Next Session

The next 10 week session is beginning in January. The dates are January 11- March 23. No classes will be held the week of February 8th.

Tuesday class: 5:30-6:30pm
Wednesday class: 5:30-6:30pm

See you in January!

Amy

Holiday Ornaments

We had our annual holiday party early this year. We were still in the spirit to make wonderful painted ornaments and listen to holiday tunes!

Grid Portraits

What a wonderful job my students did on their grid portraits! I am so proud of them!

Bennett is only in 2nd grade! What a fabulous job!

Fifth grader, Ashley, did a great job on her first self-portrait

Kelly drew a baby photo in honor of her little brother

Seventh grader, Hannah, did a great job capturing the likeness of herself!

Victoria remembered her younger days when drawing this baby self-portrait

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Nolan, fifth grade, did a great job following the grid and shading

Grid Portraits

This week and next week the art students are learning how to draw by using a grid. A grid is a system of squares that helps the artists zoom in and focus on one area at a time. They were asked to bring in a childhood photo to recreate as a drawing. We will shade them in pencil. I think they will turn out great! Check back for photos in a few weeks!

Colored Pencil Techniques

We have been working on colored pencil techniques like layering and blending. First we practiced by drawing cherries. Then the students chose a flower to draw and color with blended colored pencils. I think they turned out great!

Painted Sand Dollars

This summer on vacation in Washington we collected sand dollars. I thought it would be a cool project to have my students paint them with their favorite landscape. We used acrylic paints and glitter glaze. Eventually, we turned our sand dollars into magnets.

10 Week Session

Welcome to our art class blog! This session I have 2 great classes of artists ranging in ages from 2nd grade to tenth grade. Our classes are one hour long once a week. We create art in a variety of materials including colored pencil, paint, pencil and chalk pastels. I hope you enjoy seeing our art!