Art by Sean

Adventure in Art on a Journey of Faithful Expression

Multi iPad Display Using Junkyard Jumbotron

On May 16th at the Wheaton Academy Spring Art Show, we're going to try something fun... Use multiple iPads as a giant display for student artwork. Thanks to Rick Borovoy, Ph.D. and Brian Knep at MIT's Center for Future Civic Media, we have a way to pull it off. This video is our test using 12 iPads to create the virtual display. I'm thinking we could even go bigger.

It took me way too long to find this, and I haven't seen anything else like it out there. Also, it's free to use! Now I just have to build a rig to mount all the iPads on the wall.

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Wheaton Academy Spring Musical

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The build crew on Les Mis is a precision strike team. I'm so impressed and in awe of their excellent work. Getting super excited about this set and the entire production! Here are some pics and a few set design concept sketches.

Lot's o' Art Happinin'

Here are a few more process shots of some portrait studies I've completed recently.

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New School Year New Art

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I've been pleasantly busy with teaching in the last few weeks. My students are so talented and a joy to be with in the classroom. I've enjoyed getting to know them. Lots of exciting projects to work on this semester! Grad school is in full swing and I'm making more art. Heres a sample from my Head Drawing class.

Progress on the Mural

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We've made lots of progress on our mural for Summer English Institute at Wheaton Academy. I put together a composition using the students' drawings, then they transferred the artwork onto our mural wall. The wall is composed of 16 2' x 2' Masonite boards attached to a frame with Velcro. That way, students can take home a piece if they want.

Art is International

Last week I started working with a great group of students from all over Asia. They are here to study English immerse themselves in American. Some will return to the States for school in the fall. I have the opportunity to make art with them three days a week for an hour and a half. Our first project involved t-shirts, tie dye and Super Soakers (pictures to follow). Last Thursday we began to brainstorm ideas for a mural project we'll be working on for the next few weeks. Here are some of their ideas and a great group picture (some were too shy to be in the picture) in front of the doodle wall.

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