Ballou High School ​Visual Arts Department
2017-2018
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My art, murals, awards, and publications.




"It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge."
 

Socrates

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Ms. Bonavia's Pencil Drawings:


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Pencil on Paper

I did this 18x24 pencil sketch of a male figure with tattoos as an inspiration to my students who I am currently teaching a unit on how to draw the human figure. We added tattoo as a bonus lesson on the elements of design and to make it more fun and relevant! 

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Blocking it in...
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Building the sketch...
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Final Sketch
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Commissioned Drawing. 16x20 Pencil
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Sketch of my son when he was a little boy. 1993
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Sketch of my son at age 2! 1992

Ms. Bonavia's Pastels:

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Pastel on Paper
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Commissioned Pastel for client in Alabama
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Reference photo
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Reference photo
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Final Pastel Painting
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Finished Pastel Painting
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Ms. Bonavia's Mixed Media Portrait for Charity
"I share my passion for art by teaching, painting and donating. I believe that you get what you give.....so give with a beautiful loving heart and you will receive all that your heart desires in this wonderful world!  My life is spectacular and opulent!"  Ms. Bonavia

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This is a painting I did using mixed media. It was created of a little Haitian girl. I donated to a charity who auctioned it off to raise money to send Haitian girls to college.

Ms. Bonavia's Oil Paintings:

Oil Painting of Mei Li

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Reference Photo from Client
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I paint by just looking at the monitor!
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I changed just a couple things but the client was very happy!

Oil Painting of Cesar Millan - "The Dog Whisperer"

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Reference photo of Cesar Milan: The Dog Whisperer
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Up close of the portrait painted in oils
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Final Painting before it got shipped off to California to Cesar Milan!
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Photo from Client
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Final Painting
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Beginning sketch
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oil on Canvas for client
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Looking at a photo that I client sent to me from Albany New York.
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Oil on Canvas for Client
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Final Commissioned painting of 'Neela' before shipping off to client.
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Oil on Canvas for Client

Oil portrait of man

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The progress of the painting. I always wished I had stopped this portrait at this point. I preferred it like this than I did the final painting...oh well...live and learn!
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Study in light and shadow on the human form.
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Final Painting for Client
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This dog was painted for Cesar Milan. It is a painting of his beloved dog, "Daddy" who passed away a few years ago. I shipped this one off at the same time that I painted Cesar's portrait!
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Original reference photo for client
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Completed oil painting. Notice the changes that I made. The client sent me the reference photo but as an artist, it is up to me to change the painting to make it the best possible composition and work of art. My client was very please. The final painting has a completely different feel...the dog looking out from the shore instead of the pool in the back yard.
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Oil on canvas. This painting was for a client in Pennsylvania and was used as a promo advertisement for the Delray Beach Arts Festival in 2012.

Ms. Bonavia's Watercolors:

Watercolor flowers:
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Tropical Watercolors:

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Watercolor Portraits:

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Watercolor of my Grandfather
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Watercolor of my son at age 2!
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Commissioned watercolor for a client in Maryland.
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Commissioned watercolor for a client in Florida

Ms. Bonavia's Published Work

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Dog Magazine that featured my painting on the cover of its holiday issue, 2012
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Book that I illustrated. You can find it at Barnes & Noble kids club and Amazon.com. It is being published in three languages and in both hard and soft bound.

Ms. Bonavia's Murals: Giving Back to My School

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5' Mural for Palmview Elementary School
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Front Office Mural for Palmview Elementary School
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Art Room-Blanche Ely High School
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Classroom Before My Mural
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Art Room-Blanche Ely High School
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Art Room-Blanche Ely High School
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Ms. Bonavia's Teaching and Civic Awards


2014-2015

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2015 National Society of High School Scholars Educator of Distinction Award

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2015 Class Nobel Educator of Distinction for Excellence in Teaching
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2015-Recognized for acts of compassion and kindness. This is my all-time most valued award.....ever!
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2015 Teacher of the Year-Blanche Ely High School

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2015-Pompano Beach Chamber of Commerce
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Award from Business Leaders from the City of Pompano Beach, 1998
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An award from the City of Pompano Beach, 2008
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"Teacher of the Year" 2006-2007
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"Teacher of the Year" 2008
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"Teacher of the Year" 1999
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I was nominated for "Disney's American Teacher of the Year" in 2000, for the State of Florida
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2014-2015
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2007-2008
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2008-2009

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2009-2010
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2010-2011
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2010-2012

Ms. Bonavia Working at the Metropolitan Museum of Art: 2013

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Here I am working in the 'Great Hall' of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC. Opportunity of a lifetime! To go to work and be among timeless masterpieces every day. Life is wonderful, opulent and spectacular!
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The Egyptian Gallery where we held concerts. This is the band "OM" preforming at the Met! Fabulous venue for a concert...to hear music and be around ancient artifacts! Life can not get any better than this!
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Going to work at the Met!
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Fifth Avenue view of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Breathtaking to an art lover!

Ms. Bonavia Volunteering: 
Teachers Volunteer!

I volunteer at homeless shelters and animal shelters. Every living creature on this earth needs a place to call home!

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Early morning crew getting ready for thousands in New York City.

Animal Rescue in NYC!

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I almost took this little guy home! But my Manhattan apartment was too little for the both of us.
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Preparing early in the morning for the event.
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Tutoring Roberto!
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