01 Feb, 2017

Illustrating your own Valentine cards can be a true delight.  The most practical way to make a card is to first draw it lightly in pencil and then go over everything with a black fine pen.  Your design should be approx. 4" X  5" so that you can "paste" two up on a standard sheet of card stock paper.  Run off your cards, cut, and then color in with colored pencils.  Voila!  An original.  You could even hand sign each as a "limited edition". Here is a guest post from Lynn Riedel, a homeschooling

18 Nov, 2016

Congratulations to all of these young artists on a job well done! You all have so much talent! Mr. Stebbing has some wonderful words for you.

12 Aug, 2016

Why study art history?  For one, it will enrich your students along with broadening their horizons.  One of the purposes in education is to broaden one's horizons and the study of art history, along with many of the great masters, accomplishes this goal.  It can be quite inspiring for the students, connecting with their emotions, as well as their academic learning, thereby leaving a lasting impression.  Finally, it makes

01 Aug, 2015

Why teach art? Let us not forget that children love art. It is an innate gift from God. The younger they are, the more creative and uninhibited they seem to be. It has also been proven that the act of creating is medicinal, good for one’s well being. Likewise, research has revealed that students will excel in the academics who are also involved in a good art program. We believe that drawing is a learned discipline built upon the fundamentals, “Precept upon precept, line upon line.” (Isaiah