This project is from Amber's (10) art class in school. It was hanging on a bulletin board in the main hall for a while and even from a distance I thought, "That looks like something Amber would do."...
Amber (10) painted this on one of her many snow days in February. She loves dragons. By the way, she came in second in her age group (10-12) in the local art show with her Hummingbird drawing....
The Center of Music and Art in Wintersville, where Amber (10) takes art lesson, will be having an art show beginning Saturday, March 6th and running through the 20th. Amber's entering the picture above and the blue jay I posted a couple weeks ago. So if you happen to be in the area, stop by....
These are some cute magnets Amber and I made last weekend with a Creativity for Kids kit. We did them at her party and the other girls took theirs home. They're basically clear glass domes and you paint on the flat back of them with the paints provided. The thing is, you have to paint the details first, like you have to paint the snake or the smiley face before you paint the background color, a kinda difficult idea for a couple of the kids to grasp. Then, after the paint dries you stick the magnet to the flat side. It really is a neat effect that doesn't quite come through in the photo....