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Ten entries for last year's theme: Look Within.
Congratulations to the Westlake Winners of the National PTA Reflections Art Contest:
  • Luca Berrios (grade 5) 
  • Toby Jaffe (grade 4)
  • ​Lucas Grewer (kindergarten)
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2019 Reflections Art Contest Theme: Look Within

Below are the 2019-2020 entries from Westlake Elementary School students in our second time entering the National PTA Reflections Art Contest. Original Art is on display in the Westlake Library until Thanksgiving. The theme is "Look Within".

These are the winners of 3 categories at the Westlake School Level and moved on to enter at the 6th District Level:
  • Visual arts grades TK-2 : Lucas Grewer, grade kinder, "Life"
  • Visual arts grades 3-5: Luca Berrios grade 5, "Layers"
  • Photography grades 3-5: Toby Jaffe, grade 4, "Looking Through the Hole"
Congratulations to all participants for excellent work and interpretation of the theme. 

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Entries are judged by the following criteria:
  1. Interpretation of Theme (40 pts.)
  2. Creativity (30 pts.)
  3. Technique (30 pts.)

“Interpretation of Theme” is weighted most heavily. This is what makes the National PTA Reflections Arts Program unique. A well-developed concept is more important than technique. If two entries are tied, the entry with the higher score for interpretation of theme receives more recognition. Use the provided rubric to keep your scores consistent. Entries should be judged primarily on how well the student uses his or her artistic vision to portray the 2019-20 theme: “Look Within."
To read more about the contest, go to: www.supportwestlake.org/reflections-art
email: reflectionswestlake@gmail.com

Picture
#1
Title: "Layers"
Grade: 5
Category: Visual Art
​Medium: Acrylic Paint on Canvas
​
Artist Statement:
"Humans have many layers, they are complex. You can’t always know what a person is, thinks or feels by seeing their surface. Look within."

Picture
#2
​Title: "The Glorious Beagle"
Grade:  4
Category: Photography
​Medium: Digital Photograph
Artist Statement:
This picture shows the glory of being a dog. I was able to capture my dog “Shimmer” golden eyes looking up at me.

Picture
#3
​Title: "Pouncing Tiger"
Grade: 4
Category: Visual Arts
​Medium: Watercolor on paper
​
Artist Statement:
"
My art relates to the theme because when I look within I see a Tiger and that Tiger is sitting in a pagoda all alone, only nature surrounding it. Why I see that is because I love nature and being alone in it. Why I see a Tiger is because I was born in the year of the Tiger, I was born in 2010."

Picture
#4
​Title: "What do you like to do?"
Grade: 4
Category: Visual Arts
​Medium: Pencils, colored pens on paper
​
Artist Statement:
"
The art makes me think of what makes you you. What do you like?"

Picture
#5
​Title: "Life"
Grade: Kindergarten
Category: Photography
​Medium: Mixed Media and Photography
​
Artist Statement:
​"
I explored my garden and took photographs of all the colorful, beautiful things I saw. I wanted to take a close look within nature. When I did, I found a shell hidden in the plants. I saw that shell as a home for a snail. In a pile of hay I found a grasshopper staying safe. In nature there is always more to see if you take time to really look within."

Picture
#6
​Title: "Girl Inside"
Grade: 4
Category: Visual Arts 
​Medium: Pencil on Paper
​
Artist Statement:
​"
My art is about what people feel inside."

Picture
#7
​Title: "B"
Grade: 3
Category: Visual Art
​Medium: Colored Pencils on paper
​
Artist Statement:
​"
B represents me because I’m creative, colorful and whimsical."

Picture
#8
​Title: "Looking Into Feelings:
Grade: 3
Category: Visual Arts
​Medium: Colored Pens on Paper and collage
​
Artist Statement:
"
Never judge people by the way they look, but by what they do. If you do judge them about how they look, you won’t get to know them better. You might miss out on making friends when you judge. If you don’t compare the way someone looks on the outside, by the way they dress or how their skin appears, then you are able to find out who they are on the inside. This piece of art shows a popular girl. She looks pretty, but others don’t know what is going on. That’s just one half showing her appearance. The other half shows that she is feeling sad and getting picked on. If you look at her right side, that is her physical appearance. On her left side I drew mini stories that show her feeling sad, which you can’t tell just by looking on the outside. Clearly, you never know the personality of others until you get to know them."

Picture
#9
​Title: "Me"
Grade: 5
Category: Visual Arts
​Medium: Digital Art and Colored Pencil Mixed Media
​
Artist Statement:
"
This reflection of me makes me feel happy because its me and makes me feel happy. I am strong, I am kind and I am grateful. "

Picture
#10
​Title: "Inside You"
Grade: 4
Category: Visual Art 
​Medium: Color Pencils on paper
​
Artist Statement:
"
There is so much more underneath the surface."

Picture
#11
​Title: "Looking Through the Hole"
Grade: 4
Category: Photography
​Medium: Photo mounted on wooden panel
​
Artist Statement:
"We look within to be peaceful, calm, and to understand things. You can look inside your body to see how you are feeling. I took this photograph to represent a portal that lets you look within.  You look through the hole to understand yourself."

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