The Dusty Art Room

New to the art room this year is the incorporation of green screen technology!  Second trimester students created a paper collage background and then used the DoInk Green Screen App to add themselves and sometimes their friends to their portraits.  These are so wonderful that I just had to show them all!  Enjoy!  6th Grade Portraits:  7th Grade Portraits 8th Grade Portraits

Each semester Leyden puts on an art show to feature the work of the current art students in each of the art classes.  Hester is invited to display work during this show as well for 7th and 8th grade students.  It's one of my favorite shows to attend because I get to see the work of my past students and how they have grown as artists since graduating.  I am proud to say that just over 70 Hester Alum were represented in the Winter Art Show this year!  Since there were so many photos, I put them into a video, so sit back, relax, and enjoy the show!  Congrats to all the artists for their hard work! The following Hester students had work selected for this show: 7th Grade:  Andrea Gutierrez David Guzman Ernie Abdic Jason Merino Jessica DeValle Karely Garcia Mia DeLeon Nicole Fallorin 8th Grade: Amber Bautista Anna Rudka Andres Flores David Cardenas Eldin Sakanovic Erick Ramos Gabe Monarrez Hannah Stocks Jasmin N...

The 5th annual Fine Arts and Career Fair Showcase was a HUGE success!! March is not only Youth Art Month, but also Open House, so we filled the gym with the 8th grade career fair research projects as well as artwork from EVERY Hester Art Student.  Parents joined in the celebration of the wonderful work happening at Hester by writing fan mail cards to the students letting them know just how much they enjoyed the work.  We had students and teachers writing notes as well!  Special thanks to Faustyna K. for writing the most fan mail cards that night and celebrating her fellow students!  Adding an interactive component, we hung black paper so all visitors could add to our chalkboard mural! I am so proud of all of the students and enjoy the opportunity to watch these students grow each year.  Not only are the arts an essential component of modern life, but 50% of careers today require some arts training.  Students are not only making art, but also problem sol...

I'm running a bit behind on making my announcement for my August Art Student's of the Month, but time just flew by!   **Don't forget you can always see what all of our Hester artists are up to on  our online museum, Artsonia.com 6th Grade: Daphne Merino 7th Grade: Ricky Rawski 8th Grade: Veronica Diaz Daphne Merino is a focused, hard working student.  She challenges herself in her artwork and puts a lot of thought into her ideas before moving forward.  Daphne can often be found helping clean up and maintain our art studio at the end of class, and always has a good attitude in class!  Congratulations!   Here is Daphne's chalk pastel sketchbook cover:   Ricky Rawski is quiet about his art making skills.  He seldom asks for help, but works hard to maintain good craftsmanship in his work.  His projects so far have demonstrated a good understanding of color and blending as well as composition and layout.  Congratula...

Friday is typically reserved for work in our sketchbook in art class at Hester, and last week was no exception.  Except, that it was gorgeous outside!  How could I pass up an opportunity to bring my students outside to practice their life drawing skills?!  We used the bike rack as a starting point, but after students finished their initial drawing, they were allowed to find other interesting topics around the school yard.  The students created some amazing drawings, so I would like to share them with you: