7th and 8th Graders carving pumpkins:

"Color, is the keyboard, the eyes are the harmonies, the soul is the piano with many strings. The artist is the hand that plays, touching one key or another, to cause vibrations in the soul." ~Wassily Kandinsky

Kindergartners were painting Rainbows!

~Watercolor paint

Student Honored

Bigfork High School has another talented artist honored by the Governor and the State of Montana! Halisia Hubbard, a sophomore, submitted a piece of artwork to the Signatures from Big Sky magazine and her piece was selected to be displayed in the capitol rotunda during the month of October. We are very proud of Halisia and appreciate the support of the Montana Arts Council in this selection. Her work and others who were chosen can be seen online at www.art.mt.gov soon.

High School News!

The High School art department is busy this year updating our online gallery at artsonia.com, and contributing new entries to this blog.

General Art started the year studying line, and infused color, shape and space to make a three part contour drawing. Stay tuned for pictures as soon as we finish.

Ceramics has begun to fire pieces and plan to work with local artist Treg Miller on the East Side Brick project. We'll be placing ceramic architectural tiles in the basement to enhance the walls and future coffee shop.

Photography class can be spotted around at events and in the school community shooting leading line photos and using homemade pinhole cameras. We're working hard to become familiar with different technology on the camera and computer.

Photo by Jesse Venteicher 2009

k-8 Native American Artwork October 2009

First and second Grade N. A. Tepees, Watercolor and Tempera

Kindergarten N.A. Hands, Oil Pastel

Junior High Native American portrait, Pen and Ink

Junior High N.A. portrait, Pen and Ink

Junior High Native American portrait Pen and Ink

Kindergarten Native American Buffalo, Oil Pastel

1st grade Teepees, Oil pastel, and tempera

4th grade totem animal design

2nd grade Tepees, Watercolor, Tempera, and Oil Pastel

2nd grade N.A. bear, Oil Pastel