Journal Question #10

No Question, just: Happy New Year!  Have a relaxing, fun, wonderful break, everyone.  See you in 2010.  Thomas Griffin

Journal Question #9

What kind of Visual Art do you like?  Choose a painting, sculpture, drawing, design, etc.  Describe it briefly, and tell my why you like it.  For example, I was just looking at a Cezanne (French painter of the early 20th century) still life called "Ginger Jar and Fruit." (Cezanne.com)  It shows a table, on which are a number of apples and pears and a jar.  The background is gray with what looks like a spade (a kind of shovel) hanging on the wall.  The fruit are beautiful greens and yellows and are loosely arranged on a striped cloth.  The jar, a kind of urn, stands behind the fruit.  Like all Cezanne's work, there is so much life in each object - the painting almost vibrates or hums with life.  I feel as though Cezanne finds a soul or spirit in the most ordinary things, and brings that soul out in his work.   And his composition and mastery of color is extraordinary.   Your turn: describe a piece of art you like and tell me why you like it!  (Give me a website where I can look at the art, too.)    

Journal Question #8

If someone you know from your country was thinking of coming to Thornton Academy, what would you tell him or her?  What advice would you give this person about how to prepare to live and study here?  What could you tell him or her about TA, Saco, Maine, and the USA that he/she might not know?  What should he/she expect as he/she prepares to come here?