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Extended Family Portrait<br />
Tiffany Perez<br />
Grade: 4<br />
School: PS 46, Queens<br />
<strong>Art</strong> Teacher: Rita Rothenburg<br />
Ballpoint pen on paper<br />
STUDENT: The people looking at<br />
Extended Family Portrait will feel<br />
that my family is really close just like<br />
I drew them in the picture. My family<br />
inspires me and encourages me to<br />
be imaginative. This is the first time<br />
I made a continuous line drawing. I<br />
made the faces in different directions<br />
to show that they are moving. I like to<br />
make art because it’s creative and it’s<br />
mine to share and show.<br />
TEACHER: Students were taught how<br />
to make a continuous line drawing.<br />
For inspiration, they analyzed the<br />
line drawings of artist and author<br />
William Steig. They created original<br />
studies of faces and then added<br />
pattern, texture, and the sense of<br />
movement. To get new ideas, they<br />
shared their studies with each other.<br />
Tiffany’s drawing has a flowing sense<br />
of movement and delicate patterning.<br />
She created different sizes and facial<br />
expressions for each figure, showing<br />
the individuality of her extended<br />
family members. Her virtuosity in<br />
using continuous line is remarkable<br />
and demonstrates her imaginative<br />
sense of beauty.<br />
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