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...
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...
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...
Wheat Field with Crows, painted in 1890 by Vincent Van Gogh, shows a dramatic, cloudy sky filled with crows over a wheat field. The simple layout is p...
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...
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...
I?m finding that cartoon drawing is a great format for kids as any unusual things that happen just seem to add character to the art. Large heads, lops...
I love this paper mache owl that a kinder finished recently. I think he was inspired by my very detailed sample from Haiti, which had all kinds of lin...
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 ...
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...
If you want a peek at more of my creative experiments throughout the school day, I?d like to invite you to follow me on Instagram. You can see my art ...
I?m having so much fun with these little stick sculptures, and so are my students. They happen to be studying minerals right now, so this is a great t...
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 ...
Vincent Van Gogh painted a total of seven versions of his famous sunflower painting. But for all their amazing vibrant color, no one would buy them un...
