Team Showcase: Corianne Darienzo
Tell us a little bit about you and your background. I graduated with a BFA in Illustration & Animation in 2018 from Montclair State University. I started working with the One River School in 2017 and have worked across multiple locations such as Hartsdale, Englewood, and Allendale. What attracted…
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Project Snapshot: Art Shuffle®: Plus: Teens: House’s Homes
Art Shuffle®: Plus: Teens House’s Homes Grades 6-12 Overview: Students use charcoal pencils and soft pastels on tonal textured paper and establish a history of mark making & vibrant colors to render a complex interior environment as inspired by Felicity House’s work. Essential Skills: Essential Skills: Learn techniques regarding…
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Student Showcase: Delaney D.
Tell us a little bit about your journey as a young and developing artist. As long as I can remember I have been making art. It started out as using crayons to draw “pancake machines” on napkins during lunchtime to hopefully something I will pursue as my career. I have…
Read MoreProject Snapshot: Art Focus®: Manga: Emotive Marks
Art Focus®: Manga: Emotive Marks Grades 6-12 Overview: Students learn about different mark-making techniques and apply them to create a manga style portrait of an original character. Essential Skills: Students learn to interpret real images into the manga style and render the portraits using loose, gestural lines and a…
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Student Showcase: Parker M.
Tell us a little bit about your journey as a young and developing artist. I was in 6th grade when I really started getting into art. Doodling all over assignments and taking up entire notebook pages with characters, instead of notes about atoms and swamp water. My art was…
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Team Showcase: Madelyn Zachara
Tell us a little bit about you and your background. Growing up I was always attracted to color theory and was constantly exposed to art of all kinds. My dad makes and repairs stained glass windows and is always researching different artistic styles and influences, from nature to architecture and industrial…
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Educator Showcase: Stephanie Caracalas
Tell us a little bit about you and your background. As a creative educator and visual artist I have a diverse background that combines a passion for teaching with a creative flair. I have been teaching in a classroom setting for over 10 years and running my own art…
Read MoreSummer Camp Highlights
Summer camps are in full swing across all school locations. Check out just some of the art that has been created in a few short weeks! Architectural Drawing (Grades 6-12) Digital Character Design (Grades 6-12) One Artwork a Day (K-2 and 3-5)
Read MoreProject Snapshot: Palette Knife Portraits
Teen Focus on Painting: Palette Knife Portraits Grades 6-12 Overview: Students create an acrylic portrait painting through painting techniques using only a palette knife. Essential Skills: Discover how to create 3 simplified values: highlights, mid-tones, & shadows. Learn how to sculpt and carve into paint to create texture. Experiment…
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Educator Showcase: Amanda Burns-Elhassouni
Tell us a little bit about you and your background. I am a realist commissioned artist, who specializes in portraits of all sorts, such as people, houses, places and pets in paintings, drawings and mixed media. Sometimes they are a traditional posed portrait, other times a special or everyday moment…
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