Table of Contents
Introduction 1
How to Use this Book 2
10 Tips for Preparing Your Creative Space 4
Tempera Painting with Children is as Easy as 1, 2, 3 6
How to Make Painted Paper 9
Nature
Stained Glass Window 13
Clay Sunflowers 17
Mountain Landscape 21
Zinnia Still Life 25
Towering Trees 29
The Great Wave 33
Water Lilies Painting 37
Thistles in the Wind 41
Seascapes 45
Folk Art Flowers 49
Setting Sun of Colors 53
Into the Woods 57
Tissue Petal Sunflowers 61
Lake George Landscape 65
Polka Dot Pumpkins 69
Reflections of the Sun 73
Alfalfa Fields 77
Flower Bouquet 81
The Starry Night 85
Spotted Mushrooms 89
Water Lily Clay Sculpture 93
Dazzling Landscapes with Patterned Trees 97
Colors and Shapes
Heart 101
Coke Bottle 105
Quilts 109
Music and Movement 113
Splashes of Color 117
Found Objects Sculpture 121
Circles 125
Abstract 129
Colorful Cardboard Creations 133
Printing with Sponges 137
Rainbow Fields 141
Tissue Paper Drip Designs 145
Abstract Marble Painting 149
Patchwork Collage 153
Concentric Circles 157
Gumball Machine 161
Portraits and Animals
Dinosaur Jazz 165
Cubist Lobster 169
Circus Elephants 173
Tall, Skinny Person 177
Barking Dog 181
Still Life with Bird 185
Bumble Bees 189
Birdcage 193
Patterned Portraits 197
Cities and Ports
Open Window to the Sea 201
City Buildings 205
Tramp Steamer 209
City Life in Harlem 213
Ferris Wheel in Paris 217
Appendix 221
Index 227
About the Author 236