Kim Weissenborn / Painter

Calligraphy Lesson for All Ages My good friend Carla came to my Intergenerational class to teach the art of Calligraphy. The seniors and teens loved it and did such a fantastic job. I decided to post this lesson so that I wouldn't forget how it was done. Calligraphy Lesson Supplies Two pencils taped together Eraser Black fine permanent marker Black Medium nib permanent marker Markers Colored Pencils Bristol paper Colored paper glue sticks Template of letters Examples of Call

Rainbow Graphic Art Project for Kids I love this project. This is a fun colorful project to do at the beginning of spring.It is a great one to do with people that have limited mobility or Alzheimer's. Color has a miraculous cheering ability. Dick Blick's Liquid watercolors are so bright and pretty, a joy to work with. Be prepared for a lot of ooooh's, and ahhhhh's. . Supplies Watercolor paper Brushes #12 Liquid watercolors ( Dick Blick ) Red, orange, yellow, blue, green

Andy Warhol Hand Prints Art Project- Andy Warhol was a pop artist. He came up with the concept of using mass-produced commercial goods in his art. He called it Pop Art. Pop art is art based on modern popular culture and the mass media, especially as a critical or ironic comment on traditional fine art values.He would use commercial images and reproduce them over and over. One early example of this was a series on Campbell's Soup cans. In one painting he had two hundred Campbe

Upside Down Drawing Lesson- When I teach drawing, I like to take a close up of a photo with lights and darks, turn it upside down and have the students draw what they see. This is always a successful lesson. The results are shockingly good. SUPPLIES Photo for copying black paper the same size and shape as photo white, black, orange, yellow, blue pastels ruler glue stick colored paper for mounting Instruction Cut black paper to same size as photo Fold photo in half verticall