Welcome to the Art Studio!

The Class of 2010 Masterpieces

Each Gallery Page will have
8 Masterpieces.

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Welcome back everyone!  The 8th graders are finishing up their Masterpieces. Each student chooses a painting, researches the artist and re-creates the famous work. See many new examples of student work below. Thanks for reading.
--Mrs. Pesce

Guerin Prep Invitational

Ascension was very successful at the 2010 Guerin Prep Artists Invitational. Casey Skapek, Grade 8, received a 2nd place in painting, and 8th grader Anna Joubert received an Honorable Mention for an Art Club painting. 7th graders Madeleine Plummer received a 2nd place for her 3-D composition, and 6th grader Max Klevgard received an Honorable Mention for his 3-D piece. Congratulations to all!

Max with his entry, a sculpture of a shoe made of only newspaper, cardboard and tape.

The 3rd shoe was made for Art class completely out of tape and other ordinary materials.

Mid-year, a painting of values using musical instruments in an asymmetrical design is done in the style of Cubism. Students mix a variety of gray tones using black and white tempera.

Lucky students got to make an engraving on copper.

These portraits were made by 4th graders. The assignment is to paint yourself as a famous person from the past- a king or queen, president, leader, artist or saint.

In these pictures, students experiment with showing movement.

Torn paper portraits are a popular project.

Students use shapes and repetition in the Number projects.

Students take a product package and enlarge it to over-sized proportions.

7th Graders form the under structure for their papier maché characters from coffee cans. This project has become a favorite 3-D design that the students look forward to. See what fun it is!
-Mrs. Pesce

From Coffee can to finished project there are many steps. Newspaper and masking tape, wet paper maché, paint and color!

The completed heads and characters add color to the hallway. Great job!

Towards the end of the year, grade 7 builds
3-dimensional food.

Two volunteer "Art Ladies" come to Mrs. Pesce's classes several times a year.

Here, the masterpiece "American Gothic" by Grant Wood was the subject of the talk.

Students in Mrs. Pesce's Art Club have enhanced the school environment with these paintings on hallway bulletin boards.