Nick said he likes Art Corps because student get to do more than just draw and color. Then there are those like classmate Ben Pollok, who struggled with his foreground-background composition and admitted ruefully that he hasn't had much experience with art. My teacher says I'm best at math. Campitiello may have studied political science back in college and couldn't tell an Escher from a Grant Wood before she started volunteering. But she has picked up a few tricks along the way, such as keeping the kids focused on her instructions by waving in just the right way her shiny, silver charm bracelet that jangles.
All volunteers do the artwork as part of their training.
Her naive style created an almost Surrealist effect, just like Rousseau's, only worth a little less money at auction. Yours is going to be fabulous, too. Shrinking Dollars California ranks 41st among the 50 states in the amount it spends per student on K-12 education. The state's financial commitment to education began falling in the 1980s, forcing tremendous reductions in what school districts could spend on art. It has ranked among the lowest in education spending for much of the 1990s.