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Celebrating Student Art
Here is where I'm posting work created by my wonderful art students. If you want to join in on the fun, just contact us. Where there is art, there is hope!Be Well,Ms. Knight
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Contact Us to schedule.Virtual lessons include a supply drop within a three mile radius of Chastain Park and a FaceTime lesson during the hour that you choose.
Contact Us to schedule.Virtual lessons include a supply drop within a three mile radius of Chastain Park and a FaceTime lesson during the hour that you choose.
The Sky of Flowers by Lily Shahriari
First grader, Lily is a young artist who thrives in nature. I’ve been working with Lily at the outside art table for a few years, and this spring of 2021 allowed us to explore plants and paints together.
What happens when you put flowers in a plant press? How can you make paints with plants? How can we layer our work in a meaningful way? Lily’s inquisitive nature transforms her art into a thrilling combination of drawing and painting where the plants are the subject AND medium! Her wild strawberry paint smells like vanilla and looks like the berries she loves to grow in her garden. Lily is currently working on an animal portrait in southwestern sand art so stay tuned…andKeep on creating outside!Ms. Knight
Life Path
By Lauren Turpin
Acrylic on Canvas
Dear Virtual Gallery Viewers,
High school age artist, Lauren has had the tradition of staying with her grandmother in Atlanta for a few weeks every summer, and for the past several years has taken private lessons from me during that time. Her enthusiasm and knowledge and talent just keep growing even more every year! When Lauren reached out to show me that she finally had access to this canvas (which was in a different location) and the time to complete the work that she had started with me last summer, I was excited to share the glowing results.
What makes this even more fitting during the time we are in is the fact that the painting was the result of our first virtual lesson last summer during an illness that prevented us from meeting in person. Lauren was one of my first tests in hosting an on-line lesson and making all the nuances of that come together. It constantly amazes me how we can prepare for future events without knowing where we are headed. Here is what Lauren has to say about this vibrant and poignant work:
"Life Path represents the decision people have to make in order to have a good life or a bad life." It is about choices and opportunities and always, nature, which can be a beautiful garden or a riveting sunset or a destroyed and barren world. The planning that went into this piece was a big part of its success, and as you can see, Lauren has a strong and unique voice with lots to say. I can't wait to see what she will create next!
Art On,Ms. Knight
High school age artist, Lauren has had the tradition of staying with her grandmother in Atlanta for a few weeks every summer, and for the past several years has taken private lessons from me during that time. Her enthusiasm and knowledge and talent just keep growing even more every year! When Lauren reached out to show me that she finally had access to this canvas (which was in a different location) and the time to complete the work that she had started with me last summer, I was excited to share the glowing results.
What makes this even more fitting during the time we are in is the fact that the painting was the result of our first virtual lesson last summer during an illness that prevented us from meeting in person. Lauren was one of my first tests in hosting an on-line lesson and making all the nuances of that come together. It constantly amazes me how we can prepare for future events without knowing where we are headed. Here is what Lauren has to say about this vibrant and poignant work:
"Life Path represents the decision people have to make in order to have a good life or a bad life." It is about choices and opportunities and always, nature, which can be a beautiful garden or a riveting sunset or a destroyed and barren world. The planning that went into this piece was a big part of its success, and as you can see, Lauren has a strong and unique voice with lots to say. I can't wait to see what she will create next!
Art On,Ms. Knight
Molly Egg Tempera on panel
Caleb Campbell captures the personalities of his fur family in a variety of mediums...
Dear Virtual Gallery Viewers,
This winter of 2021, seventh grader, Caleb Campbell embarked on animal studies with me and put his intuitive observations and talent to work. Exploring a variety of mediums, Caleb created portraits in pen & ink, oil pastel, Sumi inkbrush and the egg tempera that you see here. His composition puts us deep in the gaze of Molly, a rescue dog who joined the already furry Campbell family during COVID. He captured her striking contrasts by surrounding her in pastel tones.
Caleb's spring project is an acrylic on canvas study of his cat, Chessie, which highlights her habit of sitting on important papers. How the humor shines through in this piece! He is mastering the art of color mixing and a dry brush technique to bring out the soft fur and bright eye of his next subject, so stay tuned and...
