What Students Learn in Art Class
Grades first through eighth are assigned a specific day and time for art class. For the main art curriculum, students follow Meet the Masters and supplement with some self-created projects. This program not only provides students the opportunity to learn about great artists of the past but also allows them to create their own interpretations of the different artists’ works. In every art class, students create projects using various mediums such as pencils, watercolor paints, colored pencils, crayons, and oil and chalk pastels.
Once a year, the school hosts an art show displaying pieces from students in grades first through eighth. The art show is a wonderful occasion for parents and students to see the amazing artistic talent that exists at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic School.
Hello! Welcome to art class! I am Ms. Zoe, and I am very excited for the opportunity to teach art to your kids. I am have been doing art since I was a little girl and haven’t stopped since. I was born and raised in Palmdale, and I went to Bethel Christian School in Lancaster. I attended Otis College of Art and Design in Los Angeles where I earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts with a major in paintings and a minor in teaching art. I also work at Handel’s ice cream in Palmdale when I am not teaching.
I mainly do oil paintings, focusing on portraits and full-body figures but also combine landscape and abstraction into the backgrounds. When I am not doing an oil painting, I enjoy ceramics, making jewelry and coasters, and sewing!
I am very big on the kids bringing positivity into art class, meaning I don’t want them to call their art bad or say they are bad artists. If something doesn’t turn out how they expect, I want them to pivot and turn it into a happy accident. Most important, I want them to have fun!
If you ever need to contact me, my email is zlamb@olphscmail.org.