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In line with its mission to preserve humankind’s artistic traditions, the Society of Classical Poets is featuring the best of artwork submitted recently by high school students. This artwork uses a relatively more traditional aesthetic in an effective way. Note that none of the below featured works utilized artificial intelligence in their production. If poets would like to compose a poem to go with one of these works, they may post it in the comments below or submit it for consideration for separate publication. Artwork and poetry may be submitted to [email protected]. Enjoy!

—Evan Mantyk, SCP Editor & President

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Still Life Drawings by Students
of Northern Academy of the Arts, Middletown, New York

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Maggie Jiang, 11th grade

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Izah Chaudhry, 10th grade

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Penelope Mantyk, 11th grade

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Sophia Dalavai, 11th grade

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Tianlong Teng, 12th grade

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11 Responses

  3. Paul A. Freeman

    A St. Valentine’s Day Limerick

    Roses and boxes and bows
    spell romance and everyone knows
    although it is pricey,
    forgetting is dicey,
    but that’s just the way that Love goes.

    (Based on Penelope’s fine drawing)

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  4. Margaret Coats

    Every one of these still life drawings reveals motion in its own particularly creative way.

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  5. Yael

    These drawings are very impressive accomplishments for this age group. It takes great patience and skill to render 3D objects with their lighting, light reflections, depth perspectives and various textures in 2D with pencil, and have the result look aesthetically pleasing and interesting to the viewer. Every one of these looks great. Congratulations to the young artists!

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  7. Gigi Ryan

    Dear Students,
    I am delighted to see your artwork. I especially enjoyed noticing the way you accomplished the draping look (Maggie and Penelope), the contrasts between dark and light (Izah and Tianlong) and the reflection (Sophia).
    How wonderful that young people are using their gifts to create beauty that is full of truth and goodness. Keep up the wonderful work – you will never be sorry. I, on the other hand, am sorry that I allowed others to discourage me from creative arts as a young person.
    Gigi Ryan

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  8. V.S.

    Some of the students’ drawings gave rise for actual thoughts.

    to Penelope Mantyk
    Natura mоrta… Hail of changes battered
    the symphony of Arts in human life.
    You piece together, draw what Soul starved,
    what is prescript for us from High Above…

    to Sophia Dalavai
    Divinely granted, full with honey-juice,
    reflected in the outer of vase…
    The outer – right: diligently polish;
    but what to do inside to welcome Grace ?..

    (“welcome” goes in meter, “procure” I’m unsure; how to say “cаter like Abraham” ?)

    to Tianlong Teng
    The tool an ape could use to knock a fruit
    is not the one to make the music vessel;
    we all haul brawlful Past; how I guess
    my measures for ensemble to constitute…

    (“measures” or “actions”)

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  9. Susan Jarvis Bryant

    What a feast for the eyes this artwork is. All of the drawings are beautifully done, but I particularly like those ballet shoes and roses… that picture whispers to me… in poetry.

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