Artsy Christmas Gift Ideas If you have an artistic kid, and you are not an artistic parent, finding the right art materials can be a challenge. There are almost always art kits available around the holidays. I would be very leery of these. Most are poor quality supplies in a pretty package. I have made […]
We started a colorful fish project this week. Most of the students didn’t finish, but I wanted to share the completed ones. They are so bright and fun! These were drawn with black oil pastel. Details were drawn with white oil pastel. We talked about warm and cool colors and chose either a warm or […]
This week, we completed out pattern animals. They really turned out great. Some students really got into creating patterns. Some students told me they were drawing patterns at home last week. One student mentioned an idea to do several of these on smaller paper and make copies to put together a coloring book as a […]
Last week, we took a break from color and focused on line and pattern. We started our lesson discussing pattern, and I shared my Zentangle for Kids cards. These Zentangle cards take intricate patterns and breaks them down into do-able steps. Some students got really excited about these, others stuck to more simple lines and […]
Amedeo Modigliani was an Italian artist known for his unique style of portraits. This past summer, I participated in Carla Sonheim’s “Kid’s Art Week.” This was one of the projects. I loved the clean simplicity of this project but struggled to find a place for it in my curriculum. Our fall still life project was […]
Last week was the final class of this session. Everyone completed their fall still life. I am so glad I kept their projects one more week. Even just 20 more minutes of work made such a difference in the finished pieces. I was worried that some students would not want to work on their projects […]
I try to do one still life project each session. My goal is to at least introduce students to the idea of drawing what they see, not what they know is there. This is the first step to moving away from drawing symbols for objects. Drawing is really about seeing and allowing our eyes and […]
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