Acrylic Workshop for Kids

I was teaching a workshop at a school the other day. It was a 1-hour acrylic workshop. I don't usually paint in acrylics so it was a challenge for me! After a bit of research I came up with an easy, abstracted vase of flowers.

I was able to teach the kids a little bit about light, shadows and form, and then the rest was more of a creative exercise. It was busy with 22 kids, but everyone followed along, and had lots of fun. The kids sure got creative with their flowers. I was impressed.

After we were all done and I was cleaning up at the sink, one of the young students approached me and told me that she felt she can become a much better artist after today. What a wonderful ending to my workshop.

I wasn't able to take photos of the students...that's a no-no these days, but I was able to take photos part way through. Unfortunately I didn't get any of the finished product :(