I was inspired to create this artwork by the many amazing buildings all around the world, but mostly by those in New York City. I was also inspired by all the nice art my teacher showed us, including her own.

My artwork was inspired by two class trips to NYC. One trip was to the New Victory Theater in Times Square, and the other was to the Metropolitan Museum of Art where we saw the "America Today" murals by Thomas Hart Benton. In class we talked about how America has changed in the 100 years since Benton painted the murals. I then created this painting about NYC today in 2020. My class and I will turn this painting into a mural. I feel happy that I can communicate how I see NYC to others.

We looked at many different buildings in class. I liked the Empire State Building the best. That is why I made my building print so tall.

This is the Empire State Building at sunset.

My inspiration for this artwork was a large crab I saw at the beach. It was all alone then, all of a sudden other sea animals came from nowhere. The ocean suddenly became crowded. I wonder if the crab ate all of them.

I looked at photographs of a Hummingbird and a Grasshopper to draw them and learned about their physical features. I combined the bird and the insect and created my own whimsical creature. I also looked at a picture of New York City and included the view of the skyscrapers and Hudson River in my work.

My love for New York City, and in particular, The Statue of Liberty, inspired me to do this collage. I liked painting and using different tools to create texture. It was messy but fun! I worked hard to tear my paper, carefully cut shapes, and layer them to add texture to my collage.

I was born and raised in NYC. My dad immigrated to the United States from Italy in 1956. My mom immigrated to the United States from Poland in 1996. My work shows the beautiful New York Skyline and the flag of the great City of New York. I love New York!

I chose to paint a mountain landscape since it was complex and involved different mixtures of colors. I used the "wet-on-wet" technique to mix several colors for the background and dry-brush to paint the details. I used both techniques to show the different water patterns instead of just blue. Finally, I created the reflection of the mountain to make it look realistic. I love to "play around" with colors when painting. I especially love the unique outcomes that emerge.

In class we learned about Pop Art. I was inspired to create this heart after seeing paintings by Roberto Britto. His work makes me want to smile. I hope my painting does that to you.

This piece was put together by cuts, rips, structuring, sectioning, and splattering. It started as a project about the human face, for example, how to divide the face into sections so you know where every feature should go. We then created a background by learning techniques to rip the shapes of buildings and windows out of paper. The sky was made by splattering black ink on wet paper to create different opacities. I was inspired by superheroes like Spiderman and DareDevil: heroes that help the "little guys." They seem like average people, but they’re not; they save others.

For our first project in class, we made a photo series based on a particular theme or subject. The theme I chose was my neighborhood. I wanted to tell a story about the Williamsburg Bridge. I was drawn to the bridge because I live close by and I pass by it while I commute everyday. On the day I took this picture I didn't really know how I wanted to portray the bridge but was lucky enough to find a lock with writing on it that said "Land of the Free." To me this symbolized opportunity.

When my class was introduced to this neighborhood project I immediately thought of the night of 9/11. I was on my roof and saw two bright beams of light streaming upwards endlessly into the sky. Although I didn't experience what happened that day first-hand, I still like to look at the huge lights that pay tribute to what we lost that day. I thought my work would be something that many people would be able to relate to.

I was inspired first by a photograph of a building then completed the setting using my imagination.

This work was based on a class project exploring Pointillism and its techniques. I was inspired to do this painting based on a film I grew up watching. The film follows a girl in search of herself after leaving home. I wanted to represent the comfortable place my parents and teachers have built for me while I also search for myself.

I created this painting after being inspired by a photo I took. I was walking on the bay in the evening and decided to take a photo of the beautiful sunset and the Brooklyn Bridge. I later saw that I could recreate this photo as a painting to capture the essence of Brooklyn. I used watercolor to easily blend the colors of the evening sunset and ocean.

This is a cityscape collage. I love coming to art class! I love making art and being creative!

Every morning I wake up to the hustle and bustle of the F train. Commuting on the F train to school is a part of my daily routine and the beautiful way it speeds through Brooklyn always astonishes me. Therefore, I was inspired to use watercolor to represent the motion of the F train I experience each day.

I was inspired by artists Grandma Moses and Wassily Kandinsky. I tried mixing a variety of tints and shades using primary colors, black, and white. I saw that Kandinsky used interesting brushstrokes and tried to apply them to my landscape.

I was inspired by my Polish heritage to do this work of art. I looked at pictures of landscapes in Poland and chose to paint from a photograph of the Polish countryside because it was so bright and beautiful. The image represents my cultural heritage.

This is a big house in Alabama. I like to go there, but it is far away.

Did you know? Before Brooklyn joined with the other four boroughs in 1898, it was its own city.