Have you heard of paper bag journals? I made mine with just three lunch bags that were folded in half and then stapled down the spine. An extended sta...
My students painted some very free-form monsters today. Sometimes I think it?s fun to just draw things completely from your imagination. Thank you Clo...
Vampire bats don’t have to be scary. In fact, they can be downright funny like this guy. Here?s a tutorial on how to draw this very friendly loo...
In the early 1900s, Pablo Picasso played a key role in the creation of an art movement called Cubism. It was a brand new idea that art could be about ...
I tried one more watercolor project with my T-K class this week, one that I wanted to be successful with as many students as possible for our school?s...
I like how this is an example of using both positive and negative shapes, with some built in symmetry. 1. Student start with 8.5? x 11? sheet of cream...
My afterschool Cartoon class had fun with this alligator last week. Some kinders needed help, others on up through 5th graders were able to draw some ...
Learning how to overlap shapes is the first step in making art have depth. Students start with drawing a large, overlapping snake. They fill it with c...
My goal this year is to fully diagram lessons steps on my board as often as possible. That means not just writing them down, but illustrating them as ...
A couple of tweaks to an old project turned out to be a real favorite with 1st ? 5th graders last week. I learned that this kitty just needed to ̷...
I started a Matchbox Art class after school today, after getting inspired by adorable little boxes on Pinterest. I found a way to fold the little matc...
I?ll be holding off on new website posts for the weekend, so come join me on my Facebook page for a few days. Not to worry, this site won?t be …...
I had so much fun watching all these faces come to life in my Cartoon Class this afternoon. I saw many students, from kinder through 5th grade, make d...
These glowing cat eyes are made from blending a few layers of pencil crayons. White on the bottom, then yellow, and for those interested in more detai...
All the supplies for these fall art trading cards actually came from my local Staples store. It seems they now stock this cool new Scotch Expressions ...
You can give Mr. Washington a contemporary look by only using three colors on my downloadable coloring page. Just follow the directions below. 1. View...
Students traced an old CD to help draw the head of this not-so-scary vampire. The hair could be shortened for a boy drawing, and the simple red cape m...
Just in time for Halloween, how to draw a very easy, but very cute black cat. My drawing was colored with Crayola Crayons, the background being a blen...
I started a Matchbox Art class today, after getting inspired by adorable little boxes I found on Pinterest. I ended up folding the little matchbox tra...
I?ll be holding off on new website posts for the weekend, so come join me on my Facebook page for a few days. Not to worry, this site won?t be …...
I had so much fun watching all these faces come to life in my Cartoon Class this afternoon. I saw many students, from kinder through 5th grade, make d...
These glowing cat eyes are made from blending a few layers of pencil crayons. White on the bottom, then yellow, and for those interested in more detai...
All the supplies for these fall art trading cards actually came from my local Staples store. It seems they now stock this cool new Scotch Expressions ...
Serena who wrote… ?Ohh, looks fun! Thank you!? Congratulations Serena, and a big thank you to all who entered my giveaway. Have a very creative ...
Having trouble finding orange paper in the store this time of year? That happened to me when I needed some to decoupage with, so I made my own. Coffee...
My afterschool cartoon artists keep surprising me with what they can do. I believe that starting with simple, symmetrical shapes is key, so I?m pretty...
I tried one more watercolor project with my T-K class this week, one that I wanted to be successful with as many students as possible for our school?s...
I like how this is an example of using both positive and negative shapes, with some built in symmetry. 1. Student start with 8.5? x 11? sheet of cream...
My afterschool Cartoon class had fun with this alligator last week. Some kinders needed help, others on up through 5th grade were able to draw pretty ...
Learning how to overlap shapes is the first step in making art have depth. Students start with drawing a large, overlapping snake. They fill it with c...
