Summer Art Sampler with Emily - Ages 7-10

Come and enjoy some creative fun art projects with drawing, painting, and collage! Each day, students will create a piece of art in a different medium.

Monday: Bubble Painting Ocean Collage Students will make bubble prints on paper in various colors using a straw. They will have a chance to look at images and books about marine life and sketch out their own under the ocean design. The class will discuss warm, cool, analogous, and complementary colors and examine color wheels. Once the prints are dry, we'll use them to make an ocean collage with colorful fish, coral, plants, and animals, drawing details in marker.

Tuesday: Draw a Dream Pet Students will learn to use oil pastels to create a colorful drawing of a real or dream pet. We will first look at pictures of real animals and discuss how to draw them. Students will practice drawing animals loosely with charcoal and a drawing pencil. Students may bring a picture of their real or dream pet from home to help create their final piece, which will be bold and unique.

Wednesday: Make a Mixed Media Drawing Journal Students will use paint, markers, and tissue paper to create an abstract design. The class will discuss what abstract art is and examine examples of painted and mixed-media artwork that may be considered abstract or semi-abstract. Using a color wheel and paint, students will learn about color theory, including warm and cool colors, how to mix colors from the primary colors, and how to create shades and tints. Students will personalize their work with favorite colors and elements. Using their completed artwork, they will assemble a personal drawing journal to use at home.

Thursday: Impressionist Beach Painting Students will learn to use tempera paint to create a colorful beach scene. We will study landscape paintings, drawings, and photos to better understand and practice representing a landscape or beach scene using perspective and a drawing pencil. Students will learn about the 19th-century Impressionist art movement and what famous artists achieved with paint. Color mixing techniques will be reviewed. The process of creating this colorful piece of art will be both fun and educational, and students will have something to proudly display at home. 

**Enjoy a discounted rate if you sign up for the 4-day session, or choose individual half-day options to fit your schedule.**

**All art materials will be provided. Please bring a nut-free, healthy snack, a full water bottle, and clothes that can get dirty!**