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• Juice Box Apartment Buildings

  

  Did you know you can turn boxes inside out? Many have blank cardboard insides, which is perfect to draw and color on. The fact that crayon on corrugated... Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2011 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• I’m in the New Strathmore Art Trading Cards Packaging!

  

  Here’s a peek at the new packaging for Strathmore Art Trading Cards, made with Bamboo paper. This package of 120 blank cards includes an instruction sheet with... Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2011 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• How to Draw a Snow Bear

  

  This very simple bear drawing worked well today as students could concentrate on their coloring technique. Careful filling in of the background sky is what... Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2011 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• “My Pet” Art Journal Page

  

  This was a lot of fun today, watching kids make adorable little creatures based on color prints of real animal eyes. They were allowed to draw their own pet,... Read more

  Posted on 01 December 2011 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Symmetrical Elf Feet

  

  My Halloween Witch Feet project prompted one of my readers to suggest elf feet for the holidays. Thank you, whoever you are, as it was a great idea and I’m... Read more

  Posted on 30 November 2011 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Watercolor Cardinal

  

  I’ve been on the lookout for a new way to draw a simple cardinal. This one, inspired by a stock art illustration is a bit abstract, but still built on some... Read more

  Posted on 29 November 2011 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• “Where I Live” Art Journal Pages

  

  My Art Journal class is focusing on themes that describe their life as they know it. Here is a collage page in my Strathmore Art Journal Kit that I made from ol... Read more

  Posted on 26 November 2011 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Last-Minute Thanksgiving Day Card

  

  This my gift to all you super-busy creative types who still want to make a homemade Thanksgiving Day card, but are flat running out of time. I’ve collected a... Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2011 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• “Thankful” Bubbles Art Journal Page

  

  I love finding ways to have students write in a non-linear fashion. Here is a writing and painting page that I made in my Strathmore Art Journal Kit, and the... Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2011 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Snowman Drawing

  

  One simple change to a snowman’s face can add a ton of charm to a picture. I tried this out in a drawing class today and really liked the results. Read more

  Posted on 22 November 2011 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Like to Sew? Support Create HOPE Designs

  

  I recently learned about an organization that seeks to raise funds for orphans of the world through the sale of electronic sewing patterns. Create H.O.P.E. Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2011 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Scrafitti Indian Corn Card

  

  You can buy your own scratch art paper, but it’s a lot more fun to make your own. Just be sure to test out your oil pastels first as I’ve found older, harder... Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2011 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• My Guest Post at Art of Education

  

  I am happy to announce my first guest post at Art of Education, a site dedicated to the development of art teachers. I illustrated the inspiration for a couple... Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2011 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Ode To Matisse Christmas Mural

  

  Talk about a work ethic, French artist Henri Matisse decorated a chapel in France when he was almost 80 years old. This in my homage to his “Christmas Eve”... Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2011 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Fall Landscape Drawing

  

  The first step in learning perspective is noticing that close items appear larger than those farther away. Recently I showed students how they could draw trees... Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2011 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Kandinsky Watercolor Painting

  

  This project worked really well with my last afterschool watercolor class. And that was with over 40 kids (kinder through 5th) in one not-so-large art room! I'l... Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2011 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• One More Turkey Drawing

  

  I’ve found a lot of great drawing ideas over at www.fotosearch.com. If you ever get stuck for new ways of drawing common items, try searching their clip art to... Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2011 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Haiti Sundress Drive in WA State News

  

  Project HOPE Art’s Sundress Drive keeps growing, now with coverage the Peninsula Daily News in Washington State. It seems that Jefferson Elementary School Y Kid... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2011 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Abstract Turkey Drawing

  

  I used my favorite method to Draw A Turkey for this project, but had students use Sharpie markers instead of paint. They also used coated (shiny) paper again, s... Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2011 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Layered Fall Leaves

  

  You can show students how to overlap leaves and blend colors with oil pastels, and have very lovely picture as the result. 1. I tend to think of the maple leaf... Read more

  Posted on 12 November 2011 FAMILY, SCHOOLING