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The last week or so has taken a toll on ol' Julie. I am beat. Exhausted and running everywhere like a chicken with its head cut off. (Yah..I  had to go there.) The new workshop experience is almost finished. We are editing and editing...writing and writing...filming some more and editing. It aint easy. I've seen some of the end result footage that my producer and I are working on and I have to say...it will blow your mind. I feel pretty confident that I am raising the bar for online workshops..I can't wait to show it to you.

Both images shot in downtown, San Diego

I am going to run giveaways this summer on my facebook page as well as via my newsletter. I sure hope you are signed up for both! One newsletter per month is what I will send you...filled with photos, news and happenings et all.

I'll come up for air soon.....and the new workshop experience will be here....and I hope to see you then!

xo

              

Teach Art to Your Children v 3.0

Welcome to my weekly segment about teaching art to children. If you're joining me for the first time, there are a lot of ideas outlined here with the goal in mind for you to spend quality time with your child and to encourage their creativity. These ideas can be adapted to fit any skill level. Read through the lessons and see how you can adapt them to suit your child. I also mention supplies in a lot of these articles and you will realize you can achieve the same results with various supplies, so check though your craft closet and see what you can do.

This week, I decided to teach the children how to use watercolor paints. The 6 year olds are starting to really become much more advanced than they have been with staying inside lines and using supplies in general, so I wanted to get a little more creative this week and see where I could take them. I traced letters onto water color paper using pencil and gave each child an angled paintbrush. The brush is flat and the soft bristles are cut at an angle to help the children stay in the lines.

To discourage the children from slopping on the paint very quickly (like any old painting), I had them wet their brush and then brush pigment off of water soluble artist crayons. They could pick up as much color as they needed and apply it to the painting that way instead of using the crayon on the painting and then applying water. This made the children work slower and achieve a nice blending of colors.

Without artist crayons, you may pick up an angled brush at the craft store (they can cost as little as $3) and teach your child about watercolor paints. Watercolor paint in pans  or in a tube is suitable for this project.

Thank you for stopping by- I hope you enjoyed the lesson.

It's almost here.... bloopers too.

Cut. Do it again. Cut. Do it again...over and over and over.....

I've been working so hard on a new type of online workshop for everyone. My video producer and I have what we think is a really outstanding product coming your way in June..so please stay tuned! Be sure to sign up for my monthly free newsletter... I'll be announcing giveaways, discounts, news about the book and more all summer long.

Stop by my facebook page periodically too...I'll have some pretty funny blooper footage soon.

Have a great week!

         

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