Rene Magritte inspired Snowmen..

Imagine That kids learned about Rene Magritte's "Son of Man" painting and did their best on a winter themed version of his work...

"hOWLing at the Moon"

The Imagine That campers made some cool hued owls today...

Pilgrims and Indians....

The Pint Size Picasso class made up of kindergarteners and 1st graders did a SWEET job with their Thanksgiving decorations.

Polar Bears amongst the Northen Lights

The Imagine That Art campers got into the first chilly weather of the season today. With chalk and oil pastels..and a bit of tempera paint thrown into the wintery mix, the results were wonderful.

Roy Lichtenstein inspired self portraits

The little artists of Pint Size Picassos did a great job...

Day of the Dead Skulls

Imagine That kids went south of the border to celebrate Mexico's Day of the Dead..so much color with a little glitter added for good measure!

Animals in their Habitats..

The Imagine That Art Camp made good use of these recycled computer boxes...colorful animals from the North Pole to the African Plains to the Rainforest...such fun and so colorful..love these!

Fantastical Owls

The Imagine That art kids worked on creating these wonderfully bright and cheerful owls today...thought we needed a jolt of color as more gloomy snow and ice was coming in to town tomorrow...we WANT SPRING!!

King and Queen of Hearts

The Imagine That art classes worked on making themselves into Playing Cards today...the results were awesome!

Franz Marc's Yellow Cow....

The third session of Pint Sized Picassos took on the Yellow Cow by Franz Marc...these were mostly kindergarteners this time..but still think they did a great job!

When Life Gives You Lemons.....

I can't control the way my life is going right now...I am at the mercy of all these chemo drugs to help me get back to my normal life...that I miss so so much...but when life gives you lemons you might as well make lemonade...or create it on your ipad..it has become my new drink of choice...strange for such a coffee junkie..but I have not had a cup of Joe since chemo started...

Resting Up Again...

Once again, my chemo session has forced me to take time to rest this weekend...hopefully session #2 will be kinder to my body and spirit. I will stay positive and hope for the best...and follow my doctor's orders explicitly this time...fingers crossed.

Spring will Come...

As another snow storm threatens to keep us snowed in this weekend I am reminded that it is almost March....can Spring be that far behind?? I am sick of these dull, grey days and in search of sunshine with all it's tangerine orange, golden yellows and turquoise blue skies..bring it!!

The Connoisseur By Norman Rockwell

The Pint Size Picasso students became part of their artwork today...we took photos of them, asking them to pretend that there was a modern art painting in front of them that they may not totally understand. The resulting artwork came out pretty awesome!!

Hello Sunshine

Well, I have not posted in about a week...this chemo stuff hit me like a train. I landed in the hospital for a couple of days as my white blood cells dropped extremely low and I could not fight of an infection..but I am home now and doing so much better...the sun is shining and I am happy to be breathing in the cold invigorating air...life is good (once again)!!!

And now it's Time to Focus on Something Besides Art..

I had to take a break from our art classes today and focus on myself...but it went pretty well and hopefully I will be back in time for my next art session on Monday...I do hate to miss out on the creative energy of these kids..so for now I will just have to put my artwork and thoughts into my ipad art...positive energy...fighting on...

Engine #5 in Gold...

"I Saw Engine #5 in Gold" by Charles DeMuth...we worked on this many layered, painted paper project today. The students really got into it once I explained the premise behind the painting. The fire engines came roaring off the black paper with their headlight ablazing...loved these results!

Paul Klee Fish Designs

Artwork done in oil and chalk pastels..inspired by artist Paul Klee's work...so much color!

Picasso Cubist Faces

Final pieces in showcase

Picasso Cubism Faces

..made with paper covered shoe boxes.

Had a wonderful birthday luncheon yesterday with my team at school...lots of great gifts...but the most interesting one was my "Dammit Doll"..I think she may come in very handy in the coming months as I navigate through chemo and radiation. But DAMMIT, by summer this better all be behind me!

Today our Pint Size Picasso Class studied the work of Norman Rockwell. Our project was inspired by his painting "The Connoisseur"...the kids loved having themselves put into their artwork.

Franz Marc Inspired Blue Horses

Playing some more with my ipad..love it!