Parody of a famous painting By: J. Gallagher, Honors IV By: J. Gallagher, Honors IV Acrylics on canvas, 12 x 16 Student’s Portfolio Section Color Scheme a famous photo Color Scheme a famous photo By: D. Borges, Honors IV By: D. Borges, Honors IV Acrylics on canvas, 12 x 16 Acrylics on canvas, 12 x 16

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Pop Corn Art by L. Bruno, Honors IV Pop Corn Art by L. Bruno, Honors IV Pencil on drawing paper 18 x 24 Pencil on drawing paper 18 x 24 Concept: Select a piece of pop corn, draw the actual pop corn and then draw what you think your piece of pop corn looks like. Project Basis: “Creativity & Development: 21 Ways”, 2003; #1 Redefine the Problem Student’s Work

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Student’s Work Art Styles Done Creatively by M. Mason, Honors III Art Styles Done Creatively by M. Mason, Honors III Mixed Media: Charcoal, watercolors, pen/ink, colored pencils Mixed Media: Charcoal, watercolors, pen/ink, colored pencils Concept: Create an image of your choice and redraw the image 6 times, 5 of which are in a particular art style and the last one in your own style. Project Basis: “Creativity & Development: 21 Ways”, 2003; #1 Redefine the Problem; # 4 Encourage Idea Generation

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Student’s Work Color Surrealism By: M. Marazzo, Studio I Color Surrealism By: M. Marazzo, Studio I Colored Pencil, pen/ink on Drawing paper, 18 x 24 Colored Pencil, pen/ink on Drawing paper, 18 x 24 Concept: Select an image or idea, place it in an “unlikely” place or situation and select a color scheme for your image only. Her concept was based off of the movie, “Cheaper by the Dozen”-Reaper by the Dozen. Project Basis: “How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience and School”, 1999: Pre- existing Knowledge

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Student’s Work Room with a View, By: A. Soper, Honors III Room with a View, By: A. Soper, Honors III Watercolors, pen/ink on watercolor paper 18 x 24 Watercolors, pen/ink on watercolor paper 18 x 24 Concept: Create your own curtain design ONLY using pen/ink. Fill your curtain design with a Subject Matter topic. Select a landscape photo and paint that image as the view from your window. Your whole art piece should have a “theme”. Her art piece is a pirate inspired piece. Project Basis: “How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience and School”, 1999: Pre- existing Knowledge and “Creativity & Development: 21 Ways”, 2003: #1 Redefine the Problem, # 13 Cross-Fertilization Ideas

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Student’s Work Object Art, By: P. Verdin, Studio II Object Art, By: P. Verdin, Studio II Watercolors, pen/ink on watercolor paper, 12 x 18 Watercolors, pen/ink on watercolor paper, 12 x 18 Concept: Select an everyday inanimate object. Select an animal. Create your animal out of the inanimate object you selected. This student’s art piece is a fish made of coins. Project Basis: “Creativity & Development: 21 Ways”, 2003; #1 Redefine the Problem

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Student’s Work Color Self-portrait, By: M. Hwang, Studio I Oil pastels in black drawing paper, 12 x 18 Concept: Draw your self-portrait using a particular color scheme for the face. This student chose warm colors. Project Basis: “How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience and School”, 1999: Pre- existing Knowledge and “Creativity & Development: 21 Ways”, 2003: # 13 Cross- Fertilization Ideas

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Student’s Work Negative Space Drawing, By: H. Park, Honors III Negative Space Drawing, By: H. Park, Honors III Pen/Ink on white drawing paper, 12 x 18 Pen/Ink on white drawing paper, 12 x 18 Concept: Set up a still life of your choice but only sketch out the contours on your still life. In the negative space areas fill it in with a subject matter topic of your choice. This student choice portrait as her subject matter topic but focused on only eyes. Project Basis: “Creativity & Development: 21 Ways”, 2003; #15 Instruct and Assess for Creativity

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Student’s Work Word Illustration, By: A. Scaperetto, Honors IV Mixed Media: Pencil, charcoal and colored pencils on white drawing paper, 12 x 18 Concept: Choose a word that you find intriguing, interesting, etc. Illustrate your word without making it too obvious. This student chose the word “Learning”. Project Basis: “Creativity & Development: 21 Ways”, 2003; #6 Encourage children to identify and surmount obstacles, #13 Cross-Fertilize Ideas

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Student’s Work Viewfinder Painting, By: D. Gruenbaum, Studio II Acrylics on canvas, 18 x 24 Concept: Select an image/photo from nature (i.e. animals, flowers, etc.) Create a viewfinder, place it over and around your image. Find a location that suits you best and re-create the image you see inside your viewfinder with acrylics on canvas. This student chose an eagle. Project Basis: “Creativity & Development: 21 Ways”, 2003; #1 Redefine a problem

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Student’s Work Mirror Image Painting, By: M. Hwang, Studio I Acrylics on canvas, 18 x 24 Concept: Select a famous painting. Create a viewfinder and place if over your image and chose a location that suits you best. On small scale draw the image you see on the inside of your viewfinder, them repeat that same image as your background. She chose the Mona Lisa as her famous painting. Project Basis: “Creativity & Development: 21 Ways”, 2003; #13 Cross-Fertilize Ideas

