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Fresh off their trip to the de Young, the Advanced Drawing and Painting Studio classes have just finished their second life drawing session. Held each week for 2.5 hours, professional life drawing models come to Bay and pose for the class. Students have discovered that drawing is physical and intense, and are also recognizing how …
Last week, the Advanced Drawing and Painting Studio classes went to the de Young museum to see the exhibition “Modernism from the National Gallery of Art." Students were struck by the magnificent size of many of the works, and amazed by the layering of paint and materials. Three students shared their reflections with us. "This …
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After playing drums for years, Alex Rusbarsky knew that he wanted to incorporate his love of music into his Senior Signature Project. While he could do that by writing and recording original music for his band, Landheads (a transposed reference to their native Marin), Alex knew that he needed a twist, a way to go …
Over the weekend of May 30, fifteen Astrophysics students, four parents, one UC Berkeley post-doc and one Bay teacher had a fantastic weekend full of celestial observations at the Aardvark Observatory in Groveland, CA. Observatory designer, master astronomer and gracious host Gary Bengier explained the intricacies of the main telescope’s operations. Students, staying up way …
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The Painting 1B artists have finished their Photo Booth paintings, and final critiques/reflections are an important part of the artistic process. Bay Area artist Dharma Strasser MacColl joined the class this week as a visiting artist to take part in this process. With the student artists, Dharma looked at the final paintings, giving feedback and …
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