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Painting 1 - Two to One


After selecting two pictures they find interesting and engaging, students complete three sketches that show different ways to combine the two images. The combination does not need to be realistic, but it should make some kind of sense. The students are encouraged to think beyond the obvious. During class, each student's sketches are discussed and adjustments, changes and suggestions are made, then the sketch is transferred to the final paper.

This exercise stresses composition:
  • Do all the negative spaces suit the image?
  • How will the viewer experience the piece?
The paintings below were executed during the 2004-2005 school year.



Jonathan Montenegro




Alejandro Pessano


Ally Pingree


Julia Diaz-Parrish





Kylie Moore





Sahar Derakhshanian





Alyssa Fu




Ariel Oki





Jenna Robbins





Jessica Gerhardt






Natalie Dixon





Sarah Ballard





Cristabel Campos-Ruiz




Sherry Huang




Robert Cepeda




Jesse Earle







Jamie Morton



Sari Grossman




Hallier Santiago




Lorena Villegas