kids cartoons

drawing dogs

our first day we did the exercise of drawing a dog using

circles and a human using triangles and trapezoids

(do them on opposite sides of a folded paper) unfold

it and connect with a line to see dog dragging human.

the last day we did it again, Sandra colors mine
and then makes her own.

Samantha wanted to draw perros, too, i drew one

then she drew one, and gave them to Ana to color.

then drew another and added herself - notice the food

in bowls with bones - she has become an incredible artist

rainy skies over the city

they made 3 page accordion skylines with rainy skies

this was a big step by step project for them -
they recreated my cityscape and native american sky
drawings - so astoundingly - using their styles and adding color

colorful planets

their 3 dimensional solar systems

first - they worked in pairs coloring a 2 dimensional solar system -

they also worked in pairs picking colors and

measuring planets' distances from the sun

lost in space

these are their comic books about space

being an abstract painter - i love their composition

and decision making skills

they are working from a big comic book of mine - Zoe in Space

so intuitive what they chose to add or leave out

and they sometimes blaze their own trail

and all are unique and charming in their own way

i might have helped some of them get started on their covers -

but after that - they took off on their own paths

art camp june 2013

love the simplicity of this one and the unique drawing technique

k - 2nd grade painting class

Cezanne influenced

each student takes a turn as model - draped

w/colorful cloth - students draw each other

love this - looks to be angels raising to the heavens - Giotti

they paint the drawings using glitter ink on the

fabric and earth toned watercolors for the figure

here again - love the simplicity and her unique drawing technique

a mountain range is made in the middle

of a table using the same fabric

Cezanne influenced as well

they draw, then paint the fabric mountain range

using acrylic and watercolor paints

Giotti again

they finish by collaging their friends

on to the mountain range -

the students made all creative decisions -

including leaving some things unpainted,

which makes for even more wonderful a

composition - and along with great brush

work makes these such charming paintings

connor cartooning class

cartooning with math class with the
2nd and 3rd grade students @ connor elementary

created adventure characters,
and then, wrote and illustrated

their own comic books.

cartooning class of 2nd and 3rd grade
students @ connor elementary
created adventure characters,
and then, wrote and illustrated
their own comic books.

mine was zoe (my granddaughter)
the adventure girl

here's zoe taming a dragon

front and back covers
the kids were so proud of themselves
when they learned how to draw the dragon.

connor chalk art

cartooning class of 2nd & 3rd grade students
@ connor elementary our last day was a day
in the sun doing sidewalk chalk drawingsthe dragon they learned how to draw
using geometric shapes & letters

'i love art'

the perspective drawing of the road ends
@ a crack in the earth where the dragon dwells

they worked so hard putting color
on the dragon & the road

& they worked so hard on making their

comic books of super heros
& space explorers

art camp finale

a short bus ride...became a magical journey
they arrive @ camp... filled with creative energy...Camp Rock Star,
deep in the 'grove', Pleasant Grove, that i...the kids are awesome,
they learn, they invent, they make things, such wonderful talents...
shy ones are coming out of their shells...for 2 weeks 1 little girl never spoke,
then 1 day said, "I painted my star yellow."...i was surprised and elated...
another little kindergartener, began running the art studio,
directing others on set designing...making sure we got it right...
so cool !...they make sketch books, spirit sticks, rain sticks, masks,
t-shirts, and magic...and use math, science, physics...
and, of course, dance, music, and theatre...
...they find a treasure map and began their magical journey
deep into the 'grove'...where all things have living spirits...
...the trees move...and talk...and tell them
"that's not just any ol' rock... that is a piece of a powerful treasure..."
...they locate the 'feathered man' who tells them, "...the rock is a symbol of your family's solid foundation."...he then gives them magical powers, the powers of the universe...fire, earth, water, and wind...and says "...the power of the hidden treasure is inside of yourself."
Bigg huggs for the wonderful, hard-working and giving people that made this magical journey possible...Aztec dance Blanca Reyna, theatre and script writer Jenniffer Clemons, music wizard Bob Baraza, Armon Raphiel (who helped me soo much)...my sweeti Niloo Jalilvand for video and interviews.

rockin' art camp week 3

end of week 3 and we took some of our sets down the hall
for a rehearsal on stage...
here are 3 of our artists and their creations...

burnett elementary's tipi village

taking an architectural journey

little canvas tipis













we designed and painted our ideal homes on paper and then created our neighborhood on a 7x9' canvas mural...our next design challenge is a pueblo village constructed from
recycled cardboard, our homes painted inside and out...
lastly, the conical nomadic tipi and by redesigning, cutting, and sewing the canvas mural we are able to fashion a diorama...a scale sized tipi with our village tucked away inside...at least 30 artists lent their talents with these 3 adding the final touches...bravo

clubhouse @ white rock hills

their mural is now on the wall
clubhouse @ ferguson road and 30
Showing President Obama Some Love

mcshan mural completed

4th and 5th grade gentlemen of mcshan elementary's
after school mural project under the guidance of
big thought/thriving minds' katie and jamie