Visual Perception Presentation by Mrs. Brusky

The Senses: Intro to Neuroscience featuring Mrs. Brusky

The Senses, an Upper School school science class, discusses the different senses of the human body. Mrs. Brusky, a MS/US Visual Art Teacher, spoke to the students in The Senses about Visual Perception in Art and how linear and atmospheric perspective can create the illusion of depth in drawings and paintings. In conjunction with her presentation, students were asked to do four short drawing activities to help them understand the concepts of overlaps, scale, one-point perspective, value, and color relationships more deeply.

Dwight Upper & Lower school students collaborate on a Visual Zoo!!!

This week the Kindergarten Zoo was unveiled to some of the Upper School advanced portfolio students who drew animal drawings to jump start this amazing project.  The kindergarten 'zoo keepers' led our bigger artists around to share their knowledge.  Way to go everyone!!!

Brief intro from the teachers and 'zoo keepers'

Preliminary sketches with color added by Kindergarten class

Finding out what a shark's skin is like...

How big is an owl?  That BIG!!!!

Thanks everyone!!!!  That was an amazing zoo and what great experts our zoo keepers were!!!!

D-E artists enjoy strong showing at regional gallery exhibit!

The One River Gallery in Englewood hosted its 2nd Annual Regional High School Art Exhibit.  Dwight-Englewood had a fine showing including works from all grade levels and materials from digital media, painting, sculpture as well as several ceramics pieces.  The winner of best in school was Wendy Gonzalez who won for her ceramics surrealist vessel!

Maitreyi & Joel helping install the show....

Posing at the opening reception last Thursday evening...

Mr. Algrant our amazing principal posing with this year's winner, Wendy Gonzalez!

Olivia poses with her detailed painting!!!  Great work Olivia!!!

Joel Lee with his family and collaged self portrait.

Lily and her mother posed with her fabulous 'raku-fired' piece.

Lucy and her mother with this 'digital' painting.

Art Star Kianna with her parents, posing with her beautiful painting.

Marlena, her dad and Dr. Brown posing with her self portrait!

Congrats to all the artists from every school and special thanks to Matt Ross, Agnes and everyone at One River!!!!

Snowy Day, 6th grade portrait quilt keeps us warm

A snowy day outside and an impending early dismissal didn't deter Dwight-Englewood's 6th grade from completing their beautiful portrait quilt.  This is the culmination of a project that included traditional portraits of each other, studying differences & similarities and a personal collage in the background.

Special thanks to Ms Scrivanich & Ms Brusky and the 6th grade team for making this happen.

New Sculpture on Campus!!

Artist Andy Moerlein made the trek down from New England to apply the finishing touches, help dig holes and put Snow Haiku into place.

Thanks for the all hands on deck for our grounds crew, Dr. Dejarnett our head of school, Upper School principal, Joe Algrant and everyone's support for

their continued efforts with making our campus such a beautiful & unique space.