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• Finish the Animal Face Book

  

  Here is another book that will help students with their symmetrical drawing. Included are 20 half drawn animal faces, including that of a Cow, Pig, Rabbit,... Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2013 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Back to School Half Portrait

  

  Every fall I look for a new twist on a self-portrait project to start the school year. I like this one as I think students won’t have to struggle with... Read more

  Posted on 28 July 2013 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Klimt Template, FREE Download

  

  Gustav Klimt was an Austrian painter who often used gold leaf to make his elaborately patterned paintings, as in “Adele Bloch-Bauer's Portrait. Read more

  Posted on 27 July 2013 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Van Gogh FREE Head Template

  

  Vincent Van Gogh is famous for painting with a thick heavy texture. One way for students the appreciate all the visual movement this created is to imitate the... Read more

  Posted on 26 July 2013 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Back to School Pencils

  

  Here’s one quick way for your kids to get creative and personalize their back-to-school pencils. I pulled out my stash of Sharpies and tried a few different... Read more

  Posted on 26 July 2013 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• How To Draw Like Paul Klee

  

  Here’s a diagram of how to draw a picture like Paul Klee’s “The Grooms Arrival” . The body is one continuous line, with some arms and legs added. Read more

  Posted on 24 July 2013 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• New Art from Kephki

  

  Have you seen the latest from an important new artist named Kephki? I LOVE the wobbly lines and colors and outlined lips. It just has that Haitian spirit in... Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2013 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• FREE Color Wheel Download

  

  I’ve found that most color wheels are either too complicated (lots of sections and subsections) or too simple (three overlapping balloons) for your average... Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2013 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Fancy Lettering

  

  There are some really cool new paper-like products out these days. I found YUPO at DickBlick.com, which looks like vellum but feels like plastic. It's great to... Read more

  Posted on 19 July 2013 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Andy Warhol Portraits

  

  Andy Warhol's repetitive style is fun to duplicate and the perfect example for students to create their own repetitive drawings using Sharpies on acetate. 1. Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2013 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Vegetable Ground Painting

  

  I found this idea for painting vegetables over at Artsonia.com. If anyone would like to take credit for creating it, please let me know. I’ve painted plant root... Read more

  Posted on 17 July 2013 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Pattern Cat

  

  This drawing was inspired by artist Heather Galler. I simplified some of her details, but kept the basic brilliant idea of a cat filled with patterns for my nex... Read more

  Posted on 16 July 2013 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• More Art Trading Cards in Haiti

  

  Today I worked with another orphanage in Port au Prince called LMT (La Main Tender). And while I needed to hold one crying boy while teaching the class, the... Read more

  Posted on 15 July 2013 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Watercolor Still Life

  

  When it comes to painting, most children need to practice looking at subtle changes in color. In this case, they are challenged to make as many values as they... Read more

  Posted on 15 July 2013 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Maud Lewis Cat Painting

  

  Renowned Nova Scotia folk artist Maud Lewis (1903 – 1970) painted colorful scenes of rural Nova Scotia using random art supplies and painful hands as a result o... Read more

  Posted on 15 July 2013 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Soup Can Mache Owl

  

  During my visit to Art Creation Foundation for Children in Haiti, I was overwhelmed by the quality of paper mache art that the children had made. Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2013 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Tinted and Shaded Drawing

  

  This Lois Mailou Jones-inspired drawing is a great project for Black History Month. During Lois’ remarkable life, she painted, designed masks, textiles and... Read more

  Posted on 10 July 2013 SCHOOLING

• Popsicle Stick House

  

  I love crafting with little popsicle sticks, and made a variation of my other house project I posted here. This one has a more vertical, paneled look instead... Read more

  Posted on 09 July 2013 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Stella Abstract Drawing

  

  Frank Stella is an American painter who fully embraced the idea that sometimes a painting can just be a flat surface, with no intention of having any depth to... Read more

  Posted on 08 July 2013 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Balloon and Sand Juggling Balls

  

  This is one of the projects I’m taking to Haiti next week. All you need is a little sand, funnel, scissors and balloons to make what I think are great juggling... Read more

  Posted on 08 July 2013 FAMILY, SCHOOLING