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MONDAY, MAY 16, 2016
Volume 95, Number 8
Monday, May 16, 2016
An Artistic Endeavor
As a sophomore at Yankton High School I
have had two years of art classes taught by Peter Deming. I ve always been interested in art of all types but
never imagined I would excel at it.
This year I am enrolled in Drawing and Painting, and it is a much more focused art class. In this class
we have done projects such as realistic graphite portraits,
abstract paintings taken from real life images, watercolors, linoleum block carvings and art in the subconscious.
Over the course of the year I learned what types
of mediums and styles of art I personally like. During the
last half semester we are partaking in an independent
study. Independent study is designed to allow students to
pursue different styles of art and to learn about techniques. For my independent study I wanted to learn more
about possible art careers, and I became really intrigued
by murals.
I mentioned this to Mr. Deming and he immedi-
ately came up with the idea to use a wall in his classroom
as my canvas. He asked if I would be interested and said
I could choose a friend to do the project with me. I took
on the project, and another sophomore, Hanna Eide,
agreed to help me.
Together, Hanna and I have been working on
the mural for about a month and a half. It is located on
the wall of the old darkroom. The mural is about 6 feet
by 6 feet.
Hanna and I consult each other for opinions but
ultimately trust each other s artistic ability to make the
choices that will improve the mural. It has been a blast
working with Hanna, and we have gotten to know one
another better through this process.
The concept we wanted to incorporate in the
mural was to have it centered around Yankton High
School and all the classes and activities offered. These
include mathematics, English, science, art, world history,
geography, theater, athletics and band, along with others.
The whole idea of our mural is to have each subject mat-
ter flow into the next to portray that each subject helps
the next.
Hanna and I discussed that we wanted each
symbol for the subjects to mean something deeper. Our
final statement is that all the subjects work together and
benefit from each other in order to make a well balanced
education.
We wanted to make this mural special and
meaningful so we ourselves could feel accomplished, but
a lot of credit goes to Mr. Deming. Without him we
would never have had the opportunity to do this project
or even to fall in love with the arts.
This project has vastly deepened my respect for
artists and all they must think about and plan. It has
opened Hanna and me up to a new world and the idea of
art careers for a possible future.
I believe this project will never be forgotten by
either Hanna or me, and we both feel fortunate to be a
part of it.
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