Slumbering Bears!

I've been wanting to create a lesson that incorporated chalk pastel for a while now. In the past I've always stuck with landscapes or a larger still life, but today I did slumbering bears with my class and they turned out as cute as can be. I kept the chalk pastel part of the project fairly simple since it was their first time experimenting with a new material.


First we practice drew our bears sleeping. Start with a medium to large size circle in the middle of the paper. I emphasized that nothing should be drawn too small, blending chalk pastel works better in larger shapes. After drawing our circle for the head we filled in the rest of the face, added ears, a nightcap, collar, quilt cover, paws, and pillow.


Next we outlined our drawing in sharpie and colored in the quilt, nightcap, and collar with oil pastels. Paint would work fine too!


Using yellow and brown chalk pastel, we added color to the hands, face, and ears. We used a little  blue chalk pastel for the pillow and some students added a purple shadow under the pillow.


Too Cute! Enjoy!!

(If you'd like detailed instructions for this lesson please feel free to email info@thescribbleartstudio.com, thank you!)

Storybook Portraits!

It feels wonderful to do the things you love. This holiday season I painted "storybook" portraits and it was AH-MAZING! My daughter was the inspiration, my husband and I have always drawn her as a stylized character. I was thrilled and honored with the opportunity to paint more portraits and I LOVED each and every one. I'm looking forward to painting more! (customized stationary is now also available!!)

Castles and Dragons!

I have a few classes where the kids just love to draw! Their enthusiasm is an art teacher's dream come true. I saw these cool pulled paint castles on Ms. Maynard's Art Room (Found on mrsmaynardsartroom.blogspot.com ). and I couldn't wait to try it! I liked how the technique used paint in an unusual way. It also reminded me of cool, old retro illustrations. The technique was a little trickier than I anticipated so I recommend practicing first, but everyone got the hang of it fast. We added dragons to our castles! Check them out!!

Watercolor Poppies!!

Watercolor Poppies!! Last week we made watercolor poppies. It's one of those lessons that turns out beautiful and unique for each student. Most of my lessons are drawing based so it's nice to do a painting based project. I had everyone draw simple poppy flowers then use a variety of watered down acrylics for the background and flowers. I love the accidental color blends and drips created when painting wet into wet. We finished off our poppies with oil and chalk pastel. Enjoy!!

Art Show At Foxy!!

Last Friday was our "Box Troll" Art Show at Foxy Loxy Print Gallery and Cafe! So much fun!! The kids were 100% dedicated to their box trolls and stayed engaged through out the 3-4 weeks it took to make them. Our box trolls were made out of Celluclay with beans and pasta added for character (we did have a few sewn box tolls in the mix). For the most part we only sculpted a head and torso since they wear boxes. I had a "junk box" that students could choose from when decorating. Check out our finished box trolls and shots from the show!!

m the artist reception!!

Trick Your Pumpkin!

Last May Amanda Kingloff (http://amandakingloff.com/) visited the studio for a book signing. A few weeks back she posted an Instagram pic of her Michael's "Trick Your Pumpkin" submission (http://www.michaels.com/trick-your-pumpkin-sweepstakes/trick-your-pumpkin.html) so I decided Scribble should also submit (I love Amanda Kingloff and if she's doing something I want to too!). I went with a "Peter, Peter Pumpkin Eater" theme. Take a look at the process and final product!!

The Art of Giving!

This past Sunday we participated in Next Generation's BBB on Isle of Hope. Scribble helped kids create artwork that would later be hung in the children's wing of the  hospital. I love when I get the chance to combine art with a great cause. I had to come up with something that would work for all age and experience levels, plus the event was outdoors so I had that to factor in as well. Here's what I came up with!

The background is made up of layered tissue paper!

The center of each flower is stamped, using sticker back foam mounted on cardboard!

I kept the petal palette limited to bright, happy colors. Scrap fabric leaves were added as a final touch!