Henri Matisse was a French artist, known for his use of color. After losing the ability to paint late in life, he explored and mastered the art of pap...
Well, maybe not glass exactly, but painted acetate doesn?t quite have the same ring to it. At any rate, I did have fun today playing around wit...
Here?s a fun way to add a little writing to a self-portrait project. Students that are just learning to write can draw themselves and then label thing...
If I?ve learned one thing about oil pastels, it?s that the best results come from working with very simple shapes. They also allow for more experiment...
My Art Camp is starting in just a few days, and so I?d like to share my plan for the first day. This image, by the way, which I love, comes from someo...
If you missed my post about this last year, here is my favorite way to help kinder teachers store their student?s artwork. They are 14″ pizza bo...
My mini art camp is just two weeks away, and I?m looking forward to trying some more outdoorsy things like these balls made from balloons and sand. 1....
After years of teaching, I?ve found that a (pretty) organized room lets you enjoy the process, and one in disarray does the exact opposite. It?s no fu...
I?ve been having fun experimenting with black glue painting on acetate. What I have learned so far is that black acrylic mixed with white glue (roughl...
This has got to be one of my favorite colored murals, sent in by art teacher Stephanie Schobel. Her students at King Kamehameha III School in Hawaii m...
One of my favorite combos is Sharpie Brush Markers and mini canvases. You just can?t beat the color and precision that you can get with these. 1. Foll...
Here?s my canvas project from last year, finally on display at the local library in Studio City, CA. Each 18″ x 36″ canvas has self portra...
For all the CA Mission Drawing teachers out there, here?s a chance to win some of the brown paper that I love make for my students. It?s 12″ x 1...
Joan Miro (1893?1983) was a Spanish painter who made very child like paintings. He often used some very simple shapes that students can easily draw an...
My afterschool students have drawn an abstract rooster before, but not one that is a little more realistic. I made this tutorial to break down the ste...
Well, technically books I?m reading AND listening to, to be specific. ?The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up? helped me tackle some long-avoided clutt...
George Rodrigue (1944 ? 2013) is best known for his Blue Dog paintings, which catapulted him to worldwide fame in the early 1990s. I love that he pain...
I?m determined to find a way to make simple boxes out of craft sticks, but not in the traditional flat stacking way. That uses way too many sticks. I ...
Want to make sure no one accidentally takes your pencil? And show the world how creative you are at the same time? Try coloring with them with Sharpie...
I had a chance to collaborate recently with the marketing department at Strathmore Paper, and really enjoyed developing this cover artwork for a new p...
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Sonia Delaunay was the first living female artist to have a retrospective exhibition at the Louvre in 1964. My goal was to have students imitate her u...
Here are two apps that I use almost every day, and a new one that I am keeping my eye on. The Cash app has turned out to be a great option for my afte...
I?m continuing my ?Top Three? posts this week, and am moving on to art supplies. If I could only choose 3, these are the ones I love and feel confiden...
I?m starting a new air dry clay class tomorrow, and plan to begin with simple coil or ball shaped bowls. They will be rolled and pressed to a baby foo...
Today was the last day of my art camp, so I thought I?d share a few things that worked out, and some that didn’t. 1. This pasta mosaic was my fa...
I wanted to make my art room more festive, but couldn?t bring myself to buy those plastic streamers. My solution? Homemade painted coffee filter flags...
If you want to help your students fill their paper, try this bear drawing. Make sure though to begin with the two center guide lines in place. They ma...
Here is an older student adaptation of my popular Abstract Face project. It still has simple features that fill the face, but allows for some personal...
I know most people make resolutions at the first of the year, but for me, summer break is a great time to regroup and start new habits. I?m currently ...
