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Fruit and Flowers, Mice and Me!

By Marcia Beckett | March 2, 2014 - 12:33 pm |July 5, 2024 animals, art teacher tips, book review, personal artwork, Uncategorized, watercolor

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Bright, abstract painting featuring large flowers, fruits, and leaves against a pink and purple background. This lively piece encapsulates the essence of "Fruit and Flowers.

Fruit and Flowers: I colored in the sketch that I showed you here. I mostly used colored pencils, watercolor pencils and watercolor paints. A Mouse: My 5th/6th graders are painting animals and my go-to demo is always a mouse or hamster. I love cute rodents. The kids are always astounded when I show them how to make furry texture with a fan brush! So fun. Do you have go-to images you use when demonstrating techniques? Me: Here I am at … Read more… →

Artsy Book Club

By Marcia Beckett | February 19, 2014 - 4:40 pm |July 5, 2024 art journaling, art teacher tips, art teaching, book review, drawing, sketchbook assignments, Uncategorized

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Did you join the Artsy Book Club on Facebook? It was started by Cassie Stephens. You should come join us! We are starting to work through the book One Drawing A Day: A 6-Week Course Exploring Creativity with Illustration and Mixed Media. The first assignment was a pen drawing of a still life set up of stuff you find around you. Drawing immediately with pen is harder than it seems. I was so worried about drawing a line wrong … Read more… →