Watercolor and ink birds, ages 10 - teens

This is a great project to let the students get a feel for wet on wet watercolor technique. They also got to  use patterns/zentangles to add another layer of interest. Great job!

one elephant

and the rest are birds

Layers, acrylic, watercolor on watercolor paper, teen class

I really appreciate the projects that get the students thinking. 

This was about layers, and patterns behind a layer.

You Are my Sunshine- ages 7 - 10

I found some cardboard cake bottoms and thought we could do some sun designs on them.
These make me smile!

"Whoo" likes color and patterns? ages 7-9

We traced a wooden owl shape and created patterns in the different areas. The students also did a thumbnail in markers that was just a good as the finished paintings. Painted in acrylic on 11x14 inch canvas board.

Six of One, Ages 10-13

The students we challenged to fine six different views of one object. The backgrounds and colors are fabulous! Nice work!

sunshine patterns, ages 7-10

If the sun won't come out outside the studio then we will make some inside. Watercolor paper 12x14 inches, painted with a sun and sky background. Then the students created patterns on strips of paper and glued them down. These are so cheerful and bright.... think Spring!