Student Art Selected for Display at the Pine Community Center
For the third year in a row, Pine-Richland student art will be displayed at Pine Community Center through mid-January.
Through their In-Depth Program Review (IDPR), the art department developed a goal of connecting with the community to benefit both students and the art department. Because many community members do not have an opportunity to see student art, our art teachers wanted to ensure that the entire community had an opportunity to stop in and see what students are creating. The collaboration with Pine Community Center was developed to help meet this aim to share art with the broader community.
Students in kindergarten through eighth grade are represented through projects detailed below.
All members of the community are encouraged to stop by to see what our students have been working on this school year!
Richland K-3—Teacher Katie Laslavic
Artists: Campbell C., Isla L., Charlie Jo M., Cole M., Alex N., Ryder P., Will K., Chase V., Peyton W.
Kindergarten artists explored Japanese art through The Great Wave Off Kanagawa by Katsushika Hokusai. They learned about proportion and perspective, noticing how Hokusai made Mount Fuji appear small against a towering wave. The students also discovered how line creates movement and drama in the piece. Inspired by this, they crafted their own “great waves” out of paper, using line to bring their sculptures to life and capture the energy of Hokusai’s iconic work.
First-grade artists dove into ocean-themed art, exploring how line can transform scenes into vibrant, expressive works. Using mixed media—paint, sculpture, pastel, and even photography—they brought ocean life to life on paper and in 3D. As part of this project, students revisited primary colors and learned to distinguish warm and cool color schemes. Inspired by modern artists like Josh Agle, who use line and color in bold ways, they created unique ocean scenes that reflect their individual styles and newfound color knowledge.
Second-grade artists created beautiful landscapes in collaboration with their ELA curriculum after reading Goodbye Summer, Hello Autumn by Kenard Pak. This story inspired them to depict the transition between summer and fall in their artwork. Through their projects, students discussed transitions in many contexts, including art. They studied the color wheel and noticed that, just like in nature, colors follow scientific transitions: red, orange, yellow and green blend seamlessly, mirroring the changing hues of fall trees. This project showed our young artists just how much art and science have in common.
Third-grade artists created a stunning, cohesive forest of ROYGBIV trees, each representing a unique mark of creativity. Every student crafted a concentric circle tree using tints and shades of one chosen color, making a beautiful monochromatic piece. When put together, their trees formed a vibrant forest, with each tree connecting harmoniously with those around it. Inspired by International Dot Day—a celebration that reminds artists worldwide that anyone can make their mark—they discovered how a simple “dot” can grow into something remarkable. This project was a powerful reminder of individuality, community and the importance of starting small to make a lasting impact.
Hance K-3—Teacher Jennifer Jankowski
Artists: Aidan B., Laurel C., Joie G., Reyna S., Elliott W.
In celebration of International Dot Day, and in collaboration with music teacher Carly Tansimore, Hance shared artwork inspired by famous dot artists.
Kindergarten artists created unique concentric circles using paint sticks in warm and cool colors. Artists practiced tracing a large circle template, cutting out their large dots and gluing them on paper.
First-grade artists painted bold concentric circles using warm and cool colors and carefully drew line designs. Just like artist Wassily Kandinsky, they painted their masterpieces to classical music.
Second-grade artists created a collage in the style of contemporary artist Howardena Pindell. They designed unique patterns with lines and shapes with oil pastels and crayons and then painted.
Third-grade artists freely created colorfully painted collages in the style of the contemporary artist Beatriz Milhazes while listening to Bossa Nova music. These artists printed dots with gelli printing plates and created unique textures with paint scrapers. They carefully cut out their prints and other new and recycled papers to create unique collages.
Hance 1-3—Teacher Katie Laslavic
Artists: Annabelle C., Grace D., Reese M., Emma S.
