This little drawing in my sketch book was perfect for a mini canvas. I drew on the design in pen first… Started adding some color on with my Inktense pencils… Let the fun begin with the water-pen… Added in detail and outline with pen… Added a bit more green to […]
Tag: children’s art
Turtle Girl II
Each time I draw a girl finding a turtle it turns out a little bit different from the time before. I’m having *fun* so I’m just going to keep going with these turtle girls. Just like my first Turtle Girl from last week, I transferred my design from the sketchbook […]
Turtle Girl 5″ x 7″ Painting
I transferred this quick little sketch onto a “5 x 7” canvas. I blocked in the design with some light acrylic colors and found some text I liked. I left out the big moon in the background because I thought it would be too much yellow. Added in some details […]
Butterfly Meets Narwhal
During our recent hospital stay, our window looked out upon a construction site. It was right in the middle of what used to be the back parking lot. Our nurse told us that they’re building a new addition to the hospital, a whole new tower. And that’s when I got […]
Super Art Friday- “Sun Prints”
If there’s one thing we have lots of these days in Texas, it’s bright, hot, sunlight. It’s the perfect time for making sun prints! Today we tried out a small kit that came with everything we needed to make our very own sun photos. The kit came with 12 sheets […]
Super Art Friday- “Monet’s Lillies”
We’ve been learning about Monet this week. Here are my two favorite children’s books on Monet: Linnea in Monet’s Garden is my first pick. It’s the story of a little girl who travels to France and learns all about Monet’s life and work. Included are pictures of Monet’s most famous paintings, of […]
Super Art Friday-“Using Your Imagination”
This was a piece of scratch paper that had been used to test paint colors. It didn’t look very interesting, but I gave my young artist a challenge for our Super Art Friday project. I handed her the paper and a black pen and said, “Use your imagination. What could this be?” She looked at […]
Super Art Friday- “Dot Paints”
Easy breezy dot paint pictures. We love ’em. Dot paints make pretty rainbows! And perfect polka-dots… Some gifted kids can dot paint with both hands at the same time. 🙂 A pot of gold at the end of the rainbow… Yellow and blue make green… Have a great weekend!
“Fingerprint Drawing” by Ed Emberly
This book is so much fun! The Fingerprint Drawing Book by Ed Emberly is one of those books you’ll go back to again and again when you need a fun, indoor activity. You may think it’s a stretch calling this “art”, but you should see some of the designs my kids have come […]