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Mixed-Media Art

Another Antique Baby Portrait Card

Look at this sweet face! This antique baby portrait was in such good condition.  And I have a friend expecting a baby girl this month so… I brought her home with me.  The Antique Mall is becoming one of my favorite places these days. I layered the portrait with some pink stained cheese-cloth, decorative […]

Art Cards

Antique Baby Portrait Card

When I go to antique stores I look for old photos.  I love to find baby portraits in good condition. I love the old-fashioned dresses they wore (the girls and the boys!) and their sweet expressions. I always wonder how something that was so precious to someone at one time wound up for sale in an antique […]

Art With Children, Children's Art Books

Super Art Friday-“Draw 50 Series-Buildings and Other Structures”

For our art project today, my young artist wanted to try her hand at drawing architecture. The “Draw 50” books by Lee Ames are a great way to help kids tackle more difficult subjects.  This one shown is the “Draw 50-Buildings and Other Structures” but there are 27 others in the series: birds, airplanes, horses, etc. She […]

Children's Art Books

“Art Is…” by Bob Raczka

Here’s another must have for your children’s art library. “Art Is…” by Bob Raska is a great introduction to art. The format is simple. Each page features the repeated completion of the sentence, “Art is..,” using examples from varied styles, forms, and cultures. Here are a few samples from the book: There are […]