Notebook Paper Drawing

I challenge you to create a drawing on

lined/notebook paper. Find a way to incorporate

the paper lines into your drawing. Be creative!

I am including a few google examples to help

inspire you. Notice the difference in skill levels.

Your drawing can be a line drawing, it can be a

drawing that is shaded or it can be a colored

drawing. Just use whatever you have at home
and have fun with it!  

Examples...

Happy Spring!

Happy first full day of spring!

Feeling inspired by the change of

season and the hope for the

new beginnings of spring, I thought it

would be fun to draw some flowers today.

Just like many of you, I do not have many

art supplies at home, crazy - right!? I am

using a sheet of computer paper and an

old pencil that I found in the junk drawer.

You can draw on anything... scrap paper,

brown paper bag, notebook paper etc.

Also, draw with whatever you can find...

a pencil, pen, marker, colored pencil etc.

I found a few step by step, how to draw

flower examples on Pinterest. Hopefully

they will help you and give you some

inspiration for your drawing.

I challenge you to create a first day of

spring sketch! I spent about 20-30 minutes

on my sketch. Take as much time as you like.

Be creative! Look up some pictures for

inspiration, or completely make it up. 

I am sharing my sketch with you, can’t

wait to see your sketches. Send me pictures!!!!!

Color Wheel Scavenger Hunt

The color wheel starts with three primary colors,

all colors are created from the primary colors…

Red, Yellow and Blue

Mixing equal amounts of two primary colors

together, creates the secondary colors…

Red + Yellow = Orange

Yellow + Blue = Green

Blue + Red = Violet

Mixing a primary color with the secondary color

next to it, creates the intermediate/tertiary colors…

Yellow-Orange, Red-Orange, Red-Violet, Blue-Violet,

Blue-Green and Yellow-Green

Colors that are across from one another on the

color wheel are called complementary colors.

Complementary colors, when combined or mixed,

cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a

gray-scale color. When placed next to each other,

they create the strongest contrast for those two

colors. Complementary color pairs... 

Orange and Blue

Yellow and Violet

Red and Green

Can you think of some logos that were created

with complementary colors?

Now that we have learned a little bit more about

color, I challenge you to create a color wheel with

found objects from your home. Try to include

Primary Colors, Secondary Colors and Tertiary Colors. 

This is my color wheel. I really had to hunt,

especially for the violets.  

The bold line shows the primary colors and the

thin line shows the secondary colors.  

Good luck, have fun and send me a picture

of your color wheel!

Van Gogh and Self-Portraits...

Let's take a tour of Vincent Van Gogh's Museum. 
As you all know, Van Gogh is my favorite artist! Until today, I had never 
taken a tour of his museum, which is located in Amsterdam, Netherlands. 
Amazing!!!!!! This permanent collection houses over 200 paintings and 
500 drawings. Fun fact, did you know that Van Gogh was only an artist 
for 10 short years and he created over 2000 pieces of artwork - 860 of 
them were oil paintings.

https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/van-gogh-museum?hl=en

Let's look at the Van Gogh Museum Tour in 4K.
Step into Vincent’s world and enjoy the private video tour.
I am including the first YouTube episode that looks at Van Gogh's 
self portraits.

https://www.youtube.com/vangoghmuseum

Another fun fact, did you know that you can see 
Vincent Van Gogh's, Self-Portrait, 1887 right here in IL 
at the Art Institute of Chicago!

Today I challenge you to create a self-portrait (a picture of yourself)
Use anything you might have at home. 
A pencil, a pen, chalk, paint, colored pencils, your computer...be creative!

Email me a picture, I'd love to see your creations!

St.Patrick's Day Project Ideas...

 Happy St. Patrick's Day!!!!

Today I put together some fun projects from Pinterest that you can try at home. 
Obviously, just try what you like and use what you already have. 
Be creative and send me a picture of what you make - I'd love to see it! 

How to make an Origami Shamrock...
https://youtu.be/PQYLEyia1Yc

Paint a Rock!

You can take it out and hide it during a walk! 

Write G’rocks on the bottom and others will

take a picture of it, post it and re-hide the rock.

Create a NeoPopRealism pattern shamrock design!

How to Draw and Paint a Shamrock Picture...

Draw about five cross shapes lightly with a pencil.

Draw hearts lightly around the 3 short ends.

Use a dark green paint to trace and fill in.

 

Use a lighter green to fill in the back. Leave some space.

Trace and add lines with a gold paint marker.