Old Boots for Supper ?

Lydia Johnson in Form I received a distinction for her quirky painting of a 'Boot for Supper'!

Teapot

This close-up section painting of a teapot awarded Lilly Guinness in Form III a distinction.

Still-Life

 William Reade, Form VI also received a distinction for the numerous drawings he exhibited at the Art Prize evening, one of which is posted below.

Easter Holidays

 Easter holidays begin today but during the break SCCArt will continue to post a few items. Over the coming days some of the pupils whose work was awarded a distinction at last weekends Art Prize Evening by our visiting guest speaker Catherine Greene will be posted. Shown today is a pencil drawing of a pewter mug by Samuel Clarke in Form I.

Form V Q Set

While the Form V Q Set did not win any prizes on Saturday Evening, our guest speaker Catherine Greene spent some time discussing the merits of having a non-exam art class  and was very impressed with the work exhibited by some of the Form V pupils taking this class.  She commented that any of the three following paintings were only short of a frame,  and then they might hang anywhere! Even  a gallery !

Well done to the Form V Q Set.

Miriam Poulton Form V

 Susannah Cooke, Form V

 Olivia Plunket, Form V

Art Prizes.

Congratulations to all pupils involved in the fantastic Art, Craft and Photography Exhibition and Prize Evening. It was a most enjoyable event and we were treated to an insight into the work of the Sculptor Catherine Greene. Especially interesting was her visual explaination and description of the Bronze Sculpture she made for the Church of the Most Holy Trinity, Fatima, Portugal.  Prizes were awarded in the following catagories;

Junior Craft Prize: Oliver Glenn-Craigie, Form II.

Senior Craft Prize: Jessica Dean, Form VI.

Photography Prize: Patrick Faulkner Form VI.

Junior Art Prize: Pia Gromotka, Form II.

The Earl of Meath Senior Art Prize: Toni Hoffmann, Form V. 

OVERALL HOUSE PRIZE: HOLLYPARK

Distinctions were awarded to the following pupils;

Roman Sharykin, Form I

Samuel Clarke, Form I

Lydia Johnson, Form I

Jessica Beresford, Form I

Molly Dunne, Form II

Matt Brooke, Form II

Sally Kemp, Fom II

Lilly Guinness, Form III

Daphne Wright, Form V

Imogen Wardell, Form V

Ciara Conway, Form VI

Lauren Cooke, Form VI

William Reade, Form VI

Poppy Vernon, Form VI

Art Prize and Exhibition

The Art Prize and Exhibition takes place this evening in the BSR at 8pm and we are looking forward to meeting our guest speaker, the well renowned sculptor, Catherine Greene. Posted below is a glimpse of what one can expect to see this evening....

Annual Art Exhibition

Over the next few days the Art Department will be a hive of activity preparing for the annual Art Exhibition at which Junior and Senior prizes are awarded for craft, art and photography. There are lots of really excellent art  works this year so there will  be much to see.  The exhibition takes place on Saturday evening and the prizes will be awarded by our guest speaker and adjudicator Catherine Greene . Catherine Greene is a figurative sculptor and works mostly with bronze.  Posted here is an example of a large outdoor sculpture Trilogy 3 (below), and smaller bronze piece, Angel- ascending 1 (above).

Mother and Child

     Leaving Cert Mock Craft Exam             

The work posted today is by Kaila Korschen in Form VI. The theme for her clay model is 'Mother and Child'.   Her drawings display good understanding of the design process and the finished model shows careful attention to detail. The glaze will be applied after the initial bisque firing. 

The theme of Mother and Child appears over and over again in Art. The Pietá is the name commonly given to depictions of Jesus Christ and his Mother, Mary. One of the best kown of these depictins is Michelangelo's La Pietá.  

Another example displaying the theme of Mother and Child  is the 'Virgin and Child Studies' by Raphael.