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Faces by Various Artists

WVSA School for Arts in Learning (SAIL) employs the arts as an innovative method of education.  Students at SAIL were learning about African masks. They were assigned to paint a self-portrait in an African mask style.  Our wrapping paper design, Masks, uses several of these wonderful portraits.

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Angels in the Sky by Jackie Coleman

Since graduating high school, Jackie has focused on her artwork. She is quite an accomplished artist, having exhibited her work at the ARTiculate Gallery, Union Station, and MOCA DC in Georgetown.

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Jazzman by Zachary Lynch

Zach has an amazing memory for film and music. His artwork is wonderfully detailed which you can see when he uses his favorite medium, the graffito board.

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Holiday Dance by Jamal Pone

Jamal is a student at ARTiculate; where he created this work using acrylic paints. The program provides artists with training and experience not only in artistic techniques, but also in vocational and social skills.

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Crystal's Rhythm by Crystal Rouch

Crystal is a true "artiste". She prefers to paint brightly colored scenes of flowers or animals. She is quite talented and works hard at learning about different mediums.

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Poppies by Jackie Coleman

Since graduating high school, Jackie has focused on her artwork. She is quite an accomplished artist, having exhibited her work at the ARTiculate Gallery, Union Station, and MOCA DC in Georgetown.

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Spring in Motion by Michael Tutson

Michael's distinctive style has garnered many admirers during his years exhibiting at the ARTiculate Gallery. He is known for his bold lines and color choices that play well against one another. Michael plans to continue making art for many years.

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Kevin's Blue Flowers by Kevin Williams

Kevin has been creating artwork for more than six years at WVSA. Kevin's work is expressive, rhythmic, and brightly colored. He would like to keep working on his art and become a professional artist.

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Snowman by Unonu Uchennna

Unonu created this work at ARTiculate, an arts-based program that seeks to develop vocational, social, and life-management skills for special needs youth. Artists are trained in various mediums and techniques, and Unonu chose to use acrylic on canvas for this piece.

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Pair of Reindeer by Ronnie Daniels

Ronnie was a student at ARTiculate, where he created this work using acrylic on canvas. The program provides artists with training and experience not only in artistic techniques, but also in vocational and social skills.

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Christmas Trees by James Matthews

James created this work at ARTiculate, an arts-based program that seeks to develop vocational, social, and life-management skills for special needs youth.

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Happy Snowmen by Kevin Williams

Kevin has been creating artwork for more than six years at WVSA. Kevin’s work is expressive, rhythmic and brightly colored. He would like to keep working on his art and become a professional artist.

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Candle in the Window by Diana Hanley

Diana created this work at ARTiculate, an arts-based program that seeks to develop vocational, social, and life-management skills for special needs youth. Artists are trained in various mediums and techniques, and Diana chose to use watercolor for this piece.

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Winter Trees by Samantha Johnson

Samantha created this work at ARTiculate, an arts-based program that seeks to develop vocational, social, and life-management skills for special needs youth.

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Shining Star by Kidada Rajah

Kidada created this work at ARTiculate, an arts-based program that seeks to develop vocational, social, and life-management skills for special needs youth. Artists are trained in various mediums and techniques, and Kidada chose to use watercolor for this piece.

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Three Candles by Kevin Williams

Kevin has been creating artwork for more than six years at WVSA. Kevin's work is expressive, rhythmic, and brightly colored. He would like to keep working on his art and become a professional artist.