Art Projects
Short and Sweet Art ProjectsMaybe it's a rainy day and the kids are wondering what to do... Maybe your senior group has finally raffled off the quilt you worked on for six months and needs to produce some great stuff for the next bazaar... Maybe you want to indulge in a little creativity, but don't feel like committing to a class or a lot of lessons... Maybe you've never done anything creative before and want to try a little something to get your creative juices flowing. A Short and Sweet Art Project is the answer!
This is the place for you! Here is a listing of my SHORT AND SWEET ART PROJECTS that take from one, two or three hours to do. I've created these easy, information-rich video demonstrations that are, on the average, five minutes in length. You'll have fun following the simple instructions, watching the skill demonstration and creating a wonderful Short and Sweet Art Project! Try one project, try many! Many students return again and again. And, of course, these Short and Sweet Art Projects are always free!Do some and do some more! Enjoy!
Create A Greeting Card Make A Clothes Horse Make A Pinch Pot And Paint It Make A Paper Quilt Make A Patchwork Horse Draw A Flower With Conte Crayon Draw A Flower With Colored Pencils Draw A Flower With Oil Pastels Draw A Flower With Pencil Draw A Horse With Pencil Learning The Blot Painting Technique Paint A Tree With Water Color Paint Water Color People Paint A Landscape With Water Color Draw and Paint A Horse Using Water Color and Pencil
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Student Testimonials
I recently vistied your website and saw all of the great work you are doing! This is wonderful.
I would love to learn how to draw and was looking at a link to your basic drawing classes. I am hoping that you could send me the coarse information.
Also, I have a daughter who is very interested in art. She is being homeschooled. She has self-taught herself in painting but I am also looking for any coarse work that I could introduce to her studies as well.
Ericka J.
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I just watched your wonderful oil pastel on a photo and your shading video. Thanks so much! I have been struggling with how to work with oil pastels- I have taken some recreational art classes- but the blending on the paper is hard for me to fathom. If you still offer your oil pastel class I would be very interested.
Shelley
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Hello again Lois,Sorry I forgot to add that I can draw a bit & that all my art is done by mouth so I’ll need basic, easy instruction that are quick to work with.I hope this doesn’t make things to difficult & I understand if you are unable to help me.Thanks AgainKatt
Dear Lois,Thankyou for this.I will approach these tasks over the weekend & let you know how I go.Again I thank you for giving me the time to try & achieve my art.katt
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I work for a Recreation & Parks Department and I was online searching for some art projects to use for our summer day camp program (and secretly for myself to satisfy the little artist in me!) I look forward to taking some of your online lessons.
Deb
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Hello, I have been drawing portraits lately and feel your crosshatching method has been very helpful! My shading has improved immensely!I will work on the line drawing as soon as I have time! Rose
Notes on Making Videos......
I look back at the first videos I made several years ago and I admit I'm amused at my lengthy dialogues I attached to various demonstrations of painting, drawing and printmaking.
At the onset, I pretty much applied my teaching style to my videos, figuring that a similar method of delivery which worked well with my students would be good for YouTube.
Over the years, however, I have refined my art lesson videos, making them shorter and more concentrated in instruction. I have also migrated away from the lengthy dialogues and let my annotations on the videos explain what I am doing. In this way, I think, hearing impaired viewers will garner just as much from my videos as those that can hear just fine.
Lois DeWitt