The AP Drawing submission requires students to make 15 art works that relate to an essential question of their choosing. These pieces can demonstrate a range of skills, mediums, and approaches to drawing. Below are some examples of AP Drawing Essential Questions, descriptions of student inquiries, examples of their work and links to student websites. Enjoy!
This page will be updated regularly! Scroll down past the AP website links to see new student work additions.
October 6, 2023
AP Drawing and 2D Art Students
work coming soon...
Sophie Possick-https://spossickportfolio.weebly.com/about.html
Ava Vickers-
https://avavickart.weebly.com/
James Perlman-
https://jamesperlmanportfolio.weebly.com
Paige Garber-
https://pgarberart.weebly.com/my-work.html
May 5, 2023
Congratulations to this years AP Drawing
and Portfolio Students. AP Drawing students describe their inquiries and give examples of their work below:
Sophie Possick-
In my sustained investigation, I strove to depict how I interact with the world with an introspective lens. Introspection can be defined as the examination or observation of one's mental or emotional processes. Spiritually, it can be described as examining one's soul. I attempted to answer this question by developing two themes: self-reflection and self-rumination, the two subtypes of introspection.
https://spossickportfolio.weebly.com/about.html
Jazmin Zeitune
“How did immigrating to the US affect my life?” My work focuses on the challenges & gifts that were brought by moving. Starting with the feeling of lonelines, I learned to love my alone time, which helped me grow. Subsequently: overcoming challenges, like language barriers, adapting to new experiences, like snow(13) & going to an American school. As uncomfortable as change is, it is also enjoyable, like getting to know NYC & adopting a dog. Lastly, this ends with a self-reflection, reminding myself I am proud of all I’ve been through to get where I am today.
https://jazminzeituneportfolio.weebly.com/
Natalie Steinberg
HOW CAN I PIN MY IDENTITY WHEN STRUGGLING
WITH BODY DYSMORPHIA?
I tried to tackle this daunting question by focusing on aspects of my identity, my specific insecurities, and the mental fog that I struggle with when thinking about my body or my relationship with food. I find it so interesting that when answering this question, many of my body issues stemmed from products, food, or the media. It's so scary to see how our environment can cause chronic issues like body dysmorphia just by engaging with society and others. I used womanhood as a common theme throughout my answer.
https://nsteinbergportfolio.weebly.com/
Dylan Erefryd
My guiding question is, how can I distort the human face? I wanted to use my art to push the limits of what makes a face "recognizable". I did this by taking typical facial features and trying to present them in new and interesting ways. I found that I could use distortion to tell a story, altering faces in a way that creates new characters that remain overwhelmingly human. I also relied on the terminology of the word "distortion", carefully planning how each facial alteration took inspiration from the subject of the piece to ensure each final work was cohesive and clear.
https://dylanerenfrydart.weebly.com/
Juan Prieto-
How has being a part of two cultures affected my life? This is a question that not only identifies with my work, but also my life. Being born in Mexico and growing up in the US has created many experiences in my life that not many can relate with or understand. My pieces are both literal experiences from the past, and also symbolic pieces that represent battles I face in life. They demonstrate experiences that can't exactly be described through words. Through my work, the audience takes a deep dive into the mind of a bicultural individual and see the struggles they face on a daily basis.
https://sites.google.com/view/jp-prieto-ap-drawing/sustained-investigations
Alessandra Wemm-
My SI is guided by the inquiry “How do I connect with the world around me?” Through exploring relationships with my mother, twin brother, and cats, I am discovering important aspects of myself. The pieces I have created focus on memorable experiences that have shaped me. Throughout my SI, I depicted activities I pursued from a young age which have become long lasting passions, as well as short lived experiences I cherish today. As I have progressed through this portfolio, I have reconnected with several interests and discovered my love for novelty.
https://alessandrasart.weebly.com/
Avery Wolkind-
How have I connected with the baking process throughout my life? This question guided my sustained investigation as I focused on different aspects of baking as I have grown up. I incorporated the literal steps of baking along with the relationships that are formed and strengthened through the bonding of baking. I wanted to express the importance of baking and how it brings me closer to others, whether family, friends or strangers. I experimented with different types and colors of pencils to help demonstrate my answers to my original question.
https://awolkindportfolio.weebly.com/
Ellie Goldstein
I chose to focus my sustained investigation on the question “How can I represent my childhood nostalgia?” When I first began exploring ideas for my sustained investigation I was fixated on the idea of representing transformations in my life. I began by creating an altered self-portrait that incorporated a photo from my childhood as well as a photo taken recently. As I went on, I began to notice that this theme of childhood was a recurring theme in my pieces. This led me to shift my focus to childhood nostalgia.
https://sites.google.com/view/elliegoldsteinart/home
Sophia Anello
https://sites.google.com/view/sophiaanelloart/home
Paige Garber
May 2, 2022
Congratulations AP Drawing! Below are some examples of the work students made from their Sustained Investigation (15 pieces that focus on one or more student created essential questions).
