We've all heard tales of starving students staying up late to get their assignments finished before a deadline.
Well there's a group of fine arts students at the College of New Caledonia whose stomachs probably are not empty, but some of them are definitely lacking sleep.
They've been working into the wee hours of the morning this past week preparing their Insomniacs Ink exhibits, now on display at the CNC library until April 9.
Using charcoal, graphite, pencil, India ink, white acrylic, cont crayons and watercolor paint, the 15 students have contributed 42 works of art for the exhibit.
"The majority of the work is from this semester," said NC fine arts instructor Betty Kovacic. "There is a great variety of mediums being used and some work is from both our painting and drawing classes.
"[Insomniacs Ink is] a great title, I always give them the opportunity to select their own title. It's another form of creativity and gives them the opportunity to work as a team."
The CNC exhibit is open Mondays to Wednesdays from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursdays and Fridays, and on weekends from noon to 5 p.m.
Student Danielle Hohnisch can testify there were some sleepless nights preparing her three art creations - which include The Dirty City, a mix of pastels and watercolours, and the black and white work entitled The City.
"A couple of us pulled some all-nighters working on these pieces and didn't get any sleep," said Hohnisch. "I really enjoy looking at cityscapes and paintings," she said. "I'm really happy with the way everything turned out."
Carol Whetter has four works in the exhibit, including Rhythm, a full-colour painting of patterns and shapes.
"There are 25 different things of scale and textures," Whetter said. "I used different mediums and came up with something cohesive. It was challenging."
