Trinity School Atlanta

Quick post today. I'm so far behind in the studio. I could stand to be a better boss. 

Anyway...

I thought you might like to see my latest collaboration...with 8 year olds! Yup. I remember third grade being my fav when I was teaching in the schools. 

I had two groups of kiddos to work with, 40 each. I started by drawing flowers, birds, and leaves onto heavy water color rag. (Flowers and birds? Shocking!) I tore out the shapes and mailed them off to Atlanta. 

I've been working with the sweetest parent volunteer from Trinity and I sent her instructions for working with our mini-Picassos. I made up a list of 4 color pallets so that when the kids were painting their color mixing would be fool proof. Each child was instructed to paint one piece. 

A few weeks later they sent back all of the goodness. Oh My!! It was like Christmas opening up that box. I really loved seeing how the kids used the paints to personalize the drawings. 

After drawing out the idea on canvas I started experimenting with collage. I find Liquitex Heavy Gel Medium Matte is the best product for these heavy papers, especially when I want to paint over it later. And since I like really heavy water color paper, a strong glue is essential. 

Then I just started my usual painting routine. 

Can't you just feel the kid happiness evolving?

And there you have it! 30"x40" I haven't named it yet. Pretty darned cute if I do say so myself. I'm working on another painting right now using the pieces from the other two classes. This one is a little girl. I'm making a time lapse video of this piece. But Mercury is retrograde and I've never done this sort of thing so anything can happen. 

It's Friday. Make someone smile today. 

Hugs

Staci