Blog — Jackie Partridge Art

Art Coaching

Art Coaching

Art Coaching for acrylic painting is a great way to help you improve your acrylic painting skills quickly and effectively. As a graduate from university and a Master of Fine Arts I have learned and spent years focusing on improving my painting skills. Participating in art coaching is a great way to skip the struggle and become a better painter. I offer art coaching for beginners and intermediate painters in a one on one or discounted for a couple, group or family like siblings. If you love painting and want to improve quickly keep reading to see if art coaching is right for you!

Winter Art Painting Ideas

Winter Art Painting Ideas

Winter can be a cold and lonely time for many of us. Here are some winter art painting ideas to help cheer you up this winter and enjoy the time spent indoors with a warm beverage and a paint brush! These winter art painting ideas are great for kids ages 8 and up to try or beginner painters!

Animal Symmetry Drawing Book

Animal Symmetry Drawing Book

I have created a new symmetry drawing book on animals perfect for kids ages 9-14. There are 68 pages of symmetry drawing designs printed on plain and grid lined paper. 34 different animal designs to choose from! Symmetry drawing is a fun and educational activity for kids. This screen-free math and arts based activity is perfect for rainy days, hotel and airport travel, keeping kids busy while you are prepping dinner. Check out the symmetry drawing book here!

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How do I Write an Artist Statement?

How do I Write an Artist Statement?

How do I write an artist statement? That might be a question you are wondering. As an artist or an aspiring artist it can be very challenging to write an artist statement. You’re often left wondering…what should I write? What do I need to include and what can I leave out?

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Choosing the Right Children’s Painting Equipment

Choosing the Right Children’s Painting Equipment

To get started with acrylic painting for kids, you'll need some basic supplies. It is important to know what children’s painting equipment is needed so your child can paint safely and successfully!

Sky Pictures at Night Paintings

Sky Pictures at Night Paintings

Sky Pictures at Night Paintings are great painting tutorials for acrylic beginner painters to try. When you are painting night time pictures it is important to reference sky pictures at night to help create a more realistic acrylic painting. Simply print some sky picture at night or follow along to the night time acrylic painting tutorials mentioned below! Try these awesome sky pictures at night paintings for beginners!

How to Set up a Studio at Home

How to Set up a Studio at Home

Setting up a studio at home can be an exciting and rewarding project. Whether you're a painter, sculptor, illustrator, or any other type of artist, here are steps to help you create a productive and inspiring at-home art studio. Here are the steps to help you get started with setting up a basic home studio.

Halloween Art Projects for Elementary Students

Halloween Art Projects for Elementary Students

Here are some Halloween art projects for elementary students to get you through the month of October. Elementary students love Halloween. It is perfectly fine to begin celebrating Halloween and starting Halloween art projects early in the elementary classroom.

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Free Painting Tutorial

Free Painting Tutorial

In this free painting tutorial for my mailing list we will be painting an apple in acrylics. I send out a new exclusive free painting tutorial every fall and every spring to my mailing list.

How to Draw Houses and Buildings

How to Draw Houses and Buildings

Learn how to draw houses and buildings with these drawing building worksheets for students in primary grades to high school. Learning how to draw houses and buildings can be challenging for students as there are lots of details and perspectives to add. The how to draw houses and buildings makes it easy for students to learn through practicing symmetry drawing. Try these drawing building pages today!

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Painting of a Watermelon for Kids!

Painting of a Watermelon for Kids!

This painting of a watermelon is the perfect summer painting activity for kids to do! Learn how to paint a watermelon with these easy steps. This painting of a watermelon is easy enough for kids age 7 and up to do!

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Painting of Canoe on Water

Painting of Canoe on Water

Painting of canoe on water is a great painting tutorial to try this fall. This is more of an intermediate acrylic painting tutorial as it can be challenging for some beginner painters.

Transportation Drawing

Transportation Drawing

Transportation drawing is a great way to teach students about symmetry drawing, while practicing their drawing skills and engaging students who love different forms of transportation like cars, trucks, tractors, motorcycles and more!

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Symmetry of Animals Activities

Symmetry of Animals Activities

Symmetry of animals is a great way to engage and teach students drawing skills with a fun animal theme. Symmetry drawing is a fun activity and a way for students to practice drawing, symmetry, while engaging with pictures of animals.

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8 Panting Activities for 8 Year Olds and up!

8 Panting Activities for 8 Year Olds and up!

Here are some fun painting activities for 8 year olds. As an artist and teacher I love planning painting activities for 8 year olds and up! T

What is Plein Air Painting?

What is Plein Air Painting?

What is plein air painting? Plein air painting is the act of painting outdoors in nature. Plein air painting is how many famous painters like Monet painted back in the day! I will answer what is plein air painting and give you some tips for painting outdoors here.

How to Draw the Portrait

How to Draw the Portrait

Drawing a portrait can be challenging. I want to help your students with how to draw the portrait. There are a lot of steps involved for how to draw a portrait. I have lots of resources on portrait drawing to share.

Setting up an Elementary Classroom Tips

Setting up an Elementary Classroom Tips

Here are some tips and considerations for setting up an elementary classroom. You will want to start planning on setting up your elementary classroom as soon as you know details like the grade and subject you are teaching and the number of students in your class.

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How to Get Art Supplies for Free

How to Get Art Supplies for Free

It can be hard to get art supplies for your classroom or summer camp program. I want to show you how to get art supplies for free to make sure all the kiddos have enough art supplies to use

3 Tips for Painting with Acrylics

3 Tips for Painting with Acrylics

Here are some tips for painting with acrylics to help you become a better acrylic painter in a short time! Acrylic painting can be a challenging new skill to learn. Often beginner painters make the same common mistakes in their paintings. I want to help you by sharing the tips for painting with acrylics. Keep reading to discover the tips for painting with acrylics!