By Suzanne Liew
“Swish,
Swish, Swish.” Brush strokes were applied quickly as Tien Min (11) concentrated
hard to complete his Chinese ink art piece. It was another stressful day in art
class. “Does this look like a building?” Tien Min asked for advice.
Like
many art students, he usually came in during study halls and after school to
complete art pieces on time. “This needs more depth,” said Mrs. Nichols, as she
was also walking towards my table and eying my watercolor art piece. I was working
on a portrait, the 3rd piece of my AP Art concentration. AP Art
students have to submit twenty-four pieces, twelve breadth (different art
pieces in a variety of mediums) and twelve concentration pieces (with a central
theme). Taking in Mrs. Nichols advice, I shifted my focus back to my artwork
when
“YAAAAY!!!”
shouted Grace Moon (11), jumping with joy. “I finally figured out my theme for
my AP Art concentration!”
But her excitement slightly faded when she
realized her next art piece was due in two days – on Thursday morning… But with
determination, Grace assured herself that she would be done on time. The other
AP Art students, Alicia Chin (12), Phillip Yeoh (11), Gloria Kim (11) and
myself were scrambling to finish our art pieces on time too. Art students,
especially those in Master Studio and AP Art, always have to pay careful
attention to deadlines, or we will end up on the dreaded NFL…
If
you haven’t been on the NFL at least ONCE, then you’re not an art student. Is
it not uncommon for art students to end up on the NFL, and when they do, it’s
the majority of the people in Master Studio and AP Art. Poor Mr. Maurin has to
suddenly deal with twenty art students on the NFL almost every week…
But
as tight as the schedule may be, the art students always manage to complete
their pieces in the end, creating beautiful artwork for all to enjoy during the
fine arts festival in May.
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