fifth or fourth grade..

cool to use a black sharpie over a water colored image

A 9x24 inch art print of two koi swimming towards happiness. Koi are a beautiful and frequently used motif in Asian art. Because it struggles against the current of the river it has become the emblem of strength in perseverance. The image of two Koi swimming together is often used to symbolize a long and happy marriage. The calligraphy character in the upper right corner of the picture is the kanji symbol for happiness. The original was a watercolor painting. The art is printed in…

This one is apx. 9" x 12". As with "minerets" (next door)...what I'll eventually do with it will remain a mystery until I do something with it. (makes sense to me...it does)

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Tyler Vo shows us how to draw a decent bee (following LMS Art how to draw it all board)

Flowers That Pop Art Painting by Therese Fowler-Bailey

Flowers That Pop Art Painting by Therese Fowler-Bailey

Illustrated Dictionary Pages, Art 3 This art project was inspired by the very awesome art of Kristy Patterson. She has a blog at Flying Shoes Art Studio with tons of her artwork on it. Much of her art is centered around beautiful illustrations on old discarded dictionary pages. This approach to her art is intriguing to me because it shows the complexities and beauty of seemingly ordinary objects. There is a layer of depth and authenticity that is brought in by the aged and textured…

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Another Doodle, originally uploaded by sapphire252. Fun with a new pen. The Sakura Pigma Graphic 1. A nice strong line.

Teach your Kinder students about line, shape, watercolor and fairy tales with this watercolor castle lesson. Learning how to combine squares, rectangles,

Creativity in the classroom and in life

Browsing the internet this summer, I came across some of the most beautiful drawings and paintings I have seen in a while, produced by a young artist from Japan named Miroco Machiko. So often, we teach from master artists who are no longer living, and it was really refreshing to inspire the students with the work of an up and coming young woman with a very unique take on natural images. Most of her work involves plants and animals - they have a childlike quality to them with the bold shapes…