Original Creativity

As the year goes on, students' technical skills and understanding of the arts grow and they begin to have the "tools" to develop their own visual voice.

Students study THE PRINCIPLES & ELEMENTS OF DESIGN and apply these concepts to their own original concepts using a variety of mediums, subjects and themes.

Pastel Portraits

Drawing students continue to study color as value and bring their self portraits to life using chalk pastel. Chalk pastel is a great middle step to introduce color before students begin working with paint!

Double Click on the images to see them in detail...up close you can really tell the students were invested in exploring this medium!

Self Portrait Collage

Students study composition and juxtaposition as they create collages using magazine images. The images chosen represent the students' past, present or future. After collecting, assembling and adhering their images, students describe in writing the symbolic meaning behind the objects chosen.

Scholastics Art Awards

Scholastics is a state wide competition that most every high school across the state enter their students' art work into. The Montbello Art Department is pleased that four Montbello students received Scholastics Art Awards! To receive an award is a great honor and achievement. Below are the students winning pieces...


SILVER KEY
"Untitled"
Artist: Melissa Contreras
Instructor: Ms. Knight
Category: Drawing

***Scholarship Winner***
Melissa's drawing has won her a $300 scholarship to the
Art Student League of Denver!
Congratulations Melissa!

HONORABLE MENTION
"Pieces of the Puzzel"
Artist: Omar Quezada
Instructor: Ms. Perkins
Category: Digital Photography



HONORABLE MENTION
"Self Portrait"
Artist: Andrea Alfaro
Instructor: Ms. Knight
Category: Drawing



HONORABLE MENTION
"High Skies"
Artist: Vanessa Lizardo
Instructor: Ms. Perkins
Category: Digital Photography

Colored Pencil Drawings

Drawing and Painting students have there first experience with COLOR! Using colored pencil as the medium, students create value and texture in these tiny drawings. (each one measures around 3"x5")

Handscape

Combining drawing from life and drawing from imgaination, students studied the anatomy of their hands and incorporated them into environments to create a sense of surreal fantasy.