Showing posts with label watercolor art. Show all posts
Showing posts with label watercolor art. Show all posts

31 May 2017

RAINDROPS & PUDDLES OF PAINT

These early summer rainy days have kept us indoors, most, but not all, of the time.



We had to find something fun and creative to keep our hands busy.



So we painted watercolor doodles with those raindrops and puddles of paint!



The colors, vibrant...



The patterns, whimsical...



The flavors, delicious!



What?  
The flavors delicious?

Yes!  
Just wait and see what we do with these playful painted doodles.

04 April 2017

SUNSHINE AFTER A STORMY DAY

Hello sunshine!


Thinking that these bold, mosaic-styled watercolor sun faces bursting with color, will be a Summer Arts Camp project this June on Mexican Arts Day.

{This one made by Matthew.}

What do you think?



Join us in June to create your own sunshine and find out what else we will be doing on Mexican Arts Day...one of our favorite arts days!

25 March 2017

SPRING BREAK...PICK UP A BOOK!

Spring is here
and
spring break is upon us.
Yay!


Where will you travel?


What will you do?


We here at the SAC campground are heading to the shore, as I am sure many of you may be too.  It'll be good to wiggle our toes in the sand, splash in the sea, make some seashell creatures, and escape this yellow fog of pollen around here, don't you think?


But whether you take the bus to a big city or cruise to the coast, you will want something fun and creative to do during your break.

 

Better bring a book with you...


...because we know 
that at least one of you
will be
B-O-R-E-D
at some point
and
will not know what to do
with all your free time.
Right?


So why not pick up book?
No, not to read, but to tear out the pages, use them as your canvas, doodle an image or scene and paint it.


Grab a black Sharpie, some watercolor paints, a cup of water, and a paint brush and go at it.  The printed words make a charming background to the paintings.


This has always been a very popular Summer Arts Camp project, and thanks to the Friends of the Library who so graciously donated stacks and stacks of old books for us to use we are never out of paper.


Now, what to do with all that free time you will have this summer?

Hmm...
That's not hard to figure out.


Join us in June for some creative fun at Summer Arts Camp!



Registration begins on April 1st ~ no fooling.
{That happens to be a very special day around here at Summer Arts Camp headquarters.}

All the information and FAQs you need are on the side bar to the right.
Just click.


Happy Spring.
We will see you in June!

13 May 2016

BUMBLE BEES & BUTTERFLIES

SUMMER ARTS CAMP begins in less than one month!

The bumble bees are buzzing...


...the butterflies are fluttering,


...flowers are blooming.


The dragonflies are gobbling up all the bad mosquitos {so we don't get bitten},


...and the ladybugs are exploring Mother Nature's wonders.


Leaves are green with envy...


...and our camp site is bursting with excitement! We hope that you will join us in June.

MOTHER NATURE GARDEN ARTS DAY is just one of the delightful themed art days the Camper Kids will enjoy.

You may download the REGISTRATION FORM directly from our website or we will send you a form to print.

We always love to hear from our SAC Families & Friends.


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Happy Weekend All!

12 January 2016

IT WAS AS SIMPLE AS BLACK & WHITE

With a few pieces of art inspiration from my past,


{These charcoal on paper art pieces I made in a required beginning art class in college ~ abstract, Matisse inspired, organic landscapes.}


and channeling Ed Emberley's critter magic,


using some chunks of organic charcoal left over in our Big Green Egg,


the Camper Kids drew dozens of whimsical creatures and imaginary gardens.


They were fearless and it was hard to get them to put the charcoal down, so that we could work on the next project ~ midnight cityscapes.


Using scraps of wall papers, vintage sheet music, old catalogs and books, buttons, keys, and other found objects, villages were built one by one.


City blocks were planned.



Buildings were constructed.



The stars came out in the night sky to illuminate the tiny towns.




Awesome architects,


who each had a key to their city.


But we were not done yet.
On this very last day of Summer Arts Camp 2015, the Camper Kids were unstoppable!


Our final project was painting with black ink and creating abstract works of art using brushes, string, straws, and other funky objects which were dragged through the paint.  
So much fun and imagination!


Then the day was done and we prepared for the Celebration of Our Arts {those photos will come in the next post}.



The littlest Camper Kid was more than happy to help clean up our work space, and she made me this happy owl charcoal drawing before leaving for the summer.

LOVE.



What a great day.