by Art Mom | Oct 5, 2013 | Activities for Kids, Drawing for Kids, Learn to Draw
I’ve just discovered my new favorite charity, The Campaign for Drawing. Information from their website: THE CAMPAIGN FOR DRAWING The Campaign for Drawing has one aim: to get everyone drawing! Drawing helps us to understand the world, think, feel, shape...
by Art Mom | Sep 23, 2013 | Art for Children, Drawing for Kids, Learn to Draw
I was so excited to visit the Pencils 2 Pixels exhibit during our recent visit to the LA County Fair. What kid doesn’t love their cartoons? The exhibit displayed every step of the animation process from early pencil sketches to clay sculptures...
by Art Mom | Jul 3, 2013 | Art for Children, Articles, Drawing and Painting for Kids, Learn to Draw, Learn to Paint
Drawing and Painting are the most basic means of creative expression for any human being and nurturing that desire in our children is imperative. I truly feel that as a Mom, I am my daughter’s first teacher, not only in Art, but in everything. It is my obligation...
by Art Mom | Jun 19, 2013 | Art for Children, Drawing and Painting for Kids, Learn to Draw, Learn to Paint, Painting for Kids
So to celebrate Father’s Day instead of buying the usual cards and gifts, I asked my 5 year-old daughter if she wanted to create paintings for her Dad and her Grandfathers. She was more than delighted. I needed to stock up on paint, so a quick...
by Art Mom | Jun 17, 2013 | Learn to Draw, Learn to Paint
So I was chatting with my Mom today and she shared with me that she had seen a really cute commercial featuring a man who receives a painting easel as a gift from his wife. He goes on a spree of painting through all different environments while his wife is supporting...