Oil Pastels and Acrylics, ages 7 - 12

Some of the students picked birds, some their own subject matter, but they all did a great job looking for the simple shapes that make up their images.

Castles and Costumes, ages 7-10

We looked at books and talked about the dress, occupations and daily life in medieval times. Then the students traced each other on brown kraft paper (contractor paper) and painted themselves in their costume of choice. A fun project for the end of the year.

Daffodils Still Life, ages 10-13

I found some great little daffodils that the students used for an observation painting. They had to include three flowers from three angles... and use layers of color to show the layers of leaves. A graduated background gave them practice in color mixing.

Textured Chickens and Roosters, ages 10-13

The students used the tissue paper texture technique again and came up with some great projects. We used a calendar that I had in the studio as inspiration for the colorful birds.

Printed T-shirts, ages 7-10

We used sticky foam shapes that the students cut and stuck onto 8x10 board to fit the designs for their printed t-shirts. This is always a fun class.

Painted multi media birds, teen class

We talked about texture and layering, multimedia and birds. We looked at different acrylic technique books and the students picked some that they liked. Some used their own poetry and some used tissue paper for texture and added drips and layers... Some found inspiration online for the birds and some used a calendar that I had in the studio. But all explored and came up with some fun combinations.

Travel Posters, ages 10-13

These are just a few of the travel posters that the students work on. So many creative places and ideas!