Featured Teens

Marcus Anthony

School: Lincoln Park High School

After School Matters program: Painting on Canvas

Sample Works: "Fruit" & "Marina Towers"

Why did you select this item for submission?:
These are two of the paintings I created for After School Matters during my summer program.

Inspiration:
I created these paintings from photographs provided by the instructors.

Theme:
The instructors assigned specific projects. The Marina Towers piece was a Chicago theme and the fruit artwork was my choice.

Techniques used:
Acrylic paints, wide canvases, and chalk.

How did your instructor guide this project?
The instructors informed me about the following: blending; specific brushes to use for particular results; placing a "wash" over the canvas; and other painting techniques.

Kiana Williams

School: Hope College Prep

After School Matters program: Mural Painting

Sample Work: Untitled

Inspiration:

"This painting was inspired by a trip to the DuSable Museum. I saw all of the pretty trees and kids playing in the grass."

Techniques:

"I mixed different greens for the grass and browns for the trees. Lighter and darker colors show the distance of the trees."

How did your instructor guide this project:

"My instructor suggested that I add a little darker green around the edges of the trees to make them pop out."