ALUMNI ART

A special request was made by our library tech Jennifer Castillo- Hernandez 

at the beginning of the school year.

She asked me if I had any students who would be able to paint a watercolor of her daughter

from a photo she had taken over the summer.

I immediately thought of both 2018 alums Tiffany Chen and Sarah Oh

Both can watercolor beautifully.

Sarah was too busy with the start of her new school but Tiffany was able to do it.

So here is her interpretation of Jen's daughter.

Lovely Tiff!

I believe this was taken in the Long Beach Marina Harbor at Mother's Beach.

I think Jen and her kids were there watching our JAWS Dragon Boat team practice.

Jen is a huge supporter of our students,

and the kids here at Whitney adore her.

I really love how Tiffany handles the sand,

brilliant job woman!

And I also really like the delicate transparency and feel of the work as well.

The implied ink lines help to pop the subjects.

KEEPING IN TOUCH

2018 Alumni Tiffany Chen,

one of my top art students last year,

is in her 1st Semester at Art Center in Pasadena along with Alum Sarah Oh

who I focused on last week.

I recently asked Tiffany if she had any finished pieces she could photo 

and send so we could see what she's been up to.

She sent me several works from her various classes,

but it was these two that really fascinated me and I wanted to share with my students.

In this piece for Tiffany's Composition and Drawing Class

she had to draw a scene of a person split into 3 parts:

skeletal structure, clothed, and nude.

What a challenging first project!

And what was even more difficult about this drawing 

was that Tiffany worked in a 3/4 view for all 3 parts instead of doing the easier frontal or profile.

Wow!!

I love how realistic the toes and fingers look Tiff.

Fantastic job young woman,

 and what a cool assignment!

And I adore this assignment as well for her Perspective Class.

Tiffany had to draw a bridge with 3 arches in 2 Point Perspective.

I love that we can see all her work underneath the bridge.

I cannot wait to try this myself and perhaps incorporate it into my Perspective Unit next year.

Thank you Tiffany for these two very inspirational pieces,

and of course for sharing them with all of us.

Please send more when you can.

I miss seeing your gentle sweet smile to start my day with.