Welcome to the 2008 - 2009 Palma Art Gallery. This Gallery is a showcase for student art. New exhibits feature art class projects and individual student art work. Be sure to visit often to enjoy the talents of our students. This quarter we have pieces from the following projects:

• PRINTMAKING
• "CAN the CREATIVITY"

PREVIOUS EXHIBITS:

• November - December 2008: Perspective Landscape Composition in Watercolor and Pencil; Acrylic and Watercolor Painting; and Chihuly
• January - March 2009: "Visual Puns" - Pop Art Sculpture; and Portraiture

Students in both Studio Art and Advanced Art successfully experienced the techniques and methods of printmaking. Line and color, graphic impact, pattern, texture, composition and mood were considered when producing their multiple prints.

Battleship grey wood blocks as well as soft-kut linoleum sheets were carved with a variety of V-tool blades and gouges. Inking the blocks followed and prints were run through the printing press. A variety of surfaces were used including fabric, plastic, sandpaper, newspaper, bubble wrap, metallic paper, wood and corrugated cardboard. This form of art making is the perfect way to create bold, simple images and striking original patterns.

Sam Dozier	Andrew Greever	Nate Hamilton
Tony Barcelo	Blake Walter	Rian Singh
Zach Jimenez	Jose Ponce	Daniel Cortez

This project involving creating art from scrap gave the students an assignment that conceptualized their sence of environment and motivated them to think about recycling.

After sketching their design, students worked on the three dimensional process. Shapes were carefully cut and manipulated from the soda cans and held together wth hot glue. Aluminum allows for flexability and overlapping shapes added depth to their work.

Students were able to explore the concepts involved in spatial learning and flex their problem solving skills.

Alex Mottau	Sam Dozier	Tony Barcelo	Nate Hamilton	Johnney Cruz-Bayudan
Matt Donangelo	Jose Ponce	Daniel de Lorimier	Kyle Gavin	Colby Varley