Summer Update

I hope everyone is enjoying their summer vacation.
I just developed some end of the year photos and wanted to share this one . . .

Samuel, Deanna and Ja'Mese are 3 creative and cool kindergarteners, as you can tell.


I know you have seen the news of the funding cuts to the art and music programs in our county for next school year. The good news is that I will be at Williams with you all. The bad news is that it will only be half of the year. As things stand now (although I am campaigning to reinstate our full-service art programs) I will be the art teacher at Idylwild the other half.
I am myself enjoying summer vacation so far. Thank you for your emails and calls. It has been wonderful hearing from you. I love your ideas for future art projects! Keep them coming.
I will 'blog' again closer to the school year to let you know how plans have progressed.
Enjoy the rest of your summer.
Now go make some art!

Love,
Ms. Lindquist

It's Been Great!

Have a great summer young artists.

Remember to keep in practice.
Buy a sketchbook ($1 at the DollarStore) and draw from real life. Set something on a table in front of you and draw it. Try and make it fill up the paper-space and add shading if you can. Plain ol' pencil on paper. There is nothing better to stay in training and to foster the most important skill in being an artist - really seeing!
Bring your sketchbook to school in the fall for me to see . . . . . p l e a s e.

Congratulations to all on so many amazing accomplishments. It's been a pleasure.
Love,
Ms. Lindquist

Juneteenth Festival & Juried Art Show

It's Almost Here!

Please come out to Lincoln Park on the Williams Elementary and Lincoln Middle School campus on June 14 & 15 anywhere between 10:00am - 8:00pm and experience African American cultural heritage through the arts. Many of our students will have art work on display in the children's art tent. Mr. Thomas and his band will be performing some wonderful Jazz. And very thrilling to me, is that 8 Highwaymen will be exhibiting! The Highwaymen were a group of young African American artists from Ft. Pierce who painted Florida landscapes and sold them of the side of the roads in the early 60s. There work hangs in the Governors office and is sought after by art collectors everywhere. This is the first time that this many from the group will be together since they were conducted in the Florida Artists Hall of Fame (floridahighwaymen.com)

To know more about the festival visit jfestcentral.com

Science Fair

The Science Fair was a big success. I am so proud of the Art Club participation.
Here is a picture of Max Fowler, Shane Schenck and Mihir Patel (3rd graders) with their color inquiry on creating the pigment color 'peach'. Good Job!