Aaron is a low functioning verbal autistic 18 year old. His art time has been used by the school for motivation to complete assignments. As a result, he has created wonderful mountain scenes of the Alaska landscape.
Acrylic paint is the medium used for most of his pictures, but now that Aaron is in high school and is enrolled in Art Classes, he is discovering that he can do the Denali Mountain in different mediums. Acrylic paint dries quickly and is non-toxic in case some of the paint enters Aaron’s mouth.
Art has been the one area that Aaron expresses himself freely. He spends days looking at Denali photos, but when he finally paints or releases his imagination, it is truly his ideas that are expressed. It is rare to find him without some book or picture of the Denali Mountain close at his side. This mountain seems to comfort him and painting or drawing it releases something inside of him that we do not understand. As his mother, I am still wondering what he is trying to say each time he expresses this mountain. One time he painted it with
Acrylic paint is the medium used for most of his pictures, but now that Aaron is in high school and is enrolled in Art Classes, he is discovering that he can do the Denali Mountain in different mediums. Acrylic paint dries quickly and is non-toxic in case some of the paint enters Aaron’s mouth.
Art has been the one area that Aaron expresses himself freely. He spends days looking at Denali photos, but when he finally paints or releases his imagination, it is truly his ideas that are expressed. It is rare to find him without some book or picture of the Denali Mountain close at his side. This mountain seems to comfort him and painting or drawing it releases something inside of him that we do not understand. As his mother, I am still wondering what he is trying to say each time he expresses this mountain. One time he painted it with
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an alligator at the base of it. Now, an alligator in Alaska is not what you would find naturally but Aaron expressed his feeling somehow by creating this image.
Alaska School District adopted the Autism classroom 3 years ago and Aaron was in the pilot program for this curriculum. During that time, the teacher, allowed him to paint on the walls of the old classroom. All were thinking he would just give the room a coat of paint, but what happened was he created a panoramic view of his favorite mountain range to the amazement of all. We had no idea that was in him. Since then, the teachers have allowed him paint time in his academic day which motivates him to continue to learn. Aaron also uses sketches to tell when something is wrong. He
Alaska School District adopted the Autism classroom 3 years ago and Aaron was in the pilot program for this curriculum. During that time, the teacher, allowed him to paint on the walls of the old classroom. All were thinking he would just give the room a coat of paint, but what happened was he created a panoramic view of his favorite mountain range to the amazement of all. We had no idea that was in him. Since then, the teachers have allowed him paint time in his academic day which motivates him to continue to learn. Aaron also uses sketches to tell when something is wrong. He
--By Deborah Craver, Aaron's Mother
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does read and write, but it seems because of the autism, verbal communication is difficult and very rare. Painting is not. We are now residing in Camden, Delaware where Aaron is enrolled in the Charlton Autism Program .
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Teon Grant
Cole VanFleeren
Kaitlyn Olson
Brandon Abac
Elizabeth Fields
Levi and Aaron March
Austin LeClaire
Aaron Craver
Julian Howard
Eric Howard
Jamie Howard
Christopher Zikos
Kodie Smith
Erin Page
Diane Rhodes
Zachary Matthews
Ken Moore
Shelby Clark
Evan Callan
Paul Nestor
Randi Evans
Kelly Gallagher
Anthony DiSalvo
Rachel Junkins
Sara Garza
Keegan Ewens
Kane Louis Vitale
Katrina Ewens
Fundraising Auctions
Print Gallery
Original Angel Boy Art Collection