Philip Mains: A Skilled Worthington Christian High School Art Student

Philip Mains, a senior at Worthington Christian High School, has a noticeable passion and incredible imagination for art which clearly shows throughout his artwork.

Philip has decided to stick with drawing because, he said, “it suits my style.” He also says that he has learned to appreciate the “raw forms of beauty” in nature.

This spring, Philip is enrolled in AP painting and AP drawing. “Art,” Philip said, “is what we are. We can’t escape it. It’s an act of inspiration.”

“He has a good hand,” Mrs. Heisey said. “He’s also very capable of accuracy, and he appraises other people’s work.” Philip’s artistic talent is evident throughout his work because the process of creating the piece is visible.

American cartoonist David Wiley Miller, who created the famous comic strip Non Sequitur, inspires Philip. Also, “the mountains [in Colorado] fascinate me,” Philip said.

Mrs. Heisey believes that Philip’s passion for art is clearly visible. “He’s a genius,” Mrs. Heisey said. “He has a lot of talent and puts in plenty of hard work.”

“It’s straight forward and down to the point,” Philip said about his artwork. Mrs. Heisey also commented on his work by saying: “It’s very detailed and he’s good at mark making.”

Just like his finished pieces, the sketches that Philip creates are thorough and full of imagination. The amount of thought and precision in each piece of artwork instantly catches one’s attention.

Columbus School of Art and Design in where Philip plans to attend this fall. He wants to apply his abilities in order to become an art teacher.

Instead of creating just one art concentration, Philip decided to create three: there is a music focused concentration, an alien concentration, and a concentration on “V61”.

“V61 has a lot of meaning behind it,” Mrs. Heisey said. It seemed to be difficult to explain, so Philip agreed with Mrs. Heisey and added, “It has something to do with a book I’m writing.”

Columbus School of Art and Design requires students to study diligently and apply tremendous amounts of thought and skill into their artwork. “If anyone is doing it right, Philip is,” Mrs. Heisey said.