Seascapes make me think of summer. These paintings are full of movement (in the sky, in the water) made specially so by the brush-stokes and the mixing of colors. Just mixing white with a darker color (blue, green) and having to do it more than once (since we painters never seem to make enough paint) makes this painting come alive.
by Haley
by Laney
by Jamie
by Haley
by Ruhi
by Poppie
Thanks to Patti of Deep Space Sparkle for this great lesson to paint canyons. The choices of colors made it really fun for the girls as we learnt about how to use dark and light colors to show depth and distance.
I just want to thank Patti for her generosity and very well thought out lessons. Her website and trove of information for art teachers and parents is amazing and has been a fun place to go find lots of information about how to teach, where and what supplies work with children, and how to be patient and flexible while making art.
by Eun Je
by Cristina
by Rhea
by Tasha
by Riya
Seven little girls picked up brushes and heartily painted new spring flowers from a still-life. Some of the details in these paintings are so much about looking and painting and some are purely out of their imaginations.
by Ruhi
by Mackenzie
by Jamie
by Haley
by Poppie
by Laney
by Haley
Red barns are so iconic that the girls just could not make them any other color. Flaming reds and soft red - they are all here in these paintings. Acrylic on paper.
by Rhea
by Eun Je
by Tasha
by Cristina
These paintings show how kids have fun. Even though winters in our town are mild and snow-less, each of these kids had experience building a snowman sometime in their little lives.
by Cristina
by Rhea
by Riya
The sun was shinning brightly on this beautiful warm day in California. But we pulled some curtains, and painted a snowy day picture. These are so sweet and a lot of thought went into the drawings and the colors.
by Spencer
by Peyton
by Emma Rose
by Kaylie
by Emily
by Devin
One eight year old birthday girl who loves to paint chose to do a panda painting with her friends and sister. Mom made a nice setup in the courtyard and under soft blue skies we drew and painted on canvases.
Isn't it great to be eight?
by Arshvi
by Olivia
by Naomi
by Aspen
by Mahek
by Kushi
by Clara
by Rutvi
We drew horses and then used watercolors to paint. The paints are very popular - something about a brush loaded with color. The ability to make it thin or thick. What exactly gravitates children towards painting and what exactly intimidates most adults?
The youngest in this group is not even 5 yet!
by Anindita
by Simone
by Tanvi
by Sagey
by Raina
These watercolor ponies are just so charming - the colors run into each other and they look such different breeds - all of them!
by Paris
by Laney
by Ruhi
by Sea
by Mackenzie
by Haley
Have you ever seen sweeter ponies? We used watercolors and black gel pens.
by Kaylie - A canyon horse
by Emma Rose - a meadow horse
