Retired!

After thirteen years as a high school art teacher, I have retired from my job at Arts Academy in the Woods. As a result, there will be no further posts on this blog. However, I know that a lot of people use it as a resource, so it will continue to be available for viewing &  reading.

On this blog you will find some excellent student work, class assignments, research materials, etc.

Assignment: The Hero's Journey

For this assignment, you will select a myth or other story based on the concept of The Hero's Journey. You will then create an illustration to go with the myth or story you have selected.
See your class handout for details of the project. For more information, here are some links:

The Monomyth, also known as The Hero's Journey

A Practical Guide to Joseph Cambell’s "The Hero with a Thousand Faces"


Illustration samples

AAW Spring Art Show 2013

Spring Art Show: Student Artwork

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Iris McNitt


Crystal Clemons


Rachel MacLean


Zachary Meyer


Ariel VanSickle


Brooke Irby


Iris McNitt


Iris McNitt


Iris McNitt


Iris McNitt


Iris McNitt


Rachel MacLean


Angela Ulinski


Angela Ulinski


Angela Ulinski


Jeremy Cioppa


Julia Dammons


Anthony Chirco


Anthony Chirco


Iris McNitt


Joshua Smith


Anthony Chirco


Julia Dammons


Mary Cappichioni


Angela Ulinski


Sydney Appel


Iris McNitt

11th Annual Spring Art Show @ AAW

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Student Art - Figure Drawing

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Here are some figure drawings from my high school students. We spent a couple weeks drawing from models; some of our dance students helped us out with some poses.

The poses were all pretty quick; none of them were over 10 minutes or so, many were less than that. First, some very fast warm-up sketches:

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some comic relief, courtesy of one of my metal-head kids
(don't take this too seriously!)