August 9, 2010
by Bonnie Porter
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DOLLS AND THEIR HOUSES. The first project at AG Art Camps this summer–painting doll houses for our dolls’ dolls! Doesn’t it look like a row of beach houses at Seaside? Love the color combinations each girl chose.
July 5, 2010
by Bonnie Porter
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INTERMEZZO LADIES are back in the studio! We’re attempting a looser style, learning to “let go” and let the watercolor flow! Months devoted to practice and learning, we’re more confident about facing that blank white canvas. We’re ready to trust some intuitive decisions regarding color choices, brush size, mixture of pigments, and various techniques. As […]
December 30, 2009
by Bonnie Porter
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KINDERART. These are a few of my favorite things….some Favorite Art Projects for the Christmas season. Symmetry angels, German nutcrackers and electric guitars belting out ‘JOY TO THE WORLD’!
July 25, 2009
by Bonnie Porter
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FRENCH PAPERDOLLS. Because of my focus on Impressionism in American Girl art classes, there’s one book I highly recommend for gift-giving to the American Girls in our family circles: CHARLOTTE IN GIVERNY, by Joan MacPhail Knight. The illustrations, by Melissa Sweet, are charming and the book is illustrated with beautiful reproductions of art masterpieces. One […]