The Superintendent's Gallery: East Zone School ExhibitionBALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | East ZONE EXHIBITION GRADES PRE K-12
"Up Up and Away" by Jour'Nee Towsend-Alexis, Grade 1, Chase Elementary School
We learned all about how hot air ballons work. You have to open a flap to make them come down. We used crayon and watercolor to make our backgrounds (crayon resist). We learned how to weave to make our basket. Our balloon has patterns.
"Digital Portrait" by Zion McConneaughey, Grade 8, Perry Hall Middle School
In the portrait I used my own photos and photo shopped them in the background. I used a lot of colors to express my mood in the picture, by putting the opposite color to bring out the picture. I put shapes and patterns in the different parts of the background and foreground so that it can separate parts of the picture. I made the background a place I would like to go to, so it can show how I like to explore places. The bright color shows how I like to express myself, it also makes the mood happy and exciting.
"Piercing Glow" by Amadou Diallo, Grade 11, Kenwood High School
One night I went outside and saw that it was very foggy, so I looked around to see what I could take a picture of and if there were any nice light sources, and I found this bush. Using a low vantage point, I kneeled down at this bush in the front of my house, and I angled the camera so that I could just see the orange-ish light from the lamppost peeking through. Most of the picture is taken up by the bush, but behind the bush you can see the fog from that night. The focal point would be the lamp light. Something I liked is that you can see the light bouncing off the leaves of the bush. I considered the light source, focal point, point of view, background, and composition when taking this photo and that helped my process.
"Peace Candle" by Chase Medley-Williams, Grade 3, Maiden Choice School
"Self-Portrait" by Kachina Lai, Grade 8, Perry Hall Middle School
When I was drawing my self-portrait, I wanted to incorporate a subway in China. This depicts the third trip that I've ever gone to China and one of my only memories of China since the last two trips were when I was too young to remember. China is my homeland and I really want to learn more about my own culture.
"Marsha P." by Zariah Smithwick, Grade 11, Kenwood High School
The artwork is based upon a famous black trans activist. She is well known for her strong presence in the early efforts of the gay rights movement in the early 20th century. She is most known for her role in the stonewall riots, where she stood front row and helped liberate queer people from the harsh social norms and rules pushed onto them by an hostile American society. I decided to base this artwork around her, due to my immense amount of respect for her. When I think of feminism I think of her, and other trans women of color who have paved the way for the queer community. This piece is a part of a larger body of art, dedicated to the overlooked minorities in the feminist movement. I wanted to showcase the women who aren’t fought for, the women who were never even considered in the fight of equality for women. I felt that it wouldn’t have been right to make art dedicated to this issue and not include one of the most unprotected and disregarded groups of people, and when I thought of trans women, Johnson was the first person that came to mind.
"Wings of Positivity" by Kenzi Easter, Grade 6, Sparrows Point Middle School
"I Heart Art" by Mia Johns, Kindergarten, Norwood Elementary School
"Whimsical House" by Becca Thompson, Grade 12, Eastern Technical High School
“Whimsical House” is a clay sculpture of two wavy, winding towers, with a bridge connecting them, and people resting around. The contrast in color is a key part of the artwork, as the yellow and brown of the tower contrast with the blue of the people. Texture also features heavily in the piece, as brick texture covers the entire building, both the walls and the roof. The structure was created from slabs, which were rolled, cut out, and assembled into this 3-dimensional form. The work was inspired by David Stabely, whose ceramic houses feature fantastical curves and colors, in addition to the tall towers with windows that I have incorporated into my work. Additionally, I took inspiration from M. C. Escher’s famous drawings of impossible architecture. The way that bridges, ladders, and stairs connect different parts of buildings in these illustrations has been a source of interest for me for many years, and I find that it translates very well to a 3-dimensional structure, even without impossible physics involved. Overall, this piece was made to explore the boundaries of what could be built with slabs, a technique in clay that usually leads to quite static and angular sculptures, and instead create a very fluid and dynamic piece. In addition, the inclusion of the tiny figures across the build help to show the connection between people and the buildings we surround ourselves with. The places that we live determine how we are able to communicate and connect with each other, so this sculpture offers a different idea to the very straight and angular buildings we usually live in. The connection of the towers at the bottom, and the bridge that connects them, would allow for more connection between the people that live there. My “Whimsical House” presents a more ideal version of large buildings, if they were both more visually and socially appealing.