Paint On,
Ms. Knight
Camilla Tuman
Portrait studies
Mixed media
I've enjoyed Camilla Tuman's art since she first came to my Paint Box Mystery Camps when she was five years old. Ever creative and curious, she enjoyed making friends as well as art, and singing! Not much has changed in that regard, but Camilla has now blossomed into a sixth grader who also enjoys writing, reading, playing the piano and sailing; she is always up for an adventure!
I love how Camilla adds her own voice to a subject and uses her imagination, as in this fantastic eye illustration. Other subjects she tackled this winter and spring of 2021 include OC portraits, egg tempera landscape, Sumi inkbrush, and acetate layered light work using an xacto knife. Also, Camilla's generous spirit and sense of humor truly shine when we need them most.
Keep on Creating, Ms. Knight
I love how Camilla adds her own voice to a subject and uses her imagination, as in this fantastic eye illustration. Other subjects she tackled this winter and spring of 2021 include OC portraits, egg tempera landscape, Sumi inkbrush, and acetate layered light work using an xacto knife. Also, Camilla's generous spirit and sense of humor truly shine when we need them most.
Keep on Creating, Ms. Knight
Reyha Parsh
Landscape Painting
Acrylic on canvas
Seventh grader, Reyha Parsh, is a gifted young artist whom I've had the privilege of working with in 2020. While we began our lessons in person with Camilla Tuman (see her work next door!), 2020 with its many curve balls soon transitioned us all to the hybrid art format where Reyha has continued to thrive. She is always up for a challenge and brings fresh ideas to each medium we explore together.
For her pen and ink illustration, Reyha methodically layered the mediums and then cropped the work to frame her composition. For her acrylic painting on canvas, Reyha created a rich neutral tint instead of using black paint, which adds a softness to the palette while harmonizing the contrasts of the design. I'm so proud of her hard work and can't wait to see what Reyha invents next in the art studio!
Art On,Ms. Knight
For her pen and ink illustration, Reyha methodically layered the mediums and then cropped the work to frame her composition. For her acrylic painting on canvas, Reyha created a rich neutral tint instead of using black paint, which adds a softness to the palette while harmonizing the contrasts of the design. I'm so proud of her hard work and can't wait to see what Reyha invents next in the art studio!
Art On,Ms. Knight
Gavin Allvine
Bird Field Guide Illustration
Colored Pencil
As we start back to school, in whatever form that may take, I'd like to reflect on some summer work that I had the privilege to guide artists in creating. Our first entry is from Gavin Allvine, rising Sophomore, who completed a bird-themed color wheel this summer while on vacation in a remote part of the country, which just highlights how virtual lessons allow us to work together from wherever we may be!
I love the way he added the rays of color around the wheel, and that Gavin's knowledge of birds is an endless source of inspiration. Having worked with Gavin on his art at Blue Heron Nature Preserve and Georgia Audubon, I can attest that he is an avid naturalist and birder. In fact, last fall Gavin became the youngest Master Birder EVER with Georgia Audubon!! As an e-bird expert, he certainly helps me live the mantra, "We learn most when we're teaching." I'm excited about the fresh two and three dimensional ornithological projects Gavin is tackling this year, especially his Middle Years Project which is an illustrated Bird Field Guide of Blue Heron Nature Preserve. Bird On,Ms. Knight
I love the way he added the rays of color around the wheel, and that Gavin's knowledge of birds is an endless source of inspiration. Having worked with Gavin on his art at Blue Heron Nature Preserve and Georgia Audubon, I can attest that he is an avid naturalist and birder. In fact, last fall Gavin became the youngest Master Birder EVER with Georgia Audubon!! As an e-bird expert, he certainly helps me live the mantra, "We learn most when we're teaching." I'm excited about the fresh two and three dimensional ornithological projects Gavin is tackling this year, especially his Middle Years Project which is an illustrated Bird Field Guide of Blue Heron Nature Preserve. Bird On,Ms. Knight