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Student’s Work Concentration Project: Fear of Relationships, By: D. Mun, A.P. Art Oils on canvas, 24 x 32 Oils on canvas, 24 x 32 Concept: Create a theme or topic for your Concentration Area section for your portfolio. This student’s topic is Fear of Relationships with an emphasis on surrealism. Project Basis: “How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience and School”, 1999: Active Learning & Metacognition, also Zone of Proximal Development

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Student’s Work Integrating Images, By: C. Riggins, Studio II Mixed Media: Collage with Drawing: colored pencils on drawing paper, 12 x x 18 Concept: Select an image in a magazine or on the Internet. Crop your image to ½ it’s original size and mount it on your drawing paper. Finish the rest of your image in a particular art style. This student selected the art style, Surrealism to complete her image/photo. Project Basis: “Creativity & Development: 21 Ways”, 2003; #1 Redefine a problem, #13 Cross-fertilize Ideas

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Student’s Work Linoleum Prints with an Andy Warhol twist, By: E. Yenke, Studio I Linoleum Prints with an Andy Warhol twist, By: E. Yenke, Studio I Print Making: Linoleum blocks, printing ink on printing paper Print Making: Linoleum blocks, printing ink on printing paper Concept: Draw an image that is simple yet creative. Break your image down into 3 parts and transfer your image (s) onto 3 separate linoleum blocks. Print each block using a different color to recreate the entire image. This student created an abstract landscape image. Project Basis: “How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience and School”, 1999: Summative Assessment & “Creativity & Development: 21 Ways”, 2003: #1 Redefine the Problem

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Student’s Work Kaleidoscope Designs, By: J. Ternes, Studio I Kaleidoscope Designs, By: J. Ternes, Studio I Markers, pen/ink on drawing paper, 18 x 24 (Cropped) Markers, pen/ink on drawing paper, 18 x 24 (Cropped) Concept: Make a perfect square with your drawing paper, then fold it till you have 8 ‘triangle” sections. In one of the triangles, create an image using designs, patterns, images, words, etc. Using a light box copy that image in the rest of your 7 triangles and then color/shade your entire image creatively. This student’s image says the word “music” with patterns and designs incorporated in as well. Project Basis: “How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience and School”, 1999: Pre-existing Knowledge & Knowledge Centered Environments

Student’s Work Visual Puns, By: D. Borges, Honors IV Watercolors, pen/ink on watercolor paper. Concept: Create a list of words that are comprised of two words (i.e. Blue Jay, i- pod, tap dancer, etc.) Chose one and illustrate a creative interpretation of that word, a visual pun. This student chose the word, “Egg beater”. Project Basis: “Creativity & Development: 21 Ways”, 2003; #15 Instruct and Assess for Creativity

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Student’s Work Modern Pointillism, By: M. Hwang, Honors IV Watercolors, pen/ink on watercolor paper, 18in x 24in Concept: Student has to select a Subject Matter topic and then re-create it ½ in pen/ink and watercolors and the other ½ using the technique of pointillism. She chose self-portrait as her Subject Matter topic. Project Basis: “How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience and School”, 1999: Pre-existing Knowledge & “Creativity & Development: 21 Ways”, 2003; #Redefine the Problem and #13 Cross-fertilize Ideas

Student’s Work Parody of a Famous Painting, By: L. Bruno, Honors IV Acrylics on canvas, 18in. X 24in. Concept: Student has to select a famous/well-known painting and recreate it in “Parody” form. This student selected the painting, The girl with the Pearl Earring and re-created her with tattoos, piercing and dyed hair. Project Basis: “Creativity & Development: 21 Ways”, 2003; #20 Teach children to imagine things from other’s points of view

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Student’s Work Concentration Project: Psychological Disorders (Anorexia) By: D. Grunebaum, Honors IV Chalk Pastels on Black Drawing Paper 18in x 24in Chalk Pastels on Black Drawing Paper 18in x 24in Concept: Create a theme or topic for your Concentration Area section for your portfolio. This student’s topic is the Study of Psychological Disorders with an emphasis on surrealism. Project Basis: “How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience and School”, 1999: Active Learning & Metacognition, also Zone of Proximal Development

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Student’s Work Color Surrealism By: S. Hart, Studio I Colored Pencil, pen/ink, Chalk pastels on Drawing paper, 18 x 24 Concept: Select an image or idea, place it in an “unlikely” place or situation and select a color scheme for your image only. Her concept was Octopi as the balloon part of hot air balloons with the use of Cool Colors. Project Basis: “How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience and School”, 1999: Pre-existing Knowledge

Student’s Work Progression Towards Simplification, By: A. McGuiness, Honors III Colored Pencils, Chalk Pastels and Pen/Ink on white Drawing paper, 18in x 24in Concept: Pick an image of your choice and show the “Progression” of it into a basic shape with the use of a Color Scheme: Cool Colors. Project Basis: “How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience and School”, 1999: Pre-existing Knowledge

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