SELFIES

SELF PORTRAITS

INTERMEDIATE 2-D ART

mixed media

This was the last assignment of the year for my 2 level 2-D kids.

After 2 years with me they are ready for their first real self-portrait.

The medium is up to them.

I suggested doing it in something they were really successful and comfortable working in.

Several of them choose to combine two or more media together.

Like senior Mayala Sithichai.

She's got a whole lot of goodness going on here.

Ink washes, pen & ink, and tissue collage over top cardboard pieces.

I really like how she thought to lift up the tissue collage

so that it sits higher then the drawing.

It leads our eye right into her face.

She also did a beautiful job matting up the work.

This next delightful one belongs to senior Ayesha Durrani.

It's so sweet how she choose to work from a photo of her and her little brother.

I hope this went right into a frame when she brought it home to mom.

She is using watercolor with pen & ink.

An aside:

Ayesha is a huge Disney buff 

so I love how she drew Peter Pan & Captain Hook on her shirt.

She tried to incorporate a bit of Disney into all her pieces.

This next selfie is of senior Jazzarie Lo.

What a great photo she worked from of herself.

So very expressive.

They had a choice to look in a mirror or draw from a recent pix.

Jazz used charcoal with an oil pastel accent.

Next up is junior Samantha Tan.

I'm pretty sure this is a pix she took with her best friend.

You can feel the fun & the love between them

Adorable Sam!

Samantha used watercolor with charcoal and a bit of colored pencil, 

and her border was done with liquid acrylic paints.

We all loved this one by senior Kevin Mao.

The picture was taken at Senior Retreat,

but not sure if the kids built this shelter or if it was already there.

But I love how someone captured him relaxing after what looks like a long hike.

Kevin used watercolor and pen & ink.

Next up is this very complex piece by senior Eileen Lee.

This photo was also taken at Senior Retreat.

It's got such a wonderful atmospheric quality about it.

You can see what a competent artist Eileen is.

This has the look of a children's book illustration with all the fun details

and playfulness you enjoy in children's books.

Eileen is using watercolor and pen & ink.

To achieve that atmospheric look she did a bit of stamping and wispy brushing 

with a white watercolor. 

You can see the stamped circles below.

We end with one more piece by Mayala.

Her first one we saw above was finished ahead of schedule so she had enough time for a second one.

I love that she did because I feel like this piece is quite brilliant.

It is watercolor with pen & ink, 

done with great skill.

But the kicker is how she mounted and extended it into no man's land.

LOVE!!

And...

how she's melting away.

So much content for us to play with.

Just beautiful,

and a great way to end the year.