Child Art: Jon Burkhardt Gallery
Beary Happy
depicts the way
kids view life...
bright colors,
happy faces
and lots of energy!
Nap Time
is a far cry
from the ferocious
jungle beast
that we see
at the zoo.
Hungry Giraffe
depicts a long
neck giraffe
helping himself to a
juicy red apple from
the tree branch
About the Artist
Jon
Burkhardt likes to paint with watercolors. He created
these masterpieces when he was only ten years old! Doesn't his artistic
talent inspire creativity in you and make you want to paint with watercolors
too?
Advice from Jon: "Never
give up. Just be creative and keep trying until you get it the way you
want
it. Don't give up if it doesn't look right the first time."
From Jon's mom, Cheryl: "I
would like to add as a mother of four boys... that a mom should always
try to get her kids to do something creative. Not only do the kids have
fun, but the "Art of Creating" is a wonderful stress reliever
for adults as well."
What kind of creative activities does
Cheryl recommend?
- Grow a garden of gourds and take them through all the necessary steps
to become a gorgeous work of art or crafty basket.
- Make polymer clay ornaments to decorate your tree, or a fishing lure
for the rod and reel.
- With a palate of watercolors you can paint a happy face on the King
of the Jungle.
- Try a pen and ink portrait of your favorite feathered friend on the
canvas of an ostrich egg.
- Wood burn a Native American scene on a piece of aromatic cedar.
- Sew a cute teddy bear from an old fur coat.
- Make candles from paraffin wax, soy bean wax, gel wax or even an old
fashioned olive oil lamp.
- Turn old blue jeans into a purse.
- Crochet some Beanie Baby clothes.
- Write a book.
- Paint a mural on your living room wall or hide a bad spot on your carpet
with a little art.
- Photograph the sunset or your children on the beach.
- Make a sand castle.
She leaves us with sage advice: "Who says
you can't be creative with four boys around the house?"
Find more inspiring works of art by the Burkhardt
family at Joshclay.com.
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