Christmas is coming!
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This is a busy time of year with holiday events and such. I’ve posted the schedule for the next 3 weeks, so please check below, and let me know if anyone’s going to be missing a class. Lots of works in progress last week. We’ll be getting more cards done this week. I’m starting to produce the cards and will be printing them as we go, so kids can impress their friends, teachers, and relatives. 😊 If you’d like the pdf file of your kid’s card so you can print more just let me know and I’ll send it to you.
CLASS SCHEDULE Tuesday, Dec 6, 4-5:30 – Down & Dirty Wednesday, Dec 7, 3:30 – 5:30 – Advanced Art Salon Thursday, Dec 8, 4-5:30 – Down & Dirty NEXT WEEK – Upside Down Santa! (and kids who are off this week can do it next week.) Monday, Dec 12, 4-5:30 – Down & Dirty Off week Tuesday, Dec 13, 4-5:30 – Down & Dirty Wednesday, Dec 14, 3:30 – 5:30 – Advanced Art Salon Thursday, Dec 15, 4-5:30 – Down & Dirty Following Week Monday, Dec 19, 4-5:30 – Down & Dirty Tuesday, Dec 20, 4-5:30 – Down & Dirty Wednesday, Dec 21, 3:30 – 5:30 – Advanced Art Salon Thursday, Dec 22, 4-5:30 – Down & Dirty NO CLASSES Dec 24 through January 3, 2023! Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and Happy New Year! If a group wants a special class over break, let me know, and I’ll see what I can do. |
Weekly Update
Good news: I’ve been in contact with the event planner of the Harborwalk apartments at the Cordage. I have taught the residents there in their beautiful lobby, and they are excited to host our annual student show and auction in May! We’ve
Weekly Update
Good news: I’ve been in contact with the event planner of the Harborwalk apartments at the Cordage. I have taught the residents there in their beautiful lobby, and they are excited to host our annual student show and auction in May! We’ve
Art Update
Last week we focused on stick figures and bodies in motion. This week, in addition to doing hands and feet, I’ve asked the kids to imagine what their own personal super hero would look like, and we should get some interesting
Art Update
Last week we focused on stick figures and bodies in motion. This week, in addition to doing hands and feet, I’ve asked the kids to imagine what their own personal super hero would look like, and we should get some interesting
Negative Space/Positive Experience
Over the course of the school year I try to squeeze in most aspects of fine art development. Even kids who have been with me year after year find running through the curriculum helps reinforce basic truths and further develop techniques
Negative Space/Positive Experience
Over the course of the school year I try to squeeze in most aspects of fine art development. Even kids who have been with me year after year find running through the curriculum helps reinforce basic truths and further develop techniques
Weekly Update
Kids did a good job with the perspective lesson. We’ll be working on negative space this week, chipping away at the fine art curriculum. Enjoy the artworks and scroll down for the class schedule. Class Schedule THIS WEEK
Weekly Update
Kids did a good job with the perspective lesson. We’ll be working on negative space this week, chipping away at the fine art curriculum. Enjoy the artworks and scroll down for the class schedule. Class Schedule THIS WEEK
Happy 2023
I hope everyone had a fun and relaxing break. Now that we’ve got the holidays under our belts, we’ll be getting down to the curriculum to hone artists’ skills in the fundamentals of fine art. Enjoy these holiday works and
Happy 2023
I hope everyone had a fun and relaxing break. Now that we’ve got the holidays under our belts, we’ll be getting down to the curriculum to hone artists’ skills in the fundamentals of fine art. Enjoy these holiday works and
Happy Holidays!
Upside down Santa is an important lesson on releasing pre-conceived notions, observing shapes, colors, and relationships and reproducing them without thinking about anything except what’s before your eyes. Our brains tend to take over, when as artists, what we really
Happy Holidays!
Upside down Santa is an important lesson on releasing pre-conceived notions, observing shapes, colors, and relationships and reproducing them without thinking about anything except what’s before your eyes. Our brains tend to take over, when as artists, what we really
Santa’s Coming!
Got the cards printed out, so ready for kids to pick up whenever they come. Happy to send your kid’s pdf file if you want to print more. I use and recommend Avery 3379 card stock. If you need the cards sooner,
Santa’s Coming!
Got the cards printed out, so ready for kids to pick up whenever they come. Happy to send your kid’s pdf file if you want to print more. I use and recommend Avery 3379 card stock. If you need the cards sooner,
Getting in the Spirit
Now that we’ve got Thanksgiving under our belts both literally and figuratively, we’re moving right into the holidays. Over the next two weeks we’ll be making paintings of wintery scenes to use for our holiday cards. And we’ll make sure to
Getting in the Spirit
Now that we’ve got Thanksgiving under our belts both literally and figuratively, we’re moving right into the holidays. Over the next two weeks we’ll be making paintings of wintery scenes to use for our holiday cards. And we’ll make sure to
Giving Thanks
Turkeys in the Snow I am especially thankful for all of the families who share their young artists with me, and my awesome students who keep me lively and excited in my golden years. Lots of awesome turkeys, bogs and cornucopias
Giving Thanks
Turkeys in the Snow I am especially thankful for all of the families who share their young artists with me, and my awesome students who keep me lively and excited in my golden years. Lots of awesome turkeys, bogs and cornucopias
Weekly Update
It’s the season of turkeys and bogs! Cranberry bogs lend themselves to a special kind of landscape painting, and we’ll be taking advantage of all that local beauty. Putting my order in for card stock so we can make holiday cards. The
Weekly Update
It’s the season of turkeys and bogs! Cranberry bogs lend themselves to a special kind of landscape painting, and we’ll be taking advantage of all that local beauty. Putting my order in for card stock so we can make holiday cards. The