First-grade artists dove into ocean-themed art, exploring how LINE can transform scenes into vibrant, expressive works. Using mixed media—paint, sculpture, pastel and even photography—they brought ocean life to life on paper and in 3D. As part of this project, students revisited primary colors and learned to distinguish warm and cool color schemes. Inspired by modern artists like Josh Agle who use line and color in bold ways, they created unique ocean scenes that reflect their individual styles and newfound color knowledge.
Second-grade artists created beautiful landscapes in collaboration with their ELA curriculum after reading Goodbye Summer, Hello Autumn by Kenard Pak. This story inspired them to depict the transition between summer and fall in their artwork. Through their projects, students discussed transitions in many contexts, including art. They studied the color wheel and noticed that, just like in nature, colors follow scientific transitions: red, orange, yellow and green blend seamlessly, mirroring the changing hues of fall trees! This project showed our young artists just how much art and science have in common.
Third-grade artists created a stunning, cohesive forest of ROYGBIV trees, each representing a unique mark of creativity. Every student crafted a concentric circle tree using tints and shades of one chosen color, making a beautiful monochromatic piece. When put together, their trees formed a vibrant forest, with each tree connecting harmoniously with those around it. Inspired by International Dot Day—a celebration that reminds artists worldwide that anyone can make their mark—they discovered how a simple dot can grow into something remarkable. This project was a powerful reminder of individuality, community and the importance of starting small to make a lasting impact.
Wexford K-3—Teacher Jennifer Jankowski
Artists: Arohee C., Brooks K., Jiwoo K., Costanza L., Ella O., Isaac S., Clive S., Erikson T.
In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, and in collaboration with librarian Andrea Clarkson and music teacher Kim Campbell, Wexford proudly shares artworks inspired by Mexican culture. To reinforce geography and world cultures, Wexford features a large world map in the art gallery.
First-grade artists studied line and created Mexican blankets in primary colors. These artists cut and glued paper lines and created line designs with oil pastels. Finally, they carefully snipped fringe to embellish their artwork. Students learned about Mexican blankets and compared line designs in these textiles.
Second-grade artists experimented with line and shape as they practiced brush control and learned about the endangered monarchs' cultural importance to the Mexican people. Inspired by the book Señorita Mariposa and the monarchs’ annual migration, they created symmetric monoprints of artistic monarch butterflies, adding yellow for brightness and flair. They learned the parts of the butterfly and how to identify male and female monarchs. They painted one side, folded their papers and created a monoprint on the other side. They used pastels to color their backgrounds for compositions of complementary colors.
Third-grade artists were inspired by Mexican serapes in their cultural study. They printed a center design with recycled cardboard and paint which could show symmetry or asymmetry. They chose one hue and mixed tints, shades and tones to practice brush control. Finally, third-grade artists learned about space and texture when they punched holes and created lark head knots for fringe.
Eden Hall 4-6—Teacher Katelynn Tronetti
Artists: Lucianna A., Delaney B., Madeline C., Carson C., Delia J., Julia K., Carter L., Frederick H., Max M., Nora M., Kieran M., Jamie P., Yashita P.
Fourth-grade students observed various artworks that demonstrated different emotions and discussed the artistic elements that impacted their effects. They then created designs that reflected 2-4 emotions through the use of line, shape and color.
Fifth-grade artwork is not on display outside of Eden Hall due to its fragility, but you can learn more and see pictures of their paper-cutting designs on the PR website.
Sixth-grade students identified the different values in shading and explained the scientific reasoning behind the value placements. They created designs using rounded objects since the focus was on spherical shading. Students chose chalk pastels, pencils or a combination of both mediums to demonstrate shading.
Middle School 8—Teacher Holly Angeloff
Artists: Aiden Beale, Elan Davis, London Garrighan, Riley Komoroski, Pritha Mukherjee, Ana Oliveria, Desolina Postreich, Alina Samila, Carter Straub, John Mark Whiddon
Eighth-graders worked on contour line drawing of hands. Contour line requires keen observation and a continuous line traditionally created in ink or pen where no erasing is used.