Art History in Action - A hands-on, creative, art-making approach to Art History for youth

 

Art Party pictures!

I recently hosted an art party for my students and their families. The theme was the Moon Landing Anniversary (with a twist). Here are some of the final works!

 

  

Recent ceramic work from my Summer students

How to Draw a Snake Head

Art Camp - 4 to 6 year olds - Winter 2018

New Custom, Hand-Painted, Hand-Printed T-Shirts - $25

To raise funds for my son's Music Department, which relies solely on donations to keep itself going, I am making custom, 100% hand-painted/printed t-shirts which I am selling for $25. 

Here are my latest t-shirt designs:

Please buy a t-shirt, and help support our musical youth, and my son's Music Department!!
To order, please:

email 

or buy through my Etsy Store:
 The Cotton Bluebird

• The T-Shirts you order will be relatively similar to those posted on the blog, but the character and words can be any animal, plant, etc. (so long as it does not violate copyright laws.)
• T-Shirts come in all styles (regular, fitted, tank top etc.) and all sizes, S, M, L child and S, M, L adult)
• T-Shirts aim to be 80 - 100% cotton.
• Paint used is non-toxic, washable fabric paint specifically suited to clothing.
• Cash, checks and paypal accepted.
  

Creative 3-D-printed gadgets!

Custom, Hand-Made T-Shirts

 

This summer, my son and I would like to raise funds for my son's Music Department.

The Music Department provides a really excellent opportunity for the music students to participate in band and orchestra, giving them a solid foundation in music. My son has had two wonderful years in the Music Department, and has really grown musically and personally.


The Music Department relies solely on donations to help keep it going. With all the opportunities they provide the students, as well as the many expensive instruments they need to buy, they are always in need of funds.


To raise funds, I am making custom, 100% hand-painted/printed t-shirts (please see the link below) which I am selling for $25, and my son is making gadgets from his 3-D printer (like those linked below) which he is selling for $1 to $3 each.

• The T-Shirts you order will be relatively similar to those posted on the blog, but the character and words can be any animal, plant, etc. (so long as it does not violate copyright laws.)
• The 3-D gadgets include fidget spinners or fidget rings, small characters etc. (but, again, we do have to be careful of copyright laws, and all gadgets should be original).
• The 3-D gadgets can be blue, white or red.
• T-Shirts come in all styles (regular, fitted, tank top etc.) and all sizes, S, M, L child and S, M, L adult)
• T-Shirts aim to be 80 - 100% cotton.
• Paint used is non-toxic, washable fabric paint specifically suited to clothing.
• Cash, checks and paypal accepted.
  

Please support our musical youth, and my son's Music Department!!

Please email me for further details and to order a t-shirt or gadget.

Adventure T-Shirt

Bluebird T-Shirt

Carpe Diem T-Shirt

William Kentridge: Peripheral Thinking Yale University Art Gallery (definitely worth watching!)

Juvenile Black Widow spider - pencil and colored pencil

Drawing & demo: Juvenile Black Widow spider; F, H, B & coloured pencils

Learning the TREBLE CLEF space notes

Learning the BASS CLEF space notes

Drawing a Realistic Eye in Pencil

Top Awards for Livermore Art Students

Art Students of Thomasin Dewhurst Fine Art won top art prizes at the Alameda County Fair this Summer, including Best of Show awards, Best of Class awards, Sponsored monetary awards, First Place awards, and Second Place awards.

Congratulations go to:

• Mariya Lima for winning an overall Best of Show award in the oil / acrylic painting category, Best of Class (youth, painting, 9 - 11 years) and First Place for her oil painting, “Fun-Sized”;
• Lukas Horstschraer for winning a prestigious $50 LAA Sponsored Award for Best Black & White Pencil Drawing (9 - 11years), Best of Class (youth, drawing, 9 -11 years) and First Place for his pencil drawing, “Battle of the Future”;
• Jaeden Li for also winning a prestigious $50 LAA Sponsored Award for Best Painting in Oil / Acrylics (12 - 14 years), Best of Class and First Place for his oil painting, “Grizzly in Spring”;
• Anahi Morales for winning First Place for her colored pencil drawing, “Queen of the Garden” (youth, colored pencil drawing,12 - 14 years), and for Second Place with her oil painting, “A Portrait from within” (youth, painting, 12 - 14 years);
• Rylee Lettus for winning First Place (youth, pastel, 9 - 11 years) for her pastel drawing “Owl”;
• Shyanne Li for winning Second Place (youth, oil/acrylic painting, 9 - 11 years) for her oil painting, “Pets”;
• Reagan Kinsella for winning Second Place (youth, oil/acrylic painting, 9 - 11 years) for all three (untitled) of her oil paintings;
• Jakob Emerson for winning Second Place (youth, oil/acrylic painting, 12 - 14 years) for his painting, “Dapper Fish”;
• Alyssa Dennison for winning Second Place (youth, oil/acrylic painting, 9 - 11 years) for her painting, “Sunset on Beach”;
• Julia Weir for winning Second Place (youth, oil/acrylic painting, 15 - 17 years) for her oil painting, “Apple on a Plate”