By Raeann Rasmussen
What do you see when you look at a Mini-School student? If you don’t see something, look a little bit deeper. Now what do you see—talent, maybe? Well, if not, I’ll help you.
Jason Paulson has been drawing ever since he can remember. He has taken one quarter of commercial art at Vo-Tech and describes his art as mainly cartoons. In the future, Jason would like to pursue a career in this field.
Chris Glowaski says he’s been drawing since he was in his mother’s womb. Such a neat way to put it, Chris! Drawing is just a hobby for him and he sees no career with it. Besides those required in elementary school, Chris has taken several art classes throughout high school and describes his style as scary and offending to some people.
Art is just a hobby for Sharon Korzendorfer, yet it gives her a feeling of accomplishment which makes a lot of sense: She has taken oil painting and drawing classes in high school and says her drawings are more or less realistic with meaning and lots of the time about the earth.
Brandon Petron has enjoyed drawing as a hobby since kindergarten and is in his first year of commercial art. Death-oriented is how he labels his style and also he likes drawing designs for tattoos.
Keith “Pugsley” Bartram draws for fun, and his work mainly consists of portraits.
For the past three years, Aaron “Aaroon” Burns has been drawing his creative thoughts down on paper. In the future he may pursue this as a career. Commercial art, calligraphy, and drawing classes all have educated Aaron in this hobby of his. Like Jason Paulson, Aaron’s drawings are mainly cartoons.
Josh Stinson, new to Mini-School this year, grew up watching his dad, who is an architect. He enjoyed making drawings with his father and would maybe like to make a career out of this. Josh has taken watercolor and graphic design classes. Painting is his “thing” right now and sometimes drawing. Faces are what he likes to paint and draw and in doing this he tries to capture the feelings of these people. Although Josh’s example of his talent has nothing to do with faces, I suggest you study it closely.
Matt Richard has never taken any art classes and decided he will continue drawing as a pastime instead of a career. He has been drawing since he was little and describes his style as off-the-wall.
Katie Steger draws for fun and has never taken an art class. She looks at things and then draws them down on paper.
Brandon Marcaccini, who just discovered his talent a few months ago, has never taken a class. A career is a possibility in the future and all his drawings have meanings.
Matt McCrady, a well-known artist in Mini-School, was in commercial art for 2 1/2 years and knows just what he wants to do after school. Stout College is where he plans to go to study graphic arts and then make a living with this great talent he has. One more thing Matt wanted to throw in: he received an award last year in commercial art class.
Brandon Lindner, better known as “Bubba”, has been drawing since he was five years old. Gory and detailed is how he describes his art, which he uses to decorate his bedroom walls.
So there you have it, the talented Mini-Schoolers. Now do you see? I hope so. Enjoy these wonderful and fascinating drawings done by our awesome students!