene...

Landscape entries.

Brooke Smith sketches out her winning Egret wading in the water.

Brooke Smith and Hannah Passman work on the sketch to prep for painting. 

Our painting is coming right along...

Greetings from the Guggenheim

My sister, Brittany, shares pictures from one of the Guggenheim's current exhibits...

Do you recognize this guy?

Art for Auction

This year my 7th grade class will donate a hand painted piece of furniture to the Jubilee's silent auction. First, I brought in an antique wooden cafe chair from my great Aunt's home. I wanted the students to take something unique and give it a new life. I am blessed to have a group of very talented artists with lots of personality. Knowing that, we found Keith Haring's quirky artwork to be fitting and inspirational for this piece. Haring's use of bold lines, bright colors and active figures would encourage creativity and allow the students to give the chair a funky edge. Each student created their own design and will work together to assemble the composition. Below, Jason Frankhouser and Michael McMahan sketch out figures they will incorporate with our overall design... 

Jason Frankhouser plans his design for the rim of
the chair.

Michael McMahan unites Haring-like figures to
paint along the back of the chair.

Work in Progress...

The Jubilee is held March 24th at the Manship Theater in the Shaw Center for the Arts. Keep up with what's going on to see the finished chair!