“If God has a refrigerator in heaven, this painting would be taped to it. If God has a museum, this work would hang in it, because it is merited with the same passion as any of the masters.” Richard Williams, art specialist, Glassell School of Art



The artwork titled “Water” is proof that creativity is essential to the educational process. Taking a leap of faith and not knowing how the final composition would look, the freshmen art class worked together making decisions and solving problems as they encountered them. Similar to scientists working towards a cure or solution for pollution, the students took steps in creating a work of art without knowing an end result.

Inspired by Frank Stella, the class created an amazing grouping of 8 shaped canvases based on water, the water molecule and the Great Wave by the Japanese artist Hokusai. The process and the thoughts of the students are captured in a bound keepsake book.