Sunflower Paintings - Kids Art Lessons

This turned out to be one of my favorite painting lessons. The kids loved it and they did a great job with their sunflowers. It is super easy. My students are ages 7 - 14.  It took less than an hour and a half to complete it.

Here is my video tutorial for this project:

Easy Tree Painting - Kids Art Project

This was a really great painting project I did with my art class. I let them choose a neutral background color and then we painted in the details of the trees with credit cards and sea sponges.  It was a very easy project and the kids did a great job.  We focused on the shadows and highlights on the trees to make them a little dimensional. They also used their fingers to smear paint underneath the trees and sometimes even in the trees.

Here is my YouTube instructional video for this project.

Owl Silhouette Paintings - Kids Art Class

My art class started our new fall session with this owl silhouette painting.  We did an abstract background in sunset colors and then did our branches and owls or birds in black. 

Dog Portrait Acrylic Paintings - Kids Art Class

We couldn't let the cats have all the attention, so by popular demand, here are the dog portraits we painted last week in my kids art class.  I have to say, it was one of the more challenging projects we have attempted because of the sheer variety in dog breeds (different face shapes, ear shapes, fur textures, etc).  Despite the challenges, I think the kids did a great job.