Payne Prints

So another two weeks has passed and the job is still good. I dare not say great, as I don’t want to jinx it, but it is pretty darn cool.

We started in 2D art with creating a base color for a non-objective triptych painting. The students mixed an intermediate color as their main color to...

Another two weeks has gassed and I am still chugging along. I drifted a little off of the lesson plans but really wanted to push and see what they can do. Our Superintendent said at the beginning of the year, “we are teaching students, not curriculum.” So I stuck to the elements of art, but...

As I sit here on the late Sunday afternoon/evening of a three day weekend, I am feeling very relaxed. The team of teachers at this school are so helpful and it really makes things smooth. I had some very upsetting news during inservice and I had to go into survival mode to keep from letting...

Woah! I can’t believe it is a new year and I am back at middle school.  Ready to rock those little art minds.

The start was a little rough.  The room needed work….lots of work.  So I spent several days in July and August just cleaning and preparing.  The difference is astounding.  Everyone that has come...

So I had to say goodbye to the best school I have worked for since I have been in education. I will miss the freedom and all the extra things they let me do. My extra art club was really something I looked forward to every Friday to close out the week. ...

Well it has been a month since my last post. I had to return to Guam, where I started my teaching career in the Military.

I spent a month there with new and old friends. As we began our inspection, I was able to train new people on the jobs I used to do. Great personalities...

Well it is another week into the spring and the kids are all kinds of wacky. As we push into the final weeks the kids are picking up new skills and showing off their talents.

I had the opportunity to introduce the art club at one of my schools to Geli Plate Printmaking. I...

It has been about two weeks since I have posted, but that would be because of the packed schedule.

Let’s start with painting all of the decorations for the library for one of my schools. Getting ready for Dr. Seuss’s birthday celebration. I had no idea how that this was such a celebration. I also...

So my journey in elementary continues with pushing those boundaries of the kid’s art skills. Every class I hear less “I can’t do this”, “This is too hard”, and “When do we get a free day?”. “I got this Mister P.”, is what I heard a lot of today and a few, “Can I try...

So it has been about two weeks since I posted last and a lot has happened. First I think I had some major losses in discipline and trying to get people to function, focus, and just be willing and ready to make some artwork. However halfway through this week I was able to start a...