Artist of the Month Allison Ronan says that she often includes elephants in her art pieces.
Ben Rosenstock, Staff Writer
February 27, 2012
Filed under A&E, Feature
Sometimes, there are people who know they are destined to be artists at four years old, when they draw their first picture. For some people, art has always been there. However, art took a while to find junior Allison Ronan.
Ronan took middle school art classes before she began to focus on art during her freshman year Intro to Art class, specifically when she painted an ice cream sundae. Art came to her in many forms, mainly drawing and painting.
“I think she’s one of the greatest artists in the world,” Lindsay Cannon, 11, said. “All of her pieces are magnificent.”
“She’s got a lot of innate talent,” Mrs. Dukes agreed. “She’s good in all mediums. She’s good at both the detailed, meticulous things, and at being more expressive.”
Ronan’s art tends to follow certain themes.
“A lot of times, I incorporate eyes, lilies, and elephants into my pieces,” Ronan said.
Ronan said that along with Mrs. Dukes, her older sister is an inspiration to her. When she was younger, Ronan’s sister gave her mock art lessons.
“I didn’t think I was as good as her,” Ronan admitted.
Though she didn’t immediately recognize her own skill, high school art gave her the confirmation she needed.
“When I got encouragement in high school, I realized I am kind of artistic!” Ronan joked.
Although drawing and painting is her passion, Ronan is also trying to develop her ceramics skills. Though she doesn’t believe her ceramics pieces are anything special, her classmates disagree.
“Everything I do, I ask Allison first,” Cannon said.
Ronan hasn’t shown much of her art to the world yet. Aside from three pieces she submitted for the Scholastics Art Competition, her art mostly stays at home. She is, however, in the process of creating a portfolio for the senior art show, which she will feature next year. Even if she hasn’t won any prestigious art contests, Ronan will get the chance for people to see her pieces before high school is over.
Ronan isn’t completely sure whether she wants to continue with art professionally.
“I’ve always wanted to be a therapist,” she said.
However, in some areas, psychology can work in conjunction with art.
“I recently found out about art therapy,” Ronan said. “You use music and art to get to your patients. That’s how they express their emotions. They don’t like to talk.”
“It just fascinates me to see how incredibly creative some people are,” Ronan said. “The way artists transfer their imagination to an original piece is truly amazing.”
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