Kid’s Art from Australia

Kid’s Art from Australia

This beautiful Picasso drawing comes from 8 yr. old Mikayla who lives in Australia. It’s really good Mikayla – I hope you continue to draw ...
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Kid’s Art from Canada

Kid’s Art from Canada

This adorable painting comes from Kelly Cannon’s 2nd grade class in New Westminster, B.C. It looks like a family of fuzzy black cats, sitti...
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Kid’s Art from Florida

Kid’s Art from Florida

This art comes from two 9-year old girls in central Florida who made Summer Art booklets. They are beautiful girls, and I hope make many mor...
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Kid’s Art from Texas

Kid’s Art from Texas

Thanks to Sandra for sending in some of her classroom art from Texas. Th ere’s the DeMuth Abstract Numbers (5th graders), Miro Painting (als...
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Drawing Class Tips

Drawing Class Tips

I’ve been holding afterschool drawing classes for a few semesters now, and I’d love to share a few things that seem to be working pretty wel...
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How to Paint a Clown Fish

How to Paint a Clown Fish

I’m finding that I really like black Sharpies for tracing when it comes to painting with young students, like kinder and 1st grade. They jus...
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“Stained Glass” Holiday Candle

“Stained Glass” Holiday Candle

  I’ve found that a candle theme works well for the holidays as so many religions celebrate with them. This is simply drawing candles and th...
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Kid’s Art from Arkansas

Kid’s Art from Arkansas

Thanks to Andrea Ratcliff from Monticello Elementary School in Arkansas who sent in Colorful Spiderwebs from her 1st and 2nd graders. I love...
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Gingerbread Man Drawing

Gingerbread Man Drawing

My graphic design days taught me that simple shapes take on much more interest when cropped or positioned in unusual ways. This gingerbread ...
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Dino Plaster Casts

Dino Plaster Casts

This was a big hit, and I think I worked out a system where 20 to 30 casts could be poured in about 50 minutes without any tears ... especia...
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An APFK Butterfly in Haiti

An APFK Butterfly in Haiti

I recently received this amazing email: Hi Kathy, As a fellow art teacher and a fan of your fabulous blog, I wanted to share with you some ...
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