Creativity with CRAYONS!

If you think that crayons are just for "coloring" you are partially right! But see what happens when you challenge a teen art class to take simple perspective a few steps beyond the basics and apply what they learned about shading techniques using paper, a pencil and crayons! Wondrous results!

 Shading and highlighting the contour shapes makes the piece seem to undulate on its own!

Crayons, used in this manner, are a simple, cheap and effective art tool for all ages!

Highlights are the white of the paper, uncolored!

Draw the pencil perimeter first, add the contour lines, then enhance with shading

JUNE SUMMER ART CAMPS in Wake Forest!

Summer Art Programs - 2013

 

MINI ART CAMPS for kids coming in JUNE!

We have TWO opportunities in JUNE for your child to enjoy our art mini-camps this summer in Wake Forest!

Mini Art camps are designed for ages 5-7, 8-10 and 11 & up! These week long camps are 2 hours each day and each camp includes creative daily art projects that promote learning of the specified topic in a fun, creative and enjoyable way for your child. Since we are a multi-media Art Studio (for all ages!), we focus on some of the many different ways to create art- including painting, paper mache, textiles, colors, ceramics and more!

ALL supplies are included. Dress to mess!

Tuition: $95.00 per child per session.

June 10-14: "Where the Wild Things Are"
This mini art camp is designed to bring out your child's imagination by creating their very own "Wild Things!" A fun, imaginative and inventive class!

10:00 am-12:00 noon Ages 5-7and 1:00 pm-3:00 pm Ages 8-10

June 17-21: "Enchanted Forest"

In this mini art camp we'll combine the richness and beauty of lakes and forests in reality and in your child's imagination to help them create their own "Enchanted Forest!"

10:00am-12:00 noon Ages 5-7 and

1:00 pm-3:00 pm Ages 11 & upThe older group, will do a combination of both themes suitable for their ages and imagination. Superfun, super inventive!

EASY ONLINE REGISTRATION!

Painting with acrylics

Painting Butterflies

 

Evening Stroll on Beach

So we were so busy with classes, art shows and new animals at the farm that TIME slipped up on me!

But not to worry! The following are images of what our painters have been creating and they have been busy!

Whether you are experienced, a total beginner, 5 years old or 105, you will leave with a beautiful painting in just 2 hours!

Piglet in Acrylics

Acrylics are water soluable, easy to clean off of you (not your clothes) and dry quickly. That means you can paint oiver areas you may not like or add to areas that you have already painted!



So from Farm animals to insects, to beautiful scenes, to abstracts.......well we are painting it all!

Southern Magnolia

Realistic flowers to Pop Art Pets!

Scroll down a bit further and you can ssee what ASA can been doing with the MIchael's Store on Caital Blvd. in Raleigh!

Want to join in? Email us at artclasses@artstudentacademy OR visit us on the web at www.ArtStudentAcademy.com and check out the calendar!

Pop Art Pets

Classes by ASA at Michael's!

 

Kids and cats and abstract art!

What happens when you combine kids (ages 5-15) oil pastels and markers and give them the luxury of creating any type of abstract cat they'd like?
Why don't I let the results speak for themselves? :-)

January art classes

OK, December was crazy!
Now we''re ending the first week of January and have already had our first series of Saturday painting classes.
The January calendar is up so be sure and check out the acrylic and watercolor classes that we have scheduled-one is bound to capture your imagination!
The winter children's classes continue with an emphasis on painting and sculpture so if you have a child between the ages of 5 and 16, join us!

Jan 5 classes

Holiday Art Class

A Saturday in December is always a busy day everywhere  with parades, sports, parties and Christmas events. But we had participants come out to the Holiday Inn Express in Apex, NC to participate in a fun filled "Holiday Art Class" sponsored by the Apex Arts Council!
Each person decided what she would like to paint and brought along a photo. See the remarkable results below!

Paint and Glitter!

A Five year old and glitter

The Christmas Tree!

Wow November whizzed by and suddenly, December is here and I am working on portraits every day.....but it is the time of year to have fun with paintings!
The two Christmas trees were created by 5 year olds and adding glitter to wet paint is literally the icing on the cake! Below our adults settled into a Cabin in the Snow while a mother daughter duo embellished their snow covered cabin with a decorated Christmas Tree!

Cabin in the Snow

Christmas Cabin