Using watercolors to create landscapes plus making grid drawings(art class lesson 5)

It turns out that some of the girls are having a hard time with some of the drawing exercises I have been giving them. To lighten things up

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Beginning Watercolors for Kids

I then introduced the girls to watercolor painting for the first time.In the past I have used Prang Watercolor Set type of watercolors that are so common in so many homes.

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My first class as a schoolroom art teacher

I have become an art teacher. Not just by giving a class in my home as I talk about starting an art class in my home, but in

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Contour Drawing for Kids?

Contour drawing for kids? This is what I've learned.If you don't know what contour drawing is it is the drawing or the lines, the contours of your subject.To

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Discovering Lines and Shapes in Everyday Images

This post is from a series of art classes I did years ago with some children. We are exploring art fundamentals with kids through lines and shapes. These

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The beginning of a new art class

This past Sunday was the first of a new series of art classes that I am running in my home. One of my objectives with this art class

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Need some alphabet art? Collage inside the letters

Today was our first day of our summer art camp.Just like "we begin with A, B C....we'll start off with some alphabet art.Every summer we do some sort

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Do you need a recipe to do art? How about ART recipes?

 So could or SHOULD kids create art through a recipe?If you know my aversion to copy cat crafts I'll bet you are thinking; Aha! I thought you don't believe in copycat

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Art book portfolios to keep and showcase your children’s artwork

The best way to make art book portfoliosI've always had the problem of what to do with the children's artwork when they are done.I always feel bad sending

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Homeschool art: What makes it better than art done in a school setting

There are two very basic, very important elements to a homeschool art program that a traditional art curriculum cannot have no matter how excellent it is.The first one is the amount of

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