January 2015
Dr. Seuss asked the
question, “Why fit in when you were born to stand out?” Well, two Moon Valley students achieved just
that when they chose to submit artwork to the Shemer Art Center’s New Horizons
High School Art Exhibit and were selected to have their pieces on display. Students from over forty-five schools won
spots in the exhibit and are competing for scholarship rewards from donations by people who want to help fund the ambitions of the young artists. The competitors work has been on display
since January 8 and will continue to be available for viewing until Thursday,
January 22nd.
Senior Kayla Bates
chose to do a self-portrait utilizing oil pastels as her medium. On an 18x24 colored sheet of paper she used a technique
called foreshortening. By portraying her
reaching left hand as larger than her hanging right hand (pictured below), the
effect is of the image coming off the canvas and draws the eye into her
composition.
The other featured
piece of artwork (pictured below) was created by senior Eduardo Leanos-Hernandez. His objective was to draw a bug using a pen
and he had to integrate two or more techniques into the picture. His masterpiece evolved into an up-close
perspective of a caterpillar. Look
closely at the face and you will see that it comprised entirely of dots which
is called stipple. He also used
watercolor to produce the grey tones that you see.
We are so proud the phenomenal
and creative output of Eduardo and Kayla and wish them luck at winning some
scholarship money in this competition.
The awards presentation will be on Saturday, January 17 from 10 AM until
Noon. Click here for this information
and additional details.