Children's Gallery

I've always been interested in how children approach art. They just choose the shapes, colours and materials they like and they go for it! The art children create from just trying out different materials and techniques is one of the greatest joys for both the young artist and the adult helping them.

Here are some examples of my son's and his friends' work, as well as some creations from my children's classes.

Sam, Age 7 at White Rock Beach

Jodie & Sam in White Rock Sam's Inukshuk Summer 2009

Rocket Launch (ink stamp and tempera paint) Olivia's collage

Butterfy Bug Garden Painting the Community Canvas The joy of art! Lucas' boats Creativity in action! Sasha's Vase Picasso style in tempera paints Picasso style using tempera paints Community Canvas Project August 2009 Isaac's underwater theme with watercolours and pointilism painting techniques Lynne's underwater ocean scene created with watercolour paints on paper Isaac's shark Art Class Stephanie's seahorse collage Emma's seahorse collage Madeline's seahorse collage

Space Project by Kagan & Isaac Jan 2009 (black paint and glitter glue) Kagan's shark Lynne's sea creatures created using watercolour, markers and candle wax resist Emma's hot air balloons Hot air balloons by Madeline Cezanne inspired fruitbowl (acrylic on canvas) Picasso by Quin

Emily Carr style trees by Isaac Emily Carr style trees by Sarah Emily Carr style trees by Sasha Emily Carr style trees by Kagan sarah's abstract created using ink and tempera paint Sasha's abstract using ink and tempera paint Puffin (black & orange paint and markers) Oil pastel, tempera paint and stencil City Evening (watercolour wash, black marker and paper shapes) Bowl in the style of Matisse (felt markers and abstract drawing technique) City Scene

Octopus Dream from Sam's Book

(Above) My son likes trying "mixed media" by combining paints, markers, stamping methods and collage. Last year we tried something new together. We created a book by first creating plasticine characters, put them in a "shoebox scene" then used a digital camera to create our "pages". (My husband Jeff works for a children's book publisher so we had lots of inspiration!) We posted our new book, "Octopus Dream" on Youtube.