"Magic Tree" by Lily Daniels, Grade 11, Patapsco High School
This painting was created on a plein air painting field trip to Cylburn Arboretum. I chose the area of the landscape to paint because I was drawn to the colors and textures of the tree. The tree framed the space. I was drawn to the lighting in the distance. I used small marks in a swooping movement to create the painting. I was inspired by the impressionist painters in my approach. I pushed the colors to be more vibrant and give the painting a magical feeling.
"Still Life with Bear" by Paisley Mulligan, Grade 5, Chase Elementary School
While making "Still Life with Bear," I made sure to focus on shading. We practiced by drawing the 3D forms first. We learned about creating depth through placement, overlapping, and Shading. I learned to use color pastels to shade. I avoided black using darker colors for shadows. I hope you use this advice for your own still life.
"Patterned Fish" by Amari Howard, Grade 1, Honeygo Elementary School
"Collector's Items" by Angelika Sherpa, Grade 11, Perry Hall High School
The objects I chose in my artwork are a little teddy bear, henna, Khada, Marigold flowers and a Tibetan Buddhist flag. Me, my dad and my mom had just moved to Arizona and my dad found that teddy bear in a Walmart parking lot. I remember that day, it was night and my dad was amazed that he found it and we were all happy. Henna is a part of South Asian culture, it’s worn by women on special occasions such as weddings, birthdays and holidays. It also symbolizes good health and prosperity in marriage. Nepali Khada is a traditional ceremonial scarf that symbolizes purity and luck. Marigold flowers are one of the most well- known flowers in Nepali culture, it has both religious and cultural importance. They symbolize luck, love and enthusiasm which makes it perfect for celebrity reasons. Lastly, the Tibetan Buddhist flag represents components of Earth, blue represents the sky, white represents the air, red symbolizes fire, green represents water and yellow represents Earth. The colors represent balance. I’m satisfied with my artwork, the results turned out better than I expected and I’m glad I kept working on it. My art teacher also urged me to keep going and I’m thankful she did. I liked the theme because it made me feel more connected to myself and my childhood.
"Tribute to Kandinsky" by Arianna Sutt-Colaianni, Grade 1, Battle Grove Elementary
"Cubism Portrait" by Riley Burns, Grade 1, Dundalk Elementary School
"Dragon Eye" by Chelsea Dominguez-Aleman, Grade 5, Dundalk Elementary School
"Frozen Snowflakes" by Brielle Sarabia, Grade 3, Perry Hall Elementary School
In art we learned different ways to draw snowflakes and I used all of them to make a pretty snowflake artwork.
"A Self-Portrait" by Isabelle Bartlebaugh, Grade 4, Perry Hall Elementary School
My hobbies and favorite things are shown through symbolism in this picture.
"Colored Pencil Parrot" by Cora Wolf, Grade 5, Edgemere Elementary School
"Untitled" by Joselyn Chavarria, Grade 12, Overlea High School
"Untitled" by Emily Merchant, Grade 7, Holabird Middle/STEM School
"Snow Trees" by Tayona Flynn, Grade 12, Battle Monument School
My name is Tayona. I love to paint. My favorite color is pink, but I like other colors too. I go to work on some days. I am a good worker at Red Brick Station. I have some paintbrushes of my own. Sometimes I follow my teacher’s directions but I also like to do things my own way. My teacher likes that about me.
