Art Reception

On Thursday, November 11th we honored over 50 of our art students with a reception at the Administration Building in Ashburn.  Here are some pictures from the evening.



Awaiting words from the principal.





Motivational speech...




Listening intently.



Truly inspired.



Artists & Awards



Mystery Artist

We would like to give you a chance to earn extra credit by guessing the Mystery Artist of the image to the left. Each week we will give you another clue.

If you guess the correct answer the first week you, will get 4 points.
If you guess the correct answer the second week, you will get 3 points.
If you guess the correct answer the third week, you will get 2 points.
And finally, if you guess the correct answer the fourth week, you will get 1 point.

All answers have to be submitted on the blog in the form of a comment with either you initials or name in order to qualify for the points.

Ready to play?

First Clue~ This artists' subjects were mostly women and children.

Second Clue~ This artist attended Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts from 1860-65.

Congrats!!!

J.L. Simpson has an Art Show on display at Loudoun County's Administration Building. The artwork is located on the fifth floor. An invitation will be sent home to attend a reception to celebrate the talent of the following young men and women.

6th grade artists are Derek Tobias, Chris Snyder, Kaitlyn Nguyen, Nicholas Alfonso, Lindsay Olzawski, Evret Korb, Erin Kirkendall, Nicole Babbitt, Lindsay Faules, Avery Correnti, Matthew Bixler, Blaise Michaux, Andrew Vang, Allison Buffenbarger, Brigitte Lieu and Lydia Fields.

7th grade artists are Angela Dalesandro, Bailey Johnson, Melat Anteneh, Taylor Green, Hannah McShea, Claire Duncan, Sydney Hammond, Jack Komperda, Jacob McCloskey, Emma Mitchum, Riley Barringer, Lyndsey Dorozynski, Taryn Dunn and Alyssa Paige.

8th grade artists are Olivia Aycock, Briana Perata, Darci Dodds, Matt Tobias, Alexis Crozier, Quad Borup, Noah Velez, Jordan Skillman, Roya Aref, Griffin Buscavage, Logan Christensen, Stephanie Gonzalez, Katie Lang, Keyshaun Scott, Eliza Caprio, Thomas Flynn, Krysta Meredith and Kennya Vesquez.

Congrats Again for all your hard work!

American Education Week

American Education Week is November 15th-19th. We would love to have parents come and visit the art wing to see what their children are learning in Art. On November 16th in Mrs. Fuller's room and November17th & 18th in Mrs. Vail's room, we will be playing art bingo. Students and parents will be creating their own BINGO cards based on art vocabulary they have learned throughout the year thus far. Winners will receive art supplies. Please plan on attending. Hope to see you soon.

Grades

Let's Celebrate! The first quarter went quickly and grades will be coming home soon. Please feel free to call and discuss you child's grade with us if you have any questions.

I want you to know that seventh graders worked extremely hard on one very long project. Seventh grade students only have a 45 minute block to create their art compared to 6th and 8th grade students that have a 90 minute block. Their grade for this quarter is reflective of that one and only artwork. Next quarter they will have more projects to reflect their ability to create.

"That's so surreal, man!"

Mysterious worlds are often subjects of artworks. By focusing on dreams and fantasies, artists may invent imaginative worlds for us to consider. In such works as Exploration of the Sources, artist Remedios Varo seems to go to secret dreamlike worlds. They are worlds where objects come alive, people become plants, and nothing is as we expect it.

Centuries before science would explain much of our universe, people used their imaginations to explain what they could not understand. They wondered about the origin of fire or how the sun "moved" across the sky. As they wondered, they asked questions to help them find solutions to the puzzles. Their artworks showed what they imagined when they asked these questions.

After studying about these fantasy worlds, Eighth grade artists had to create  a fantasy of their own.