5th grader, Jhalon Snowden, is Hudson K-8's artist of the week. Jhalon (pictured above) is rendering an impressive likeness of a work of art originally painted by Marianne von Werefkin in 1908 entitled Washerwomen. The painting is featured in unit 1 lesson 3 of the Scott Foresman textbook on geometric and organic shapes, one of the elements of art.
Werefkin was well educated according to western standards. She created her first expressionist works in 1907. In these she followed Paul Gauguin's and Louis Anquetin's style of "surface painting", while also showing the influence of Edvard Munch. In 1909, the Neue Künstlervereinigung München (New Association of Artists in Munich, NKVM) was founded. It became a forum of exhibitions and programming. It is befitting that Jhalon is receiving early recognition for her artistic talent Just as Von Werefkin's artistic talents were recognized early as a young girl and encouraged.
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