A little while back I posted a successful middle school  lesson I did using oil pastels and wood figures.  The high school art te...

This was one of my favorite lessons from last year. (I feel like I always say that....?)  But seriously, this was great. It would w...

This was one of my first lessons of the year. I didn't know this group of 6th graders so it provided a strong opportunity for any a...

After spending a few classes on head-on portrait drawing fifth graders switched up their angle and made these Profile view Egyptian...

We reviewed shading and making lights to mediums to darks flow with both crayon and colored pencil last week.  Before explaining ...

There was a contest in Massachusetts for 3-5th graders based on what they want to be when they graduate from college. I did not have time to...

My students have been doing a lot of people drawing lately and I've been repeating my instructions for how to choose an appropriate...

My fourth graders have recently reviewed portrait drawing with me.  I decided to review figure drawing as well.  I really try to encourage ...