Over the course of our summer we will feature various artists and art pieces from each Jenison elementary school as well as the Junior High and High School. Each piece was carefully chosen by our art teachers and we hope you will enjoy the talents and hard work of our students while you also enjoy a beautiful and relaxing summer!

“My Community”
By Dylan Nichols
Pinewood Elementary

For this project the students learned about the the three different types of communities.  The students examined the similarities and differences between the different types of communities.  Then they went on to design their own mixed media community!

First Dylan drew his imaginative community in pencil then he outlined his drawing with sharpie.  Then went on to complete his community by painting it with watercolor.

The students also learned about Vincent Van Gogh and color theory while creating this project.  The students demonstrated their understanding of color theory by creating a background with a color scheme of their choice.  Dylan used warm colors and white to create in Starry Night inspired background.  His community painting was then collaged on top of his Starry Night background to create a beautiful masterpiece!

Dylan is a very creative and talented young artist whose artwork always stands out.  I love his imagination and his ability to think outside the box.  Dylan said his favorite part of this project was designing his city and using the metallic paint on the stars.  Dylan is a very hard worker and I cannot wait to see his future creations!

Dylan and his artwork were chosen by his Pinewood Elementary art teacher, Ashley Hankamp.