"Overgrown" by Diana Roadas- Hernandez, Grade 11, Perry Hall High School
For this artwork, I wanted to do a simple landscape with a small silhouette as the main focus. I also really wanted to make texture be emphasized all around so that my painting seemed more realistic. The main idea this artwork explores is growth, I tried to portray growth through the vines on the tree which is also another main focus. The vines are a bit more overgrown than they are in the original picture that I was referencing, which I thought was an interesting way to portray growth and abundance through my artwork.
Kindergarten
"Inspired by Edgar Degas", Savannah Ford, Kindergarten, Chase Elementary School
"Cardinal in a Snowy Birch Forest" by Jayla Davis, Kindergarten, McCormick Elementary School
"Snowflake" by Michelle Portillo-Torres, Kindergarten, Ridge Ruxton School
"Rainbow Fish" by Chris Rivera Cabrera, Kindergarten, White Oak School
"Snowman with Buttons" by Zachary Keller, Kindergarten, Battle Grove Elementary
"Heart" by Israel Odunayo, Kindergarten, Rossville Elementary School
"Watercolor Radial Design" by Ohrid Hala, Kindergarten, Joppa View Elementary School
First Grade
"Up Up and Away" by Justin Cantarero Rodriguez, First Grade, Chase Elementary School
"My Colorful Patterned Fish" by Eliana Achurra, First Grade, Honeygo Elementary School
"Penguin" by Caleb Hamilton, First Grade, Glenmar Elementary School
"Pumpkin" by Riley Orders, First Grade, Fullerton Elementary School
"The Pomni Color" by Fiona Morrison, First Grade, Essex Elementary School
"Jasper Johns Inspired Alphabet Painting" by De'Mauri Sullivan, First Grade, Dundalk Elementary School
"Monster Friends" by Johanna Staley, First Grade, Battle Monument Elementary School
Second Grade
"Inspired by Vincent" by Matthew Fernandez, Second Grade, Chase Elementary School
"Insect with Symmetry" by Arnaud Cosby, Second Grade, McCormick Elementary School
"School of Latticed Butterfly Fish" by Henry Newstadt, Second Grade, Honeygo Elementary School
"My Starry Night" by Wilda Ngombu, Second Grade, Orems Elementary School
"STAR POWER!" by Kinfe (Kinfeoluwasi) Akinsuroju, Second Grade, Martin Boulevard Elementary School
"Planets" by Tyler Nguyen, Second Grade, White Oak School
"Snowy Cityscape" by Janary Hernandez-Jacks, Second Grade, Glenmar Elementary School
"Narrative Art" by Jemma Gesell, Second Grade, Fullerton Elementary School
"Narrative Art" by Rodney Alston, Second Grade, Fullerton Elementary School
"Shaking It!" by Joleon Morgan, Second Grade, Essex Elementary School
"Tree of Life" by Arianna Mason, Second Grade, Battle Grove Elementary School
"Cool Polar Bear" by Dalyzmar Lozada-Seda, Second Grade, Battle Grove Elementary
"Zeke" by Kennedy Brown, Second Grade, Red House Run Elementary School
"A Walk at Sunset" by Smriti Shrestha, Second Grade, Joppa View Elementary
"On the Hunt" by Dylan Bethea, Second Grade, Joppa View Elementary School
Third Grade
"Jim Dine Hearts" by Blairmilan Saunders, Third Grade, Maiden Choice School
"Snow" by Briana Perez Echeverria, Third Grade, Ridge Ruxton School
"Fish Master" by Karter Austin, Third Grade, White Oak School
"Sneaker" by Jordyn Best, Third Grade, Glenmar Elementary School
"Shape Explosion" by Zoey Raut, Third Grade, Essex Elementary School
