You know how sometimes you just need to mix things up a bit. You might need to do something new or it might be something you just haven’t done in a long time. The point is it’s something different from what you’re doing at that very moment. Well, a couple of weeks ago I was at that point. […]
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You Can Be An Artist! Nurturing Your Artist in High School
Please welcome a very dear friend and mentor to me, Barbara McCoy of Harmony Fine Arts and Handbook of Nature Study! So you have kindled a love of art in the early years of homeschooling…sharing great art and artists. You have provided lots of art supplies along with opportunities to create art but now you […]
You CAN Be An Artist! Help for Reluctant Artists
“Every child is an artist…The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.” ~ Pablo Picasso. Have you experienced this? We have. Our older children are sometimes reluctant to join us in art times. Why is this? I think children and adults need encouragement now and then when it comes to being […]
The Habit of Cooking Dinner
A few months ago I made it a goal of mine to cook dinner for my family more often. I knew I had become lazy in the kitchen when my afternoon telephone conversations with my husband sounded something like this… Him: What are we doing for dinner tonight? Me: I made meatloaf and mashed potatoes! […]
You CAN Be An Artist! Wear Your Art
Last week Phyllis at All Things Beautiful asked: “How do you store your finished pieces? Do you have special folders or notebooks?” That IS a good question! Because when you have a house full of artists, they can produce quite a bit of art work. Phyllis – you caught me working on that very thing! […]
You CAN Be an Artist! Waterfall Tutorial
Nana is here today to share how you can be an artist and paint motion with a waterfall tutorial… This is an easy, quick pastel painting that I think artists of every age will enjoy! You can get into the tumbling motion of the water as it crashes down to the rocks below the falls. […]
You CAN Be An Artist! Paint Simple Shapes of Fruit and Vegetables
Circles. Round and simple. After the straight lines of landscapes, you can be an artist and paint simple shapes of fruits and vegetables! When starting with art the youngest of children, Nana shared the same approach. It’s a natural progression. Paint Simple Shapes Today I am offering up all the fruits and veggies we’ve shared […]
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You CAN Be An Artist! Name and Sign Every Picture
Naming every picture is a habit I learned from a teacher years ago who said, if you name your picture, it gives it permanence. A named painting most likely will be kept and not thrown away! Children are great believers in keeping their artwork…all of it! Name and sign every picture. Name Every Piece of […]
You CAN Be An Artist! Paint Landscapes
Want immediate artistic results? Paint landscapes! It is an easy method for success. Nana has explained to us how the simple, straight lines and curves of a landscape are especially encouraging to budding artists. Draw a line for the horizon, blend in a brilliant sky, curve a path to the beach. That is is just […]
You Can Be An Artist – Just Practice!
Pastel chalks are an easy and almost instantly rewarding way to introduce a student to creativity. And there is a simple answer – just practice. Using the chalks are often referred to as “painting” rather than drawing. Chalks are pure paint pigment. Yes, they are messy and stain your fingers when you use them. We’ve […]
You Can Be An Artist! What is an Artist?
What is an artist? Webster defines it this way: Definition of ARTIST 1 a obsolete : one skilled or versed in learned arts b archaic : physician c archaic : artisan 1 2 a : one who professes and practices an imaginative art b : a person skilled in one of the fine arts I […]
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Some exciting things to share! Dear friends if you haven’t already downloaded your free Volcano Chalk Pastel tutorial, please do so right away. The lesson will be going away before our new tutorial will post on Friday. The other good news? If you subscribe now, you will receive the newest chalk pastel tutorial when it […]