An Art Teacher's Portfolio

1. JILL RENDA
K-12 Art Teacher

2. I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED ART

3. AND PHOTOGRAPHY
Gilgo Beach at Sunset
White Stone Home Interior

4. THIS LOVE LED ME TO
INTERIOR DESIGN
Perspective Rendered in Marker and a Floor Plan Rendered in Photoshop

5. PRESENTATIONS ARE A BIG PART
OF INTERIOR DESIGN

6. From designing
the interiors of
homes to
designing the
interiors of
private jets

7. COLOR HAS ALWAYS BEEN A
PASSION OF MINE

8. MONOCHROMATIC COLOR STUDY
USING COLOR CARDS

9. MANGO COLOR STUDY USING GOUACHE PAINT

10. ROSE DETAIL USING
GOUACHE PAINT

11. POINTILLISM
ACRYLIC PAINT

12. CHERRY TREE
ACRYLIC PAINT

13. CEZZANE REPRODUCTION
ACRYLIC PAINT

14. BALLET SLIPPERS
ACRYLIC PAINT

15. ROBINS EGGS
OIL PAINT

16. CONTE CRAYON DRAWINGS

17. OIL PASTELS AND SOFT PASTELS

18. MIXED MEDIA COLLAGE

19. CHARCOAL DRAWINGS

20. CELL-U-CLAY PUPPET
Simon Cowel in his signature grey tee shirt

21. CHILDRENS’ FURNITURE
INSPIRED ME ALONG THE WAY!

22. CHAIRS PAINTED FROM
CHILDRENS’ BOOKS

23. I ENTERED ART FESTIVALS

24. I REALIZED A LOVE FOR
CERAMICS

25. I PAINTED SEASONAL MURALS
FOR A LOCAL DELI

26. WORKING WITH KIDS CHANGED
MY LIFE!

27. THIS WORK BEGAN WITH
SUMMER CAMP!

28. MANHASSET AFTERSCHOOL
XPERIENCE WAS A LOT OF FUN!
Together we made animals from recycled material, puppets and haunted
houses from paper bags!

29. THEN I WAS OFFERED A JOB IN
EARLY CHILDHOOD!

30. LIONS AND TIGERS AND BEARS
OH MY…

31. BEAR CAVE FOR HIBERNATION

32. BIRDS AND NESTS

33. BULLETIN BOARDS!
“Chicka Chicka Boom Boom”
“Rainbow Garden”

34. BULLETIN BOARDS
Po l a r A n i m a l s
“ T h e Ru n a wa y B u n ny ”

35. HALL DISPLAYS
Winter Landscapes using torn paper 3 & 4 yr olds

36. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

37. KINDERGARTEN-1ST GRADE
A Pumpkin in his environment with border

38. 2ND GRADE STUDENT WORK
Jack-o-lanterns at night using Watercolor

39. 2ND GRADE STUDENT WORK
Torn Paper Collage

40. 3RD-4TH GRADE STUDENT WORK
Fall tree in oil pastels
and tempera paint

41. WE LEARNED TO DRAW THE
TREES FROM OBSERVATION

42. 4TH-5TH GRADE STUDENT WORK
Self portraits
using
colored pencil.
Blind Contour
Portraits are
always fun!

43. SECONDARY SCHOOL

44. 6TH GRADE STUDENT WORK
Pop art self
portrait using
tempera paint
on Acetate
sheets

45. 9TH GRADE STUDENT WORK
Charcoal
self portrait

46. MOST RECENTLY I HAVE BEEN
INSPIRED TO CREATE ART
JOURNALS

47. MIXED MEDIA

48. DRAWINGS AND POETRY

49. AND DESIGNS FOR A MURAL IN
MANHATTAN

50. A RESTAURANT OWNER’S
JOURNEY TO NEW YORK

51. I FEEL AT HOME IN THE
CLASSROOM

52. THANK YOU FOR VIEWING MY
PORTFOLIO