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Watercolor Sharks and Free Shark Drawing Guide/Coloring Pages

By Marcia Beckett | November 9, 2017 - 5:30 pm |November 9, 2017 all grades, animals, book review, books, painting, science, watercolor

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Recently, I reviewed the book How to Survive as a Firefly and showed you a firefly art project to go along with the book. I also received a free copy of How to Survive as a Shark from Innovation Press. This book is illustrated in a similar style and is very cute and engaging. There is a lot of great scientific information about sharks in this book. From the publisher’s description: How to Survive as a Shark provides a unique take on fish … Read more… →

How to Survive as a Firefly: Art Project

By Marcia Beckett | October 22, 2017 - 8:27 pm |October 22, 2017 1st grade, all grades, book review, collage, coloring, drawing, Teachers Pay Teachers

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I was given the book How to Survive as a Firefly from Innovation Press to share with you on my blog. This is a pretty cool book, with nice illustrations and good scientific information throughout the book. I wrote a FREE art project tutorial with drawing guides, available at my TPT shop to accompany this book. The directions are also here in this blog post, but to get the drawing guides you’ll have visit my TPT shop. Here is a … Read more… →

Yayoi Kusama Children’s Book

By Marcia Beckett | October 21, 2017 - 8:56 pm |October 20, 2017 all grades, book review, books, contemporary artists

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I am in love with this new children’s book about Yayoi Kusama. The illustrations are gorgeous. I love Yayoi’s style and her artwork. Known for her polka dot installations, polka dot pumpkins and mirrored rooms, this artist is sure to captivate your students. From the inside cover: “Growing up in Japan, Yayoi Kusama dreamed of becoming an artist. In the fields of her family’s nurseries she drew flowers and plants and stones, imagining the world around her as streams and … Read more… →

Interview with an Artist: Justin Bua

By Marcia Beckett | October 15, 2017 - 12:27 am |October 15, 2017 all grades, contemporary artists, interview, painting

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Today I have a special artist to introduce to you. His name is Justin Bua. I was able to get an exclusive interview with him, so keep reading to learn more about his art.. in his own words! From his website, “Justin BUA is an award winning urban artist. His DJ poster has sold more than any other print of our era. His celebratory paintings of hip hop imagery document turntable, b-boy, MC and graffiti culture. BUA is one of … Read more… →

Art Video: Doodling with Watercolor Pencils

By Marcia Beckett | September 25, 2017 - 12:03 pm |September 26, 2017 abstract, all grades, art teaching, drawing, painting

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In this video, I give a demonstration of how to use Maped Watercolor Pencils to make a beautiful doodled painting. If you are reading this through email or a blog reader, you may need to pop on over to my actual blog to see the video. It should show up below. If you would like to purchase a set, click here: Maped Watercolor Pencils I was given a free set of watercolor pencils to review. (affiliate links have been used.)