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SAMANTHA SCHAPPERT


Q3 Home Project Progress (#1)
I'm currently in the very first and most confusing stages of working on my home project. So far, I have this planning page and a lot of...

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Mar 5, 20251 min read


Awareness Post (#6)
For this quarter's awareness post, I'm focusing on Genieve Figgis. I first encountered her work in the Great Women Artists podcast last...

samanthaschappert
Feb 14, 20252 min read


Q3 In-Class Project Progress (#2)
This week I've continued to go in with some detail work on this project. I repainted the middle section and did the two blue sections on...

samanthaschappert
Feb 12, 20251 min read
Experience Post (#5)
Today I went to see Matthew Bond's art talk about his senior show! One thing that I found really interesting about his talk was his...

samanthaschappert
Feb 5, 20251 min read


Q3 In-Class Project Progress (#1)
I've gotten a decent start on this project, I think. I have an underpainting down already, and now it's just a matter of getting down...

samanthaschappert
Feb 3, 20251 min read


Awareness Post (#5)
For my awareness post this quarter, I'm focusing on Mickalene Thomas. Her work caught my eye because it uses rhinestones, and I've...

samanthaschappert
Dec 11, 20243 min read


Q2 Second In-Class Project Progress (#1)
I think I'm approaching the end of this project, and I still don't really know how I feel about it. I like a lot of what I've done so far...

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Dec 8, 20241 min read


Q1 Home Project Progress (#1)
My goal for this project is to have some kind of self portrait to put in my supplemental portfolio for colleges! Right now I have a...

samanthaschappert
Sep 26, 20241 min read


Q1 In-Class Project Progress (#1)
I think my in-class project is going pretty well! I've already painted, sanded, spraypainted, and have started laying down some drywall...

samanthaschappert
Sep 23, 20241 min read


Figure Drawing Reflection
We just finished our figure drawing unit, and it's left me with a lot to think about. I think that the presence of a guest artist really...

samanthaschappert
Sep 18, 20241 min read


Q4 Second In-Class Project Progress (#2)
I'm starting to finish up my in-class project. I went back in and adjusted some of the line weight, added some contour lines, and am now...

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May 7, 20241 min read


Q4 Second In-Class Project Progress (#1)
This project started kind of slow for me, but I think it's starting to kick off now! At the very beginning of the week, I had some...

samanthaschappert
May 2, 20242 min read
Career Post (#3)
For this quarter's career post I'm focusing on forensic artists. Forensic artists use their artistic abilities to do a variety of things...

samanthaschappert
Apr 30, 20242 min read


Awareness Post (#4)
My awareness post for this quarter is focused on Jadé Fadojutimi. I first encountered her work when I was listening to the episode of the...

samanthaschappert
Apr 23, 20242 min read
Experience Post (#4)
Yesterday I went to see this quarter's lunchtime lecture, which was led by guest lecturer Summer Balcom. One thing that I found very...

samanthaschappert
Apr 18, 20241 min read


Q4 First In-Class Project Progress (#1)
My process for this project is going reasonably well. Right now I'm working on wood in drywall compound, which is a significant change...

samanthaschappert
Apr 10, 20241 min read


Awareness Post (#3)
For this quarter's awareness post I'm focusing on Howardena Pindell, because I remember seeing an exhibit of her work at the VMFA and...

samanthaschappert
Feb 29, 20242 min read
Experience Post (#3)
This week I went to see the Scholastic Art Award winners. One thing that I noticed was that the Gold Key winners were usually larger in...

samanthaschappert
Feb 15, 20241 min read


Q3 Home Project Progress (#1)
I got a pretty good start on my home project this week! This time around, I'm trying to do multiple smaller images of the same scene in...

samanthaschappert
Feb 15, 20241 min read


Q3 First In-Class Project Progress (#1)
My process for this project had a lot of ups and downs. My major crisis was Crayola marker. On my smaller pieces, I like to sketch out...

samanthaschappert
Jan 31, 20242 min read
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