Swimmy Fish!

More Pets!

These little people made Swimmy Fish at ART Camp!

They painted their fish bowl homes, then the created their colorful fish, which were attached to the bowl with bits of accordion folded paper. Waa-La! Genuine 3D swimmy fish!!!!

The girls standing on either side of the campers are Kayli and Taylor, two of our wonderful summer ART Camp volunteers!

August Classes - Paint Your ART Out!

Join us in August to learn floral painting techniques!

Our August schedule (shown below) includes watercolor and ink sketching, an acrylic painting on canvas, mixed media, and a Georgia O'Keefe-style pastel painting. Try them all!

All of these projects are designed for ages 9 and up; no previous painting instruction or experience is required. 

Day: Thursdays

Time: 4:00-6:00 pm (sometimes until 6:30 for longer projects)

Ages: 8 and up - adults are welcome!
Fees: $15 per class or $50 for the full month ( save $10!)

August 4    

Floral Watercolor Sketching

Learn to sketch a variety of flowers in watercolor and ink

August 11    

Floral Still Life Painting

Acrylic canvas painting, from observation of a floral still life.

August 18    

Whimsical Flowers

Mixed media painting on natural wood.

August 25    

Georgia O'Keefe Floral Painting

Pastel painting of a flower in O'Keefe-style detail.

A Walk to the Seashore - in Pastel!

This week our Paint Your ART Out students painted a lovely seashore scene in oil pastels on black paper.

We practiced creating moving water, foamy waves, and the illusion of distance. We also learned how to mix the colors of the sandy beach, bluish shadows, sea grasses, and realistic footprints.

Lovely results! Now we want to visit our little seashore getaway!!!

Cartooning, Illustration, & Animae!

Week 5 of Summer ART Camp is all about Cartooning, Illustration, and Animae. The focus is on developing characters (including ourselves!) and creating comic story lines and situations.

Older kids will work on drawing skills, animae, and creating a personal avatar. I created mine (on the left) at http://www.faceyourmanga.com/ which we will also explore.


Younger kids will create their own cool characters, like this toothy little monster and possibly a few dinosaurs roaming our cities.

Here are more James RIZZI style animated skyscraper artwork created in our ART Adventures camp. What a fun way to bring inanimate objects to life! (Pretty silly too!) The 3-D effect really made these crazy cityscapes pop!

Ava

Tylee

Annaliah

July Classes - Paint Your ART Out!

Paint with us in July for an 'ocean' view! We'll learn to paint light and how it interacts with the sea using a variety of paint media and techniques. Our July schedule (shown below) includes an acrylic painting on canvas, a watercolor painting, an underwater tempera painting, and an oil pastel painting. Try them all!

All of these projects are designed for ages 8 and up; no previous painting instruction or experience is required. 

Day: Thursdays

Time: 4:00-6:00 pm (sometimes until 6:30 for longer projects)

Ages: 8 and up - adults are welcome!
Fees: $15 per class or $50 for the full month ( save $10!)

July 7     

A Celebration! Reflections on the Sea 

Acrylic on canvas panel, 11" x 14"

July 14    

A Sunlit Beach

Wet-on-wet watercolor techniques

July 21 

Under the Sea - Ocean Life & Light 

Acrylic or tempera on paper

July 28 

A Walk Down to the Seashore 

Oil pastels on paper