Beautiful Foil Ornaments

Falling Leaves

Leaves in paint and crayon!

Inspired by the beautiful colors of the foliage in our backyards, the class painted colorful leaves today using negative painting. So we colored around each leaf shape, paying attention to not just their shapes but the shapes between each leaf. Hope you like it!
Here are the instructions:

• Paint leaf colors on white paper. Not leaf shapes but just the color. Red, orange and yellow are good ones. Overlap colors a bit and balance each color over your paper.
• Gather leaves and trace them on top of your painting. Attach them to branches. When you draw the branches make sure they are double lines!
• Now using crayon, color "behind" the leaves and branches. Go right to the edge of your paper, coloring around the leaves. You will have to color over some of your painting but the result will be beautiful! I used a dark purple crayon for this example. 
• Have fun! 

Beautiful art from Summer Camp!

Some expamples of Butterfly Monoprints, Hand Painted Tote Bags, Faux Metal Mosaics and Ocean Creatures created using tempera paints, oil pastels, markers, fabric crayons, embossed foil, and embellishments culminating in a spectacular art show!

Art show and Opening!

This show will be up for 2 weeks 

so please stop by

 for a visit 

to check out all

 the amazing student work! 

AFTER SCHOOL ART CLASSES!

KIDS AFTER SCHOOL ART! 2016

ART AROUND THE WORLD    Grades K - 5   Wednesdays  for 5 weeks     

         March 16 - April  13           3:00 - 4:30pm  

Come join us as we learn about color and design. Explore art materials while having fun learning how artists create! Students take home 2 to 3 works of art each Wednesday!

KIDS AFTER SCHOOL ART! 2016

Student Work

 Acrylic Paint

KIDS AFTER SCHOOL ART! 2016

ART AROUND THE WORLD    Grades K - 5   Wednesdays       

          February 3 – March 2           3:00-4:30pm  

Come join us as we learn about color and design. Explore painting and drawing materials and learn how artists create! Students take home 2 to 3 works of art each Wednesday!

After School Classes Start October 14!

Sponsored by Burrillville Parks and Recreation

KIDS AFTER SCHOOL ART! 2015-16

ART AROUND THE WORLD    Grades K - 5   Wednesdays

Start in October 14                         

Your child will be introduced to the foundations of drawing, painting and sculpture in an ENGAGING creative environment. Students will have FUN creating original art work and inspiration will flow from the great artists of the times!

Summer Art Camp Week July 27- July 30

Oil pastel

Tempera Paint

 July 27, 28, 29 ,& 30     Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs  

Ages 6-12   9 am – 12 noon    

Creative painting and drawing class: Birds and Butterflies!! 

Summer Art Camp in July!!

 Ocean: Printing and Painting

Ocean: Foil Fish

   

 July 27, 28, 29 ,& 30     Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs  

Ages 6-12   9 am – 12 noon   

Each day we will explore a different theme:              

Birds and Butterflies                              

Learn how to draw and  paint these beautiful flying creatures who live in our own backyards while looking at artists for inspiration. Learn about color, shading, and texture.

Ocean: Splash

 Be inspired by all the colorful and awesome creatures we find living in water!  

Be an Explorer                     

Have fun while you explore a different culture.

Folded Books         

 Create your own book in words and pictures using paint, collage, glue, thread and more!

Spring Art classes starting March 3 and 14

Join the fun as the class learns drawing and painting skills after school and on one Saturday a month!

Art Classes in Burrillville and Greenville

Tempera paint on silver paper

ART CLASSESl AFTER SCHOOL AND SATURDAYS! FallWinter 2014
check out schedules at

http://www.burrillville.org/Public_documents/burrillvilleri_recprog/KidsArtClass

New Summer Art Classes in Burrillville!

Art Classes starting July 15 and going to August 2. Sign up for one or 4 sessions! Creating, Painting, Drawing, Bookmaking, collage and More!!

New Art Classes starting in Burrillville

Blustery Day

Classes start April 30,  2014 and continue for 5 weeks. We will be creating lots of fun projects! 

New Art Classes After School in Burrillville

Winter Sunset

Classes start January 8,  2014 and continue for 5 weeks. We will be creating lots of fun projects!

Fall Art Classes starting September 25!

Fall Art Classes Starting Soon!
We'll be painting, drawing and putting the art work into handmade books using lots of color, found objects and imagination!
Classes for ages 5 & up
Burrillville RI

MATISSE AND HIS GOLD FISH

This spring, several of my classes created these beautiful paintings inspired by Henri Mastisse. Here is the lesson for you to try.

Can be adapted for any age group

Look at the paintings of Matisse. He painted the indoor surroundings in his apartment in Paris many times. That included his bowl of goldfish. 

Time:              1 to 2 one hour classes

Visuals:           Examples of art work by Matisse.  

Materials:      12 x 18 white paper with some weight such as drawing or construction

Pencils

Oil pastels (or crayons)

Sharpie markers (for drawing on foil)

White glue

Scissors

Aluminum foil (4” x 8”)

Line drawings or pictures of fish

Step One:      Draw fish on foil, allowing the marker to dry before touching.  Add lots of patterns and colors to your fish. Cut it out and put it off to the side.  

Step Two:       Next, holding the large white paper the tall way, draw the shape of your goldfish bowl in pencil. Will it be short or tall?  Draw it so the sides are close to the edge of your paper. Use oil pastels and outline the bowl and color the water inside. Draw details in the background such as a table, patterned wallpaper, a picture on a wall, or a chair. Use complimentary colors next to each other (blue and orange, red and green, or purple and yellow).

Step Three:  Arrange all the fish inside the bowl finding the places they fit best. Create a sense of balance that is not necessarily symmetrical.  One way you can do this is by placing the large fish on one side balanced by two smaller ones on the opposite side.  When you are pleased with your arrangement  pick up each piece of foil and add dots of glue to the outer edges.

   Think of a title for your picture. Write this on  the back of your artwork.