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Day 19 – Be an Entomologist like Maria Merian
Maria Sibylla Merian was a German-born naturalist and scientific illustrator who was born in Frankfurt, Germany in 1647. At a time when insects were thought to be “beasts of the devil,” her beautiful and accurate paintings revolutionized the science of entomology. Her painstaking observation skills refuted the prevailing notion at the time that insects spontaneously arose […]
Day 18 – Victoria Day Fireworks
Today let’s be inspired by the fireworks that are used to celebrate Victoria Day and the unofficial beginning of summer. Let’s get started by creating a black background. Tape a piece of watercolour paper to another sheet of paper so it is easier to use the scraping technique. Squeeze and line of paint along the […]
Day 17 – Easy Toronto Cityscape
Let’s be inspired by the beautiful skyline of our cities, in my case Toronto. First I taped a piece of watercolour paper in a landscape position to a piece of cardboard. Next I used a piece of masking tape to create a horizon line. You will need two brushes to do this project, a fan […]
Day 16 – Emoji faces
How are you feeling today? With all the changes “facing” everyone right now, people have been feeling a lot of different things on any given day… Let’s recreate some of these emotions in fun emojis. Materials needed yellow watercolour paint (if you don’t have this – a yellow highlighter or yellow marker will work) assorted […]
Day 15 – Dandelions!
Today let’s be inspired by warm and cool colours and create some easy backgrounds for dandelions. Warmer weather is on the way and on my walk yesterday I saw fields full of them. It inspired these ones… Use your chalk pastels to create circles, you can experiment with spacing the colours farther apart or closer […]
Day 23 – Tic-Tac-Turtle: Making your own fun and games
For today’s project, I thought we’d try something a little different! Other than doodling, painting rocks is one of my favorite relaxing activities. For today I thought it would be fun to show you how to make a tic-tac-toe board with Ladybugs and Turtles. You can make your own tic-tac-toe game! 10 oval rocks for […]
Sparking Creativity Every Day in May with Art in Action
We have been very busy posting new ideas every day to spark your creativity right here and on Facebook and Instagram. In case you just joined us you can see all of them here: Day 1 – Acrylic Sponge Fun Day 2 – Stamping Day 3 – Natural Art Day 4 – Gelli Printing Day […]
Day 14 – Torn Paper Landscapes
Today lets use up some of our Gelli plate prints or any colourful paper that you have to make a landscape collage. I went through my stack and selected colours that would look like grass and flowers for the bottom, darker colours for a mountain range and blue colours for the sky. Start ripping your […]
Day 13 – Happy Little Clouds
Bob Ross and his expression, “Happy little clouds” just seems to make people feel joy. He is such an iconic painter who really opened up the mysterious world of painting to a wide audience. So many of our students watch his shows and learn his techniques. Today let’s create some happy little clouds over a […]
Day 12 – Egyptian Scratch Art- Inspired by Nefertiti
Nefertiti was an Egyptian queen and the Great Royal Wife of Akhenaten an Egyptian Pharaoh. With her husband, she reigned at what was arguably the wealthiest period of Ancient Egyptian history. We were inspired by the bust of Nefertiti, presently exhibited at the Neues Museum in Berlin, Germany. Supplies: Cardboard cereal box or bristol board […]