Amelie Schlueter:
"My question is about how society affects women. Originally I wanted my Sustained Investigation to focus on feminism and the many hardships of women, however, after doing research I wanted to express how much women have grown and evolved in response to societies norms, expectations and stereotypes. Women can't take anything for granted and need strength, persistence and endurance because we must continue to take action until the end of time."
Kira Tannenbaum:
"My sustained investigation is focused on creating a visual representation of mental illness in art. I wanted to turn different emotions and illnesses that are essentially invisible, such as eating disorders, anxiety/panic and depression into something more tangible through painting and drawing.
Julia Zislis:
"The central question of my Sustained Investigation involves the beauty culture today. I began my art investigation pondering about people constantly chasing a constructed ideal of oneself. As the pieces progress, I began to change the direction of my artistic approach, focusing on beauty acceptance as opposed to rejection. The investigation as a whole shows an evolution of the beauty standard from dissatisfaction to acceptance, showing the growth of our society in regards to beauty."
Michelle Simkin:
"The central idea of my sustained investigation aims to demonstrate how contemporary devices affect peoples lives. The exaggerated imagery demonstrates the huge effect of technology on humans. Relationships with people and themselves are changing, kids lives are becoming different and self worth is decreasing as a result."
Noelle Palombo:
"In my sustained Investigation, I am curious about how emotion can be represented in an artwork. My focus is on mental health and the visual representation of individuals going through loneliness, sadness, and isolation. The materials I used to create my ideas were different dark shades of pencils along with pressure to demonstrate the tone on meaning. Each piece evokes the feeling of darkness and despair."
Lilly Kleinhandler:
"The main inquiry that guided my sustained investigation was mental illness. I now know that mental health is nothing to be ashamed of and that art is a healthy and safe outlet to explore my emotions."
October 6, 2020
Our current AP Art students websites:
Komal Samrow
https://sites.google.com/blindbrook.org/colors-for-a-cause/
Sage Hendelman
https://www.sagehendelmanart.com/
Kevin O’Neill
https://kevinjoneill-art.weebly.com/
May 7, 2020
AP students are finishing up their work for the year. Congratulations! To see everything they worked so hard on, click on the links below.
Zoe Miller-https://zoemillerart.weebly.com
Sam Barone-https://sammybarone.weebly.com
Sofia Scappatura-https://vsco.co/sofiascappatura-artportfolio
Ashley Drazka-https://sites.google.com/view/ashley-drazka-art/senior-year?authuser=1
May 6th, 2019
AP Students are finished with their submissions! Congratulations!
If you would like to see more from Nicole Bluth, click here: https://nicoleebluth.wixsite.com/nicolebluth
to see more from Ali Nardi, click here: https://allienardi85.wixsite.com/website
May 11th, 2018
AP Students just finished their submissions and put their work on websites for you to see. Congratulations to Julia and Ben!
See Ben Striar's work here
See Julia Mendelsohn's work here
May 1st, 2017
AP Students just finished their submissions and put all their work on websites for you to see. Congratulations everyone!
Lauren Santarsiero:
http://laurensantarsieroart.weebly.com
Heather Melvin:
http://heathermelvin.weebly.com
Emma DePaola:
emmadepaolaart.weebly.com
Carlie Fern:
http://carliefern.weebly.com
Samatha Kaye:
http://samlkaye.weebly.com/
April 28th, 2015
AP Students are finishing up their portfolios getting them ready for the submission.
To see some of the work they have made this year look here at their websites:
Rachel Saxe:
rachelsaxeportfolio.weebly.com
Chloe Citron:
chloecitron.com
Jordan Cohen:
http://jordancohen.weebly.com/
Alexa Maizes:
http://alexamaizes.crevado.com/about
May 15th, 2014,
AP students are finished with their AP submissions! Congratulations! Here are some highlights:
Lindsey Smith
Hannah Mook
October 10th, 2013
First Concentration piece by Lindsey Smith, charcoal.