Del Mar College - Cruiser Yearbook (Corpus Christi, TX)

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Take Pride When Masterpieces Displayed J' -' ' A is I 0 K ' hu si, if 'hi Corpus Christi Art Exhibition in the Memorial Coliseum. Abstract art oil painting seems to cause problems as Elaine Draper discovers two hands just aren't enough. he i X. gk- Ll ly ij, W Z 'D iz . Sharon Garrison puts the details on her portrait with a small pointed piece of charcoal and a steady hand.

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Students in Art Work Hard ith Designg The Del Mar Art Department was under the di- i rection of Miss Charlotte Watson. There were courses offered in creative design, life drawing and art the first semester studying the principles of design. Many of their projects were one with magazine clippings instead of paint. For these designs stu- dents chose the color they needed and clipped their 1.-F3-'f ' shapes from colored spots in the magazine. In life ,sv . drawing for the first semester students drew from live models in charcoal. For these modeling sessions students from the class were chosen to pose for the others in the room. In both creative design and life drawing Miss Watson chose the best works and hung i them around the campus for others to enjoy. Paintings decorated the president's office, the dean's office, f' the Student Center, and faculty lounges. The students in art history classes studied the origin and nature of historic styles. Their lectures included pictures and slides of famous art treasures from around the world. Students proudly view their pictures on display at the Ex-Del Mar art major, Lavernis Royal, shows Dr. Bordewick a representative of the mural for the Science building. I64 history. In the creative design class students spent Q w I

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Paula Falco discovers that abstract art in oils is one of the most rewarding types of paintings to work on. Laura Lea Hooker applies knowledge and skill in cre- ating a charcoal life drawing of a classmate. 1 wr: -1 ilsilw. . 1 SETS? .. .::.:::. i .,,.., r e a t ' ,se f' ' asus- .-w-'taxa f 'N' -.- A so ' gf? ' ,I ,J ,yi - aiiilfa.. Nh I 'g . lse .K- , K 97 x . Design, Life Drawing Rank As Favorite Art Courses Second semester found art students even busier than the first. Creative design students started work in three dimensional designs known as stabiles. For these creations they used wire, broom sticks, roofing materials and any other interesting supplies that could be found around the house. These students presented an unusual picture carrying saws, hammers, nails and various and, sundry other tools to class with them. The result, however, was a collection of beautiful stabiles that could be used at home. In life drawing the students turned to more complicated problems. Work continued with charcoal. The art history classes moved to more modern art studies, but they spent some time studying the history of the Gothic and Roman arches and other forms of ancient architecture. There was a complete reproduction of the Bayeauz Tapestry in the Art Building that was used as another study aid. The Art Department provided Del Mar students with an outlet for their talents and added to overall beauty of the campus and the surrounding community. David and Filberto Chapa engage in a lively discus- K , it til x