Lessons on how to think about art and the process of making art.

Diverse Portrait Artists — part 2 — Photography

Also in this series: Part 1: Black and African Artists Part 3: Hawaiian/Kanaka Maoli Artists For the second part of my series, I want to focus on a few artists…

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Diverse Portrait Artists — part 1 — Black and African Artists

I've become interested in how contemporary (modern-day) artists portray people of different ethnicities, races, and cultural backgrounds, especially when they come from that background or identity themselves. My goal is…

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Looking Sideways — Art Camp Week 7

We've been focused for the past six weeks on drawing a face as you see it facing straight forward. Now we're going to turn the head to the side and…

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Expressing Emotions: Art Camp Week 6

Emotions! We all have them. Now let's learn how to draw them! Happy, sad, angry, scared, surprised, bored, confused, silly Look in the mirror or partner up with someone in…

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All TogetHAIR Now: Art Camp Week 5

Get it? All together? Toget... Hair? Now? Okay, maybe I should stick to making art instead of jokes. 😜 Aloha my Awesome Artists! How's it going for you today? Good hair…

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Putting it All Together: Art Camp Week 3

Take a Break Hi! Before we start, can I ask you something?Are you as tired as I am? Has this last week seemed like it lasted a month? It's... been…

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Facial Features: Art Camp Week 2

You've made it to the second day of Art Camp! Today we're going to look at all the different parts of our faces. Try drawing each part of the face…

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It’s okay to not be okay

Today I’m going to talk about something difficult. Shame. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUstndh10T4&t (Video transcript below) It’s totally normal to feel embarrassed or frustrated by your art. To feel like “I’m no good…

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Starting Point: Art Camp Week 1

Welcome to the first day of "Making faces" Art Camp! Your goal this week is to simply find your starting point. Look for a photograph, drawing, or painting of a face…

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