Creating Mandalas

After creating birds, mono print butterflies, mummies, mandalas, folded books, salt textured watercolors, resist bird paintings, origami books, foil fish, sea turtles,  and dream/treasure containers, we closed the week with an Art Show attended by enthusiastic parents, relatives, friends and of course the student artists! 

Oil Pastel

Creating Mandalas by students at Summer Art Camp!

Oil Pastel

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!

Flowers: My Trip to Italy

Flowers from my Trip to Italy: Inspiration for drawings and paintings are sometimes found right in our own backyards and other times in beautiful far away settings.

Painting on Yupo

Paint with Watercolor on Yupo paper this Saturday March 14 and learn some amazing techniques on this unique paper!

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!

Watercolor Landscape Lesson

This fall some of my students painted this landscape filled with beautiful autumn colors and birch trees. These were painted in watercolor but you could try other mediums. So if you would like to try this yourself the steps are below. Have fun!

First, we draw the tree line towards the top of the paper, going across from one side to the other.
Then a line underneath that one that shows where a field would meet the trees in the background.

The next step is to use masking tape to block out areas of the paper for the birch trees. The masking tape can also anchor the paper.

Next we painted from the bottom to the top starting with yellow, then adding red all the way to the top of the tree line. Blue can be added while the red is still wet, blending to make a purple. Then the sky in blue at the top is painted and clouds added. I have shown several more steps in this painting, starting from the left. The masking tape has been peeled off of the trees after the paint has dried. In the middle 2 trees washes are added to the trees, showing the wonderful texture found on birch trees. Then finally darker details are added on the right 2 trees with mixes of blue and red.
In the final version more details are added with foliage in the background and foreground. 

Idea for an Upcoming Art Class!

Colors are amazing this time of year and the foliage is a beautiful subject for a watercolor painting. Add the reflection in water and the inspiration is doubled!!

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

Adult Basic Watercolor and More!

August 6, 13, 20, and 27 Mondays 6 to 7:30

Are you not sure of what materials to buy and how to use them?

Do you need some feedback as to where to go next with your art?

Come up with ideas to paint/draw

Learn techniques to add to your artwork

Be able to mix colors in many combinations

Know what materials to use to create an effect

This class will give students’ confidence and help you to decide the next steps to improve your art.