At the beginning of all my art classes, the children learn to draw something, some times we ink & color it. The younger the child, the simpler the subject. I usually chose animals. Animals that can be drawn by using basic shapes. Yesterday, I had three boys. The youngest is in kindergarten. The oldest is a 2nd grader. It is a tradition, every drawing has to be dated, signed & they have to name their artwork. Ok. These boys can get silly with names. Diaper, just the word, is hysterical. Dirt bag (I say no, use nice names) But someone always sneaks in a “dirty” name when I am usually spelling something for another. Yesterday, I had them draw a “cartoon” cat. I draw mine upside down, so that they can follow along with the shapes. The first one is mine, it’s the others that ROCK!
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Cool teaching technique. Tom2 also had me laughing. Thanks for stopping by my blog!
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Thank you so much for looking at my students silly cartoon cats. I will let them know they made you laugh. ~amy
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Tom2 is the definite winner in my book.
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Yeah, mine too. The artist was in a very silly mood that day. We were all laughing at our cats. They were too good not to share. Thank you! ~amy
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Oh that has cheered me up….thank you, how precious x
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I’m so glad the boy’s art cheered you up. That is why I posted it. It was too light hearted & funny not to share. Thank you. ~amy
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Loved this blog…It is believed that even simple drawings can tell a lot about kids.. Certainly, the last one is so creative 🙂
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Thank you so much for loving my blog! WOW. The last drawing is very funny. He was in a very silly mood that day. ~amy
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I wish I’d had you as an art teacher.
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Yeah! So do I! I had the worst art teacher imaginable… she squashed any creative spark I had when I was little. Thankfully, I’ve recovered some of it in my photography… but I’ve never felt confident to draw or paint since. 😦 You rock, Amy!
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Oh- art is creation. Just as God creates, art gives us a chance to let go & create our world on a piece of paper. Art should be something that feels good & brings us peace. I teach my children- any mistakes made with pencil can be erased, any mistakes with paint, can be repainted & any attempt & failure is still a lesson & its just a piece a trash-grab another piece of paper & try again or do something different. Life is too hard without art. I’m glad you are an artist, Reggie! ~amy
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Thank you so much for that amazing compliment. It truly touched me. Thank you, Irene. ~amy
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A good early teacher makes the world of difference to the progression of a child. Most of my early teachers knocked the creativity out of me. What you are doing Amy, is great.:)
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I love children’s art. It’s so honest
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I agree with you. It is wonderful to see what they come up with. A bit freeing for me as an artist to watch. ~amy
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I think very effective simple forms copy/transfer/style unique to child great way to teach focus of subject. I used to try colored pencil copies of paintings of masters-was good training and learning detail study, shape, color.
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Thank you, Mr. D’Agostino. I learned a lot by coping others work first. When kids are as young as five, we really need to work with general shapes. Thank you for commenting. ~amy
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