Josef Jozefowicz had been interested in drawing since he was seven. Although he had not taken any art classes before Lane, he bought books that helped teach him techniques for drawing.

Since he is only a sophomore, he has only had the opportunity to take Art 1 and Studio Drawing at Lane. He plans to take AP Painting next year. Studio Drawing is where he first began working with paint, specifically acrylic.

“It’s funny because I took Studio Drawing thinking it would be all just drawing,” Jozefowics said. “I had no idea I would be doing painting.”

He said that acrylic is his favorite medium to use but his class is starting to use oil paintings for their newest project, so it has the possibility to change.

Though he loves art, he also has other passions. He is apart of baseball and wrestling at Lane. He says that if he does not receive any scholarships for baseball or wrestling, he hopes to go to an art school, like Columbia College.

He plans to submit a self portrait, along with his favorite painting (see above), to the Scholastic Art and Writing competition.

In the future, he hopes to be able to create and sell his paintings.