Thursday, March 17, 2011

Lessons in Art

Now that basketball and cheerleading are over, it was Whitney's turn to choose an activity.  I found a local artist who teaches art classes in her home.  W was pumped!  There's nothing like art supplies to get that girl excited. 

Here she is with her teacher, Ms. Bettini.  
It looks like they coordinated outfits!

Once a week, Whit gets to join a few other kids in Ms. Bettini's studio for lessons.  They choose items from her shelves which are full of knick-knacks and toys.  Then the students choose what medium they want to use:  colored pencils, oil pastels, watercolors.  And they get to work.  Ms. Bettini takes turns working with each student, giving pointers and teaching techniques.  It is a little slice of heaven for Whit and she giddily looks forward to every Wednesday.

When we picked her up from her first class, I was surprised to see the objects she chose for her painting:
(click to enlarge)
A dalmatian puppy (very normal),
a plastic bunch of grapes (semi-normal),
and a skull.  (What????)
Even though the content was interesting,
I thought her finished product was really good!

And here she was, set up for her second work of art:
Teapot, apple, teacup.
Much more typical for a six-year-old girl.

And check out the finished product:
I love it!
I especially like the shadows.

I'm so happy we found Ms. Bettini and Whitney can enjoy this time developing her talent.  Can't wait to see what other masterpieces she creates. 

9 comments:

  1. Wow Whitney! That's some really good stuff. I even liked the skull.

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  2. What an great idea! So fun! You know, skulls are pretty popular right now. Maybe Whitney's more hip than her mom. (-:

    That second picture with the shadows is great! I need some help painting Room Doodles, is she available?

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  3. What talent! Maybe she can be an illustrator for children's books.

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  4. Amix--maybe she can do a part-time gig on our road trip this summer. :)

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  5. Buy that girl a smock and beret - she is an ARTISTE!

    Wow - so impressed - way to go Whit!!
    XO
    Grandma Sweat

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  6. Whoo hoo Whit! Those look great!

    Your fridge is going to look awesome with all her masterpieces on them (Or where ever you're putting them) :)

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  7. She's got a great eye for art!

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  8. How cool! I need to get Grace into something like that, she would love it! Oh and buy the way, she has been drawing skull and cross bones a lot lately...so Whit is not alone :)

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  9. You've got an artist on your hands. Love it. NMA Julie

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