Students explore art themes in Re/LAUNCH/ing, vol. 3

Each month, StAlbertTODAY.ca will be displaying an online gallery of art created by high school students. These are November's submissions.

"Still Life Start Up" by Robyn Hickle and Sam Mudryk (Grade 11 and 12), graphite pencil and charcoal. Scroll down for more art by local students.

With school back in session, a new collaborative art project has been launched.

Re/LAUNCH/ing is aimed at hitting the same high notes that its predecessor with.draw.all did, but with the added emphasis on the intrinsic value of art to the artist.

Each month, StAlbertTODAY.ca will be displaying an online gallery of art created by high school students. November's rendition features 12 creations from students at Paul Kane, Bellerose and St. Albert Catholic High.

Artist: Aisling Conneely
Grade 11
Ink
Title: Bike Rack
Artist's Statement: "This is an ink pen project of a bike rack. The most challenging part of this project was the amount of pens I went through!"

Artist: Sienna McEachern
Grade 11
Ink
Title: Bikes
Artist's Statement: "My art displays the gears and parts of a bike. At times I struggled to capture the intricate details within the gears and spokes."

Artist: Morgan Petras
Grade 11
Felt pen wash
Title: Suburbs
Artist's Statement: "This is a perspective drawing done in the suburbs, then I used water based markers to create the felt pen wash."

Artist: Caitlyn Kurylowich
Grade 11
Felt pen wash
Title: Treehouse
Artist's Statement: "This treehouse/boat is created using water based markers."

Artists: Adam Steffes, Josh DeWitt and Taeghen Brezovski
Grades 11 and 12
Graphite pencil and charcoal
Title: Still Life
Artists' Statement from Sam Mudryk and Josh DeWitt: "When COVID-19 unexpectedly hit our society, life felt so uncertain and stressful. Having the option to stay creative at home was a great way to keep busy during the lockdown. However, when school ended in June, it was hard to pick the pencil up again with the world moving at such a fast pace. Coming into art this second quarter has allowed my imagination to generate so much creativity and has been such an artistic release. I feel very fortunate to be able to have the chance to express myself and relax during such a difficult time."

Artists: Sam Mudryk and Robyn Hickle
Grades 11 and 12
Graphite pencil and charcoal
Title: Still Life Start Up
Artists' Statement: (see above)