Snow Day Art

Yesterday we had a two hour delay but the girls still missed the bus due to both myself and my husband both being under the weather. I am barely functioning while my husband is moving much more then I am helping me keep the house moving as much as he can.

I try to keep things on hand to bring out on days like this so out came the watercolor paint set from DeyArt for my daughter to try out.

I am totally impressed by the compact design, the bright easy to blend colors, and the brush that breaks down into its own protective case when not in use. The little water pot is a great extra.

Here you can see my daughter who wanted to do a sunset. I think she did pretty good. She says she doesn't get to paint very often in school so she looks forward to being able to paint more at home now that we have these. Lets see where this set will take her over the next few months. I can't wait to do some painting up by the water in the spring when the Geese and Ducks are having their babies. Maybe we can do a Mommy and Daughter Painting. Mind you I am not much better then my daughter I haven't painted since 7th grade, but I would love to try it again.

The DreArt Set comes with 12 richly pigmented colors, a travel brush, 4 partitions to blend the colors and a pallet cup. 

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Watercolors

This isn't an ordinary watercolor set this is a really nice set with pots that are full of paint and not a smear that will run out quickly. The colors are rich and bright. This is a 24 color set with paintbrush included.

Great for both beginners and advanced watercolor artists. I love how sturdy the box is and that you can just take out the colors you are going to use or the whole set because each pot of paint is separate.

This Watercolor paint set can be found on Amazon.


What Eunectes has to say about their product.

- VIBRANT COLORS - 24 of the highest-quality, intense, professional watercolors available. Create beautiful artwork - an ideal range equally useful for artists, serious amateurs and educational establishments. The complete color range is listed below.
- BRUSH AND TUBE OF WHITE PAINT IN THE KIT - There is no need of buying additional brush to start paint. White paint allows mixing of colors to obtain the desired huge. Start creating incredible artwork right now.
- EXTREMELY VERSATILE - Lightweight, compact design allows for easy, stress free carrying in backpacks, or storage.
- MASTERPIECE QUALITY - Ground to very fine consistency, from the best available pigments and gums. It`s perfect for all watercolor painting enthusiasts. For beginners we provide series of tips that will help start quickly and well. The paint is made of non - toxic materials, safe to use

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Paint for Peace

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Painting For Peace in Ferguson

by

Carol Swartout Klein

To be quite honest when I first received this book I had no idea what it was about other then it was for children and very colorful. We have been TV free going on 11 years now so if it doesn't hit social media or someone tells us about it we generally don't know what is going on. Why? 9/11 did that for us. Children saw too many news broad casts about something that was even hard for adults to take in. I still disagree with the way they show it each year in the schools.

At a time when our nation was saddened by 9/11 I was caught up in the death of my Hero my father who died during his sleep of a massive heart attack. He was my rock, my world, things changed after he died and 9/11 didn't faze me at all which is probably one of the reasons I don't like to hear about it.

As for Ferguson in 2014 and again in 2015 I did catch up. A sad thing happened. I had done my video review before putting the 2014 and 2015 happenings together. My apologies for that. I was a little off on the timeline as well, but this book is still awesome. It shows how a community can get together and heal over tragedy.

I do hope that they have again started painting for healing after the 2015 Riots. It had to be scary for everyone all over again. Peace and love can overcome anything. All we need is to band together to make it happen.

This book is super colorful, inspiring, as well as being a lesson to all that young, old, poor, and rich alike can make a difference together.

You can find Painting for Peace in Ferguson here. 100% of proceeds go back to the area affected.


Painting for Peace in Ferguson tells the story of the hundreds of artists and volunteers who worked to transform boarded up windows into works of art with messages of hope, healing and unity in the days after the Aug. 9, 2014, shooting of Michael Brown. The book had its first printing in February 2015. It's second printing is Aug. 1. The book was recognized in May 2015 as one of nine "Outstanding Books of the Year" in the "Peacemaker" category by the Independent Publisher.

All proceeds after printing costs will go to benefit North County youth and art programs as well as the businesses and employees affected by damage or loss of business.

Author Carol Swartout Klein, who sponsored the project and who grew up in the Ferguson area, was inspired by the Mister Rogers quote that reminds children to always look for helpers when scary things happen.

“It occurred to me that if adults are having a hard time processing and talking about the events — how are children coping? We designed this book to be a tool for parents and teachers to begin the conversation. Over the Thanksgiving weekend, it was so inspiring to see people young and old, black and white come together to transform boarded up windows from something intimidating to children into something so positive.”

Centered on a child-friendly poem penned by Klein, the book does not go into the specifics of what caused the unrest, but rather focuses on the way the community came together to begin the healing process through the art of the Paint for Peace effort. “We did not go into detail because we felt it was important for parents to be able to talk about what happened in Ferguson in a way that was age appropriate for their child and that reflects each family’s perspective,” said Klein.

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Manga-Marker Paper Pad

Both children and adults like to draw with markers, but to do that you need the right kind of paper to be able to take the ink. This Manga Marker Paper Pad is perfect for this sort of medium. No bleeding, or rips in the paper while first sketching, and then later filling in with Marker.

My oldest child loved to draw with pencils when he was little no color until he was a teenager but he did try different mediums. While my middle child love to use color, lots of bright bold colors and chooses marker or paint over pencil.

Either way this Pad will fit your needs.

You can find this Manga Marker Paper Pad on Amazon.



What U.S. Art Supply has to say about their product.
  U.S. Art Supply 9"x12" Premium Manga-Marker Paper Pad

 - Acid Free, Neutral pH, Natural White Sheets, Ideal for Sketching and Mixed Dry Media
 - Marking Pen Paper with a Smooth Uniform Surface that is Virtually Bleedproof
 - Ideal paper for Drawing with Ink Pens, Water and Permanent Markers & All Pencils
 - Pad of 24-Sheets, 60 Pound (100gsm) paper

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