"Pop Art Dinosaur" by Presva Patel, Third Grade, Sandy Plains Elementary School
"Pop Art Dinosaur" by Cory Edney, Third Grade, Sandy Plains Elementary School
"Faith Ringgold Inspired Story Quilt" by Aiden Tran, Grade 3, Harford Hills Elementary School
"City Skyline" by Caitlyn Thomsen, Third Grade, Joppa View Elementary School
"Dawn of the Birch" by Landon Akehurst, Third Grade, Colgate Elementary School
"Self-Portrait" by Stevan Fickus, Third Grade, Oliver Beach Elementary
"In a Forest Background" by Savannah Maupin, Third Grade, Oliver Beach Elementary
Fourth Grade
"Skating on the Avenue" by Isla Warehime, Fourth Grade, Honeygo Elementary School
"One-Point Perspective Cityscape" by Sydney Wilson, Fourth Grade, Edgemere Elementary School
"Frottage Print" by Shaher Ehsan, Fourth Grade, Maiden Choice School
"My Snow Story" by Eine Kuh, Fourth Grade, Honeygo Elementary School
"Spinosaurus" by Xander Pierre, Fourth Grade, White Oak School
"Cat Portrait" by Alisiia Fedoseeva, Fourth Grade, Fullerton Elementary School
"Still Life" by Emanuel Amaya-Benavides, Fourth Grade, Glenmar Elementary School
"Sun Hand" by Trinity Santana, Fourth Grade, Red House Run Elementary School
"Annapolis-Inspired House" by Alex Gurung, Fourth Grade, Harford Hills Elementary
"Annapolis-Inspired House" by Naomi Bamidele, Fourth Grade, Harford Hills Elementary School
"Winter" by Avery Doran, Fourth Grade, Oliver Beach Elementary School
"The Trip to the North Pole" by Brandon Barlow, Fourth Grade, Colgate Elementary School
"Me, Myself, and I" by Grace Osborn, Fourth Grade, Perry Hall Elementary School
Fifth Grade
"Lunar New Year Dragon" by Aiden Davis, Fifth Grade, McCormick Elementary School
"Lunar New Year Dragon" by Shaunie Talley-Richardson, Fifth Grade, McCormick Elementary School
"Lunar New Year Dragon" by Dayonna Church, Fifth Grade, McCormick Elementary School
"Snowy Day Textures" by Kamari Scott, Fifth Grade, Maiden Choice School
"Dragon" by Morgan Johnson, Fifth Grade, Victory Villa Elementary School
"Dragon" by Valaria Amaya-Rivas, Fifth Grade, Victory Villa Elementary School
"Dragon" by Cesar Velasquez, Fifth Grade, Victory Villa Elementary School
"Dragon" by Maiky Etchunjang, Fifth Grade, Victory Villa Elementary School
"Dragon" by Kimberlin Gutierrez Martinez, Fifth Grade, Victory Villa Elementary School
"Be Kind" by Layla Lanliewski, Fifth Grade, Berkshire Elementary School
"Coil Vase" by Mikari Barksdale, Fifth Grade, White Oak School
"Fantasy Landscape" by McKenzie Wood, Fifth Grade, Glenmar Elementary School
"Spacescape" by Alphonso Thacker, Fifth Grade, Fullerton Elementary School
"Midnight Moon" by Sophia Link, Fifth Grade, Essex Elementary School
"Keith Haring Music Man" by Malachi Martin, Fifth Grade, Battle Grove Elementary School
"To keep moving, be happy" by Sophie Rain Nichols, Fifth Grade, Dundalk Elementary School
"Pixel Invader" by CarlyAnne French, Fifth Grade, Sandy Plains Elementary School
"Pixel Invader" by Angel Sandoval-Flores, Fifth Grade, Sandy Plains Elementary School
"Gamer" by Ayesha Sefat, Fifth Grade, Perry Hall Elementary School
"Leaf Specimens" by Anija Sunar, Fifth Grade, Perry Hall Elementary School
"Owl at Night" by Madelyn Maynard, Fifth Grade, Rossville Elementary School
"Koala" by Niza Mwandila, Fifth Grade, Rossville Elementary School
