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Practicing sketching male faces—fitting in a tee

Practicing sketching male faces—fitting in a teensy bit of art for me after a week of painting the walls of my house (entryway and 2nd floor hallway—I hate painting ceilings, but it all looks soooo much better). #drawing #sketching #artteacherlife #graphite #watercolorpencil #draw #sketch #pencildrawing #practicemakesperfect #portrait

In AP Art class, we were inspired by the @markcril

In AP Art class, we were inspired by the @markcrilleyreal video on composition and decided to practice landscapes through our own kinesthetic cut paper compositions. It was totally not what I planned, but we just went with it and I think it helped with experimentation and their overall understanding . Swipe for a sample composition. #artteachers #artteacherlife #apartanddesign #drawing #composition #artclass

I’ve been busy with wrapping up grades for last

I’ve been busy with wrapping up grades for last quarter and getting the new quarter started (1 unpaid day turn around plus a weekend—fun times). So , not too much time for personal art. These #iriscompietfaeryworkout faeries took awhile to complete because I had to do them a few minutes here, a few minutes there. So hard not to get fiddley with them and overwork the paint. #faerie #faefolk #fairy #watercolors #illustration #painting #artteachers #artistsoninstagram #schoolism

Today is an historic day. #pearlsforkamala #inaugu

Today is an historic day. #pearlsforkamala #inauguration2021 #1stwomanvp

Finished? one that I thought I had ruined and sket

Finished? one that I thought I had ruined and sketched out a few more #iriscompietfaeryworkout #faeries to #paint. #art #artistsoninstagram #paintings #watercolor #watercolorpainting #artteachersofinstagram

More faeries from #iriscompietfaeryworkout #waterc

More faeries from #iriscompietfaeryworkout #watercolors #fae #faerie #art #illustration #paintings #nature #fairies #watercolorpainting #schoolism class

A mushroom gnome inspired by #iriscompietfaerywork

A mushroom gnome inspired by #iriscompietfaeryworkout and two little characters from my quirky brain. #watercolors #watercolor #painting #art #artistsoninstagram #artteacherlife #pnwartist

Sooo, I only planned to do one today, but they wer

Sooo, I only planned to do one today, but they were so much fun to do (and are timed anyway, so fairly quick).Lots of flaws, but also lots of practice. Schoolism workout with @iriscompiet #iriscompietfaeryworkout #watercolorpainting #watercolors #faery #fae #fairy #illustration #painting #artteacherlife

As a little Christmas gift to myself, I enrolled i

As a little Christmas gift to myself, I enrolled in #Schoolism for #iriscompietfaeryworkout. I adore Iris’s @iriscompiet work, and look forward to learning from her videos. The lessons have you copy her work, so these are my versions of her works—great for practice (only). I pre-drew this week’s lessons and hope to fit in more personal daily art time by painting them. #watercolor #painting #faery #fairy #gnome

Figured I should jump on this 2020 bandwagon befor

Figured I should jump on this 2020 bandwagon before it’s 2021. #homemadebread #nokneadbread #isit2021yet #bread #baking

Who else loves contour drawing? This is my model f

Who else loves contour drawing? This is my model for students. Modified blind continuous contour line with a range of value added with hatching and cross-hatching. Simple projects that hits quite a few learning standards. #drawing #inkdrawing #blindcontour #highschoolartteacher #highschoolart #art #artteacherlife #artteachersofinstagram

Apparently, it’s a whole weekend of cute reapers

Apparently, it’s a whole weekend of cute reapers, idk. Mindlessly sketched this one out on Procreate while semi-watching my husband play Assassin’s Creed Valhalla. #digitalart #digitaldrawing #drawing #procreate #artteacher #artteacherlife #cutereaper #art #illustration #digitalillustration #souls

This is what came out of my brain tonight. #drawin

This is what came out of my brain tonight. #drawing #digitaldrawing #procreate #skull #cutedeath #soul #reaper

Just demonstrated the power of line weight, line v

Just demonstrated the power of line weight, line variation and implied line to my Drawing 1 students. More powerful than the Force? I will try not to use for the dark side. #art #artteacherlife #drawing #mandalorian #theforce #starwars #ink #highschoolart #babyyoda #thechild #grogu #illustration

Baking is an art, too 😉 The apple pie is my own

Baking is an art, too 😉 The apple pie is my own recipe--a little bit of this and that, baked in the fantastic pie dish my friend Amy @amysteelepottery made for me. #thanksgiving #pie #baking #cooking #apple pie #pumpkinpie

Art teacher remote station setup version 40765432.

Art teacher remote station setup version 40765432. (I've lost count). My new studio space is built and I can finally teach in a well lit space! Wahoo! Plus my drawing table can go back to being my personal art space. #artteachersofinstagram #artteacherlife #distancelearning #distanceteaching #highschoolart #highschoolartteacher

Drawing 1 students are doing a self portrait in th

Drawing 1 students are doing a self portrait in the time of COVID for their quarter final project. Here’s my version, done as a demo during 2 class periods. Not perfect, but it reflects where I’m emotionally at. Looking forward to seeing what my students create. #drawing #highschoolartteacher #graphitedrawing #graphite #art #portrait #selfportrait #covidlife

"Lesson in Stillness". A little meditative shading

"Lesson in Stillness". A little meditative shading from this morning. The lowly graphite pencil. Every year I teach shading in Drawing 1, and I'm reminded of how much impact a simple pencil can have. I love having a wide selection of art supplies to play with, but there is something to be said about going back to basics. #drawing #graphite #pencil #value #art #artteacherlife #artteachersofinstagram #highschoolart #abstract #abstractart #opticalillusion #form #shading #artjournal #sketching #sketchbook

Just finished my demo image for a Drawing 1 projec

Just finished my demo image for a Drawing 1 project, focusing on shading to create form and space. Inspired by the work of M.C. Escher and Jaume Montserrat. #artteachersofinstagram #drawing #graphite #ribbon animal #art #artteacherlife #highschoolart #sea #seahorse #ribbonanimal

In-progress practice in Procreate based on the lov

In-progress practice in Procreate based on the lovely @manicmoth . #procreate #digitalart #digitalillustration #digitaldrawing #fairy #nature #myth #drawing #sketchbook #pnw #pnwartist #forestcreature #art #fae #faerie

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