"Art is not what you see.  Art is what others make you see."
                                                         -Edgar Degas

photo by Mary G 2015 @ Storm King Art Center

MCS Students Attend LitCon 2015

On Saturday, March 7th, several MCS High School students went to Woodstock Day School with me to attend the 3rd annual Lit Con.  

What is Lit Con? Lit Con is an exciting and edgy convention that draws students together from the Hudson Valley and beyond for a day of literature and literary dialogue.  Readings, storytelling, spoken word poetry, and free samples of top youth literary journals are only the tip of the iceberg at this half day festival of literature. 

We listened to the poetry, our own Julian Rauter who had a piece accepted into the Battering Ram read his magnificent poem,and I read one of Sabrina's poems.  The writing was inspiring, dramatic, and beautiful.  We had a great time seeing the talent of the students of the Catskill Mountains and Hudson Valley. 

Julian reading his poem

We look forward to going next year and hope to have more students have their work accepted into the Battering Ram at Woodstock Day School. 

"Discovery consists of looking at the same thing as everyone else and thinking something different."
                                                                       -unknown author

Reduction print by Beau

2015 Youth Art Month Central Catskills Chamber of Commerce Show

The Judges have arrived... the Winners and Honorable Mention students will be released soon... with photos of their amazing work.  

The Judges said there is spectacular talent at MCS! 

                       

Drawing by Katlynn S.

The Artwork will be hung in local businesses in the next few weeks for the month of March; Youth Art Month.  March is the month which celebrates the Arts.  

Thank you to the Chamber of Commerce for their dedication to the Arts at MCS!

2015 Olympics of the Visual Arts

 The 2015 Olympics of the Visual Arts is underway!  So far a Drawing Team is working hard and a possible Illustration Team.  See Mrs. Wentland if you are interested! 

Meetings are every Monday from 3-5 and Thursdays from 3-4:15.  Other days will be worked into the schedule.  

Drawing and Painting Teams 2014

Drawing Team 2014

"JW"

Fall Field Trip To Storm King Sculpture Museum

Earlier in the fall the Sculpture, Photo, and Drawing classes went to Storm King Art Center on a beautiful fall day.  We made sure to see the important sculptures that Sculpture class is studying this fall, but saw many other things along the way. 

Be sure to see some more photos on the Sculpture page. 

Maya Lin's "Wave Field"

Taking a break from running on the hills

Andy Goldsworthy's amazing stone wall

E.G.'s beautiful reflection

Great aperture- Photo student took this one!

Great light shot- another Photo class student

Portraits by Studio Students Inspire

This year's Studio Art classes have amazing talent! We just finished our Portrait drawings.  Students chose to draw someone who influences them or inspires them.  They tried to convey the special qualities in the person they drew.  

I was amazed to see such skill with the materials; pencil, ebony pencil, and pen.  The students really embraced going to the next level of mastery.  Rendering to make a portrait look more realistic is not easy. 

Good Ole' Dean

Love the expression!

Amazing rendering

Doing the thing he does best

Great ball player

Sometimes it's the people we know who inspire us the most