May 2012

Wall & Case Exhibit:

Student Artwork from Woodland Hill Montessori School

The students at Woodland Hill Montessori school have been busy this school year honing their skills as well as learning about a variety of artists and genre’s of art.

Our exhibit consists of some wonderfully delicious “Pop” art cakes fashioned after the artist Wayne Thiebaud. The kids had a ball with this activity.

Our Middle School students also got involved in the “Pop” art scene by delving into the life and art of Roy Lichtenstein. They had been studying Onomatopoeia’s in their language art class! Wham, Bam, Boom. What a blast it was.

Another favorite was the “Gods of Ancient Egypt” activity. Heavy duty metallic foil was used in this metal tooling technique along with metallic paint. We focused on the history of Ancient Egypt and the highly patterned and textured attire of this amazing period in time.

The Aboriginal art work was a study in surface design. It was a crossover lesson which tied into their classroom studies. It was a very successful painting lesson.

Dancing with Degas was another favorite with the students. It was not only an introduction to Degas but a lesson in figure drawing. We used coffee filters for the dancer’s tutu’s to give them some dimension.

We hope you will enjoy the creative talent of the students from Woodland Hill Montessori School.

Sincerely,

Janis Rink (Art instructor, Woodland Hill Montessori School)

2 Exhibit Cases:  Nursing: One Profession – Many Careers

This exhibit is a joint project between the Future of Nursing – NYS Action Colition and the Foundation of NYS Nurses. As the largest healthcare profession, nurses are found in very area of heathcare delivery – in the hospital – at work – at school – in the home – out in the community – in the military – in the labor room – in faith communities – in disasters/emergencies – in clinics. Just about everywhere healthcare can be delivered, you will find a nurse!! In fact, nursing is such a versatile career, more and more young people are going into nursing. In addition, more adults are choosing nursing as a second career. Please join us as we salute the valuable contribution nursing makes to healthcare.

2 Walls:  Pastels by Constance Alexander

She is a resident artist at Historic Eastfield Village. The village represents a step back in time to 1750 rural New York, with its many old structures recreating the past before the Industrial Revolution. She lives on 70 woodland acres with her husband and her sheltie “Shadow”, the subject of many of her paintings. She’s been honored with numerous awards over the years. Her paintings are in private collections as well as the Troy County Courthouse and Eastfield Village.

Further details are available at Golden Pond Studio, West Sand Lake, NY. 518-286-3779 or email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it "> This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or www.artbyconniealexander.com