"Haida Wolf" by Levi Horst, Fifth Grade, Edgemere Elementary School
"Colored Pencil Bird Drawing" by Brayden Hartman, Fifth Grade, Edgemere Elementary School
"Colored Pencil Bird" by Lucy Burdynski, Fifth Grade, Edgemere Elementary School
"Dream House" by Gia Eom, Fifth Grade, Harford Hills Elementary School
"Dream House" by Gloriane Koissi, Fifth Grade, Harford Hills Elementary School
"Scott looking at a computer" by Aya Jameel, Fifth Grade, Colgate Elementary School
"The Shattered Glass Art" by Brandon Guevara-Amaya, Fifth Grade, Colgate Elementary School
"Human" by Audrey Priet, Fifth Grade, Oliver Beach Elementary School
"Batman" by Valen King, Fifth Grade, Oliver Beach Elementary School
Sixth Grade
"Cake" by Gloria Rivas-Martinez, Sixth Grade, Holabird Middle/STEM School
"Portrait" by Cecilia Amaya Morales, Sixth Grade, Holabird Middle/STEM School
"Portrait" by Sereniti Branch, Sixth Grade, Holabird Middle/STEM School
Seventh Grade
"Beauty Can Be Simple" by Kendall Nies, Seventh Grade, Perry Hall Middle School
"Overgrown Positivity" by Mckenzie Poling, Seventh Grade, Sparrows Point Middle School
"Horizon Harmony" by Laniah Weber, Seventh Grade, Perry Hall Middle School
"Untitled" by Eddie Young, Seventh Grade, Holabird Middle/STEM School
"Untitled" by A. Sofia Ulloa Duron, Seventh Grade, Holabird Middle/STEM School
Eighth Grade
"Self-Portrait" by Abi Di Liberto, Eighth Grade, Perry Hall Middle School
"Flowers" by Elinor Hofmann, Eighth Grade, Middle River Middle School
"Washington D.C." by Yahia Abouelseoud, Eighth Grade, Middle River Middle School
"Study in Yellow and Blue" by Jetzabel Tarco Cuchiparte, Eighth Grade, Battle Monument School
"Stained Glass" by Attalia Garland, Eighth Grade, Ridge Ruxton School
Ninth Grade
"Textured Owl" by Re'Shawn McDavid, Ninth Grade, Maiden Choice School
"Utopia" by Josh Wolf, Ninth Grade, Kenwood High School
"Tranquility" by Lorie Chen, Ninth Grade, Eastern Technical High School
"Birdie" by Alicia Jiang, Ninth Grade, Eastern Technical High School
"Rainbow Fruits" by Mia Velazquez-Morfin, Ninth Grade, Chesapeake High School
"The Heart Lives on Under" by Starr Knight-Wolfe, Ninth Grade, Dundalk High School
"Self-Portrait" by Macarlo Jayden Ramkissoon, Ninth Grade, Overlea High School
Eleventh Grade
"Fragments" by Cynthia Matzul-Saloj, Eleventh Grade, Kenwood High School
"Claude's Case" by Calla Stants, Eleventh Grade, Eastern Technical High School
"Fearless" by Tanzeeka Emaan, Eleventh Grade Eastern Technical High School
"Honkry" by Isabella Profili, Eleventh Grade, Kenwood High School
"Still-Life Painting" by Naomy Salazar Alvarado, Eleventh Grade, Dundalk High School
"Self-Portrait" by David Zelaya Sanchez, Eleventh Grade, Dundalk High School
"Hidden Hues" by Alexandra Rico Orellana, Eleventh Grade, Chesapeake High School
Twelfth Grade
"Delusion of Happiness" by Brian Asoluka, Twelfth Grade, Chesapeake High School
"In My Head" by Jordyn White, Twelfth Grade, Perry Hall High School
"Abstraction" by Madiha Boshra, Twelfth Grade, Dundalk High School
"High School Start Times" by Camron Wilkens, Twelfth Grade, Dundalk High School
"Still Life with Fruit" by Michael Briscoe, Twelfth Grade, Ridge Ruxton School
"The Ocean" by Christian Dixon, Twelfth Grade, Ridge Ruxton School