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Bike<br />
Jude Hensley<br />
Grade: 7<br />
School: Salk School<br />
of Science,<br />
Manhattan<br />
<strong>Art</strong> Teacher: Heather Drayzen<br />
Pen and ink on paper<br />
STUDENT: Being an artist<br />
has become a defining<br />
feature for me. Most<br />
people know when they<br />
first meet me that art has<br />
become a big part of my<br />
life. Before I was in Ms.<br />
Drayzen’s class, the only<br />
thing I used as a tool was<br />
the type of pen used for<br />
writing, but she expanded<br />
my horizons with new<br />
materials such as ink and<br />
pencil. It was difficult making the<br />
piece match the reference picture,<br />
with the wheel being the hardest part<br />
to re-create. Another hard thing about<br />
doing the piece was trying not to<br />
smudge the ink or drop big globs<br />
of ink on the paper.<br />
TEACHER: Jude’s drawing is from a<br />
lesson on mark-making techniques.<br />
The medium was pen and India ink.<br />
Students’ drawings focused on line<br />
variation and creating value through<br />
stippling, cross-hatching, and hatching.<br />
Jude grappled with drawing most of<br />
the bike without a pencil. He started<br />
by breaking the bike down into the<br />
most basic shapes. His confidence<br />
grew with each mark. He created a<br />
gorgeous final result that matches his<br />
own unique personal style. He is a<br />
dedicated and talented young artist.<br />
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