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Uganda<br />
Cliffannie Forrester<br />
Grade: 12<br />
School: High School of<br />
<strong>Art</strong> & Design,<br />
Manhattan<br />
<strong>Art</strong> Teacher: Maria Jimenez<br />
Oil on canvas<br />
STUDENT: This piece was<br />
inspired by a missionary<br />
trip I took last summer.<br />
When I was creating<br />
Uganda I struggled to<br />
recreate the color scheme<br />
and contrasts from my<br />
references. I fused the<br />
background with the<br />
foreground in cool tones<br />
so that references I used<br />
appear seamless in the<br />
painting. I was pleased<br />
with the results. I am<br />
appreciative of the skills<br />
I thought I never had. I<br />
wouldn’t have been able to produce<br />
the body of work I have if it wasn’t<br />
for Ms. Jimenez. She recognized my<br />
abilities and encouraged me to study<br />
various artists such as Edgar Degas<br />
and Diego Velázquez.<br />
TEACHER: In my illustration class<br />
students create a series of thematic<br />
artworks for their college portfolios.<br />
The challenge was to include an<br />
in-depth investigation of their<br />
subjects that demonstrated a<br />
personal vision. Cliffannie embodied<br />
that in Uganda. The narrative of this<br />
portrait symbolizes innocence and<br />
hope. Cliffannie wanted her subject<br />
to touch viewers and make them<br />
consider that black lives matter and<br />
that little girls matter, in any part<br />
of the world. Cliffannie’s powerful<br />
message was captured in this<br />
compelling composition and because<br />
of it, we are all transformed.<br />
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