Guess what came in the mail today!

And guess what my sister and I will be doing during Fall Break.....

A Lesson in Mondrian and Other Fun Updates

So I have been teaching my LEAP after school enrichment classes for the last 2 weeks for my kindergartners and first and second graders. This last week, I was super excited at how the class and paintings turned out, and I wanted to share. We talked about Piet Mondrian and how he used the primary colors in many of his paintings.

We also talked about using lines and color in a composition. The Mondrian paintings also helped the students learn to control the paintbrushes and their brushstrokes- especially when painting lines.
And like I said, I love how their Mondrian paintings turned out. Here are a few of the students' pieces from the class.

So proud of my little artists!

In other fun updates...
I have begun my background in the color pencil piece. Keep in mind that this is VERY rough and still quite sketchy, but in the end I want it to be a forest, like the forest of the night wisps in Legend of the Seeker (haha, I'm such a nerd, I know-but it's such a great show!)

Hope Has a Warrior

You should totally watch this show if you never have- it is simply fantastic. I think I stumbled across it one Saturday when I was flipping though stations. Seeker has a really great storyline, and I think I have become somewhat obsessed ...just a little :) ... Sadly, I think they might be canceling it just after 2 seasons. BUT! The show has a huge fan base that is trying to save the show. So here is my little plug in support--- Watch it. Just do it. You will definitely not regret it.