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Posted: July 16 2009 at 8:50pm | IP Logged Quote JennGM

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I'm afraid I'm out of the loop on Peterboro.


What????? You MISSED the ever-important-basket-conversation????    How can that be???   

We must remedy that IMMEDIATELY!!!!!! Before you change any more diapers , make any more snacks , do any more searches for SAINT BOOKS or HISTORY of FEAST DAY CELEBRATIONS, you MUST go go to this thread RIGHT NOW! ......page 3 has the link to the video that we drool over


I succumbed to temptation.   

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Posted: July 16 2009 at 9:38pm | IP Logged Quote Mackfam

OH NO, Jenn!!!

Well, just make a Christmas wish list then and don't give them another thought.

Focus on the books....FOCUS....FOCUS!!!!!!

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Posted: July 30 2009 at 1:18am | IP Logged Quote SuzanneG

Jenn, Mary, Angel and Jen~ Thanks so much for listing these books! That helps a lot. I clicked around a bit tonight, and will some more this week too. THANK YOU!

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I see Young at Art: Teaching Toddlers Self-Expression, Problem-Solving Skills, and an Appreciation for Art by Susan Striker has a wonderful list of books on art for children.
I'm glad you mentioned this....I've been slowly making my way through this book for the past couple months, and hadn't looked at the resources in the back which is usually the first thing I do with a book like that.   

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If I could have seen my future, I would have scrapped most of my college classes for art lessons!!!
No kidding! Sheez....

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Posted: July 30 2009 at 4:34pm | IP Logged Quote CandaceC

I'm slowly looking through these links, haven't clicked on each of them yet, but thought I'd ask about these.

Has anyone tried any of these?

Easy Watercolor Techniques (DVD)

Complete Guide to Watercolor (DK book)

So far this one looks the best to me??

Painting with Watercolor, Pen and Ink

This one looks like it might be good too??

Watercolor Workbook: Complete Course in 10 Lessons

And one final question from me. :) Where do you all buy your watercolor paper for the best deal??

Thanks for this thread, these links are excellent!!

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Posted: Aug 17 2009 at 8:26am | IP Logged Quote JennGM

CandaceC wrote:
Complete Guide to Watercolor (DK book)

So far this one looks the best to me??


I had a peek at this book at B&N the other day. It's very big, and covers practically everything. But I think it's too much for what I want. I want to inspire my son to pick up the brush and paint -- not be overwhelemed by the "technique". I think it's definitely for teens/adults.

Also, there are several n*de portrayals throughout the book. I understand that's part of art, but I thought I'd give a heads-up.

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Posted: Aug 17 2009 at 8:44am | IP Logged Quote JennGM

I also thought I'd mention Lissa's post about her art posts. I've found her watercolor posts (and the links to other bloggers) very helpful, practical, and encouraging.

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A friend told me about this site which looks very promising and I'm considering - Illustrated Watercolor Journaling. Their Beginning Watercolor Journaling DVD looks really neat!


Bumping this thread up, because I was wandering around Harmony Art Mom and saw she has some marvelous Watercolor basic instructions in her sidebar. That coupled with the DVD above is great for the hands-on learning.

I always like having a few "how-to" books around though, that can inspire and motivate the child on their own. I do think John Hawkinson books are very inspiring on combining the nature study and journal with other art media.

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Jenn,

Pondered in My Heart has some examples of what they learned using this DVD

The Joy of Watercolor

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Pondered in My Heart has some examples of what they learned using this DVD

The Joy of Watercolor

Natalia~ Thanks for linking to Kimberlee's post! It's truly inspiring and I'm so glad I had some time to click over tonight!!!!

EVERYONE MUST CLICK!!!

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I do have the DVD and we enjoyed it quite thoroughly. There are no bells or whistles; it's simply done, but great stuff. Of course, we're not as artsy as Kimberlee's family is, so our application is much, much simpler.

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