If you’re wondering how to teach students how to draw and color with oil pastels, today’s video tutorial is designed to do just that. I adore tulips and used them... Learn More
You’d think drawing a pumpkin is easy. Not so. After watching my students scribble oddly shaped circles onto paper, only to have them not like it, crumple it up and... Learn More
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SPRING DAFFODILS Neil and I recently moved to a new home in Santa Barbara. I noticed about a month ago that bright green sprouts were emerging near our driveway. I... Learn More
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Recognize this beauty? This was the one of the first lesson I posted on my writing blog back in 2007 before Deep Space Sparkle existed. Such classics should be given due credit, don’t... Learn More
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Teach your kids how to draw a robot and use fun metallic paints and pastels to add polish and shine. No doubt using shapes to draw you robots allows for a... Learn More
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What? Paint without paint? Yes. It can be done with a most humble product: water-soluble oil pastel. Faber-Castell makes a wonderful Gel Stick in a plastic applicator that looks a lot... Learn More
MONSTERS LOVE SCHOOL ART PROJECT Monsters are always a popular subject for my youngest art students. My go-to monster lesson for this age group has always been Where the Wild... Learn More
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Chicken Little is a folk tale about a chicken who believes the world is coming to an end. Those who study tales in school may have already found ways to incorporate... Learn More
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These happy colorwheel flowers were a perfect introduction to art for my Kinders. Drawing with pastels, painting with puck tempera and creating dots, lines, and patterns with black and white... Learn More
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