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• Abstract Winter Trees

  

  Would you like to make sure your students know how to mix a color, in this case green? Then give them one of Crayola’s Watercolor Mixing Sets (which only has... Read more

  Posted on 03 January 2013 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Dry Brush Winter Painting

  

  This lesson was designed to show students how pretty layered colors can be when using opaque paints, such as acrylic or tempera. Some very painterly effects... Read more

  Posted on 03 January 2013 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• How to Draw a Valentine Teddy Tutorial

  

  All you need is an old CD, pencil, marker and crayons to make this teddy bear drawing for someone special this Valentine’s Day. 1. Fold a paper in half twice... Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2013 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• How to Draw a Winter Town

  

  The holidays may be almost over, but winter certainly is not. This old fashioned winter town is fun for those that enjoy drawing buildings. Read more

  Posted on 01 January 2013 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• My Favorite Drawing Products for 2012

  

  Some may think there’s no big difference between drawing pens and papers for kids, but I beg to differ. My research this year for finding cartoon drawing tools... Read more

  Posted on 01 January 2013 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Bird in a Cage Watercolor Tutorial

  

  Here’s my tutorial on my “Bird in a Cage” watercolor project from earlier this week. As I mentioned then, I’m growing fond of using both permanent markers and... Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2012 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Winter Birch Trees

  

  This is a good example of how the contrast of white on dark can really have a lot of visual impact. 1. Tape a border around the edge of a square of watercolor... Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2012 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• New Year’s Card

  

  I’ve collected a variety of decorative letters from clipartETC.com and arranged them on a jpeg file that you can print and hand color for a quick but fancy Happ... Read more

  Posted on 26 December 2012 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Creative Wrapping

  

  I’m still playing with those Giant Chenille Pipecleaners I bought from Michaels, and found they make a very cute quickie hat if you have anything round to wrap... Read more

  Posted on 24 December 2012 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• “How To Draw” for the Road...

  

  If you are traveling for the holidays, try downloading Intuition first, the super organizing mom app that includes 6 of my “How To Draw” lessons. Read more

  Posted on 24 December 2012 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Chinese New Year Mural

  

  The 2013 Chinese New Year is celebrated on February 10th, which is the year of the Snake. I made this paper-cut style mural so celebrate this holiday and learn... Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2012 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Giant Pipe Cleaner Ribbon

  

  These Giant Chenille Pipe Cleaners that I bought at Michaels a few months ago were just too cool to resist. I figure if you save money by wrapping gifts in old... Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2012 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Pencil Stars

  

  One by-product of art classes is lots of half-used pencils. I have boxes of them that are a bit too awkward to hold, but seem too long to throw away. Have you... Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2012 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Mini Matisse Painting

  

  Matisse was a French artist, known for his use of color and organic shapes. You can see his painting that inspired me HERE. 1. Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2012 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• My Artists on Strathmore Paper

  

  The paper pads have arrived! This new line of Youth Series paper from Strathmore now features art from 7 of my students – I’m so proud of them! Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2012 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Mini Mondrain Painting

  

  Piet Mondrian was a compulsive Dutch artist who could never bear to see anything disordered or untidy. It’s not difficult to see that in his artwork, which you... Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2012 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Snowman on a Box

  

  This is a little twist (literally) on the usual snowman drawing. It asks students to think about circles can become spheres and have a 3-dimensional shape to... Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2012 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Little Angels

  

  This was my art project for older kids at my school this year – little angel self portraits. I think we can never spend too much time honoring the innocence of... Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2012 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Intuition App + Art Projects for Kids

  

  I’m excited to announce that I am partnering with Intuition, a company that has created a very cool new app for busy moms. It’s designed to organize just about... Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2012 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Miniature Rothko Painting

  

  Mark Rothko (1903-1970) was an Russian-American painter who had quite a turbulent life and career. His rich use of oil colors were what he came to be most... Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2012 FAMILY, SCHOOLING