Space & Shape

Art & Craft students spent their first semester of the 2011-2012 school year studying and exploring the design elements of SPACE and SHAPE.  Students took time to consider negative and positive space and how they can be used to create an interesting composition while working with paper cuts, spray paint stencils and printmaking.  Students were challenged with the need to closely consider these methods and engineer their work correctly to insure the final product is accurate and successful.

Value & Form

Drawing and Painting students spent the first semester of the 2011-2012 school year with the focus and study of creating VALUE and FORM using a myriad of drawing mediums.  The semester was finished off with their first experience applying color to these elements. 

Color Portraits

For our final project of the 2010-2011 school year, Drawing & Painting students spent time working in acrylics and developing their own personal relationship with the paint - experimenting with brush stroke, blending, color and style while focusing on the value, form and proportion of their face.  These portraits are not only images of the students, but an example of their personal styles as well as their personal growth as an artist.  What a year!

Movement

Painting students study the human figure and the design principle of MOVEMENT...and through this have created these vibrant watercolor paintings.

Applied Color Theory

After studying the basics of color theory...

painting students applied a specific color scheme to create value and form, using tints and shades, in their first acrylic painting of the year!

 Achromatic

 Analogous

 Analogous

 Monochromatic

Triad

Scholarships!

Kenny Taylor

Emma Chibli

Two students received generous CCD Scholarships through the statewide Scholastics Art Competition for their submitted portfolios which competed against all Colorado high schools!  These winning pieces made THE BIGS and were shown at the Denver Art Museum...