Self Portrait
Fernando Dunn of Belleville West High School received a $50 Friends of Art award for his graphite drawing "Untitled." This very realistic image of an African-American boy contains subtle shading on the cheeks along with areas that are more chiseled, such as the lips and nose.
Details, such as the short, tight curls of the hair, the smirking lips almost in a half-smile and the menacing eyes staring at the viewer below arched brows, are well-rendered and subtle. The boy's plaid shirt, more sketchily done, plays up the importance of the head itself.