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Taj Mahal

9/27/2019

The Taj Mahal is one of the most beautiful buildings in the world. It stands on the Yamuna River in Agra, India. The word Taj Mahal means “Crown of the Palace.”

Mumtaz Mahal

The emperor Shah Jahan had the Taj Mahal built as a tomb for his favorite wife, Mumtaz Mahal. She died in 1631 while giving birth to their 14th child. Construction began in 1632 and the Taj Mahal was finally completed in 1643. It was constructed of white marble, and it is decorated with at least 30 types of gemstones. Over 1,000 elephants were used to haul the construction materials!

Each year between 3 and 4 million people travel from all over the world to see the Taj Mahal. Blue Church Art students in the kindergarten through grade 3 classes created beautiful drawings of this famous building:

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Hailey H.

Timmy S.

Alexa D.

Alicia H.

Harper C.

Quinn C.

Tavia M.

Jami T.

Baron L.

Ava R.

Gabrielle M.

Audrey H.

Evelyn H.

Gia R.

Mila M.

Ryan S.

Jacob W.

Emilia W.

Anna G.

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Fabulous Fruit!

4/26/2019

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Patricia S.

Blue Church Art students have created some delicious fruit artworks in the last three sessions.

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Watermelons...

Sophia K.

Gianna S.

Gracie C.

Jenna W.

Alivia K.

oranges and lemons...

Sophia K.

Travis G.

Lauren S.

Jenna W.

...and an orange with a kiwi!

Ashlee K.

Some perfect pears:

Sam B.

Ava C.

Vanessa T.

Callie L.

Jill M.

Gale G.

Lori B.

Cole B.

Fruit collage: a pear and half of a grapefruit...

Riley B.

Laney L.

Apples and bananas!

Dot L.

Blaise C.

Scrumptious strawberries!

Madison C.

Corinne H.

...beautiful blueberries

Linda H.

Rissa S.

Vivian S.

A peach of a peach, and some tasty pineapples:

Sophia B.

Cindy J.

Emma W.

...a pomegranite! Lots of seeds to draw and paint:)

Reese K.

A basket of grapes...

Kinley K.

...and a lovely bowl of fruit:

Leah H.

And an avocado spinning a HULA HOOP!:)

Emily C.

Grade K-3 students created these beautiful fruit bowls:

Evelyn H.

Jamie K.

Addy B.

Mila A.

Gia R.

Dasha A.

Ryan S.

Ava R.

Anna G.

Gabrielle M.

Addison G.

Soveida M.

Quinn C.

Baron L.

Alexa D.

Amelia K.

Kayla B.

Timmy S.

Blue Church Art's spring session of classes is over- now it's time for a long summer break. At the end of her last spring session class a student made this delightful drawing of the two of us:)

Have a good summer!

Soveida M.

SEE YOU IN SEPTEMBER!

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Dragonflies

3/30/2019

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Loraine K.

Dragonflies were some of the first winged insects to evolve, and they've been around for 300 million years! Modern dragonflies have wingspans of only two to five inches, but fossil dragonflies have been found with wingspans of up to 30 inches. These amazing insects are masters of flight: they can move straight up or down, fly backwards, stop and hover, and make hairpin turns, at full speed or in slow motion. Full speed can be 30 miles per hour!

Colorful dragonflies have come to life in
the Blue Church Art classes this session:

Travis G.

Patricia S.

Lauren S.

Kacey P.

Jenna K.

Madelynn Z.

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Erin M.

Rissa S.

Leah H.

Cole B.

Hadley G.

Tondy H.

Alivia K.

Kaitlyn S.

Dragonflies don't sting and they don't generally bite people. One of the best things about this amazing insect is that they eat a LOT of mosquitoes- up to 100 in a single day!

Ava M.

Emily C.

Linda H.

Ava Z.

Sophia K.

Madison C.

Jessica S.

Vivian S.

Ava K.

Anna M.

Jill created the most unusual dragonfly!

Some of the youngest students asked if dragonflies will sting. I assured them that although dragonflies will bite (but only in self defense, and a dragonfly bite won't break your skin!) they don't have stingers. They are harmless to humans, and having a dragonfly land on your head is considered good luck.

PreK- grade 3 students created these delightful dragonflies:

Harry K.

Lindsey G.

Alaine K.

Avery E.

Brady C.

Hayes C.

Rylan M.

Davis C.

Kyla L.

Grant H.

Alicia H.

Nina D.

Lucia D.

Katie D.

Arabelle K.

Brady M.

Paige B.

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Year of the Pig

2/5/2019

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Alivia K.

2019 is the Year of the Pig. In traditional Chinese culture, a pig represents luck, overall good fortune, wealth, honesty, and general prosperity. The pig is a lucky symbol in other cultures as well.

marzipan pig

Pig decorations and illustrations on "good luck" and "best wishes" cards are common in Germany. Candy pigs made of marzipan are handed out as gifts for the New Year. They are called called Glücksschwein, which translates as "lucky pig."

The pig is also a symbol of wealth, and the piggy bank is a worldwide tradition that has been around for many centuries! The first known piggy banks (terracotta banks in the shape of a pig, with a slot in the top for depositing coins) were made in Java as far back as the 14th century.

To celebrate The Year of the Pig, young students at Blue Church Art painted these cute piggy banks:

Paige B.

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Harry K.

Lindsey G.

Alaine K.

Audrey H.

Brady C.

Sadie L.

Avery E.

Emilia W.

Rylan M.

Brady M.

Hayes C.

Davis C.

Kyla L.

Katie D.

Alicia H.

Grant H.

Lucia D.

Nina D.

Older students drew pigs for the Chinese New Year, too:

Riley B.

Corinne H.

Gianna S.

A flying pig!

Laney L.

Dragons are a symbol of China's culture, and they are believed to bring good luck to people. Here are lucky dragons drawn in colored pencil by some of the K-grade 3 students:

Gia R.

Jamie K.

Kiki C.

Graham S.

Soveida M.

Gabrielle M.

Ava R.

Ryan S.

Anna G.

Allie R.

Addison B.

Kayla B.

Isabella K.

HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR!

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Inuit Igloos

1/31/2019

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1865 engraving of inuit igloo community

Inuit people live in the far northern areas of Alaska, Canada, Siberia, and Greenland. Non-Inuit people sometimes refer to Inuit as Eskimos, but Inuit is what they prefer to be called. Because traditional home building materials such as wood and mud were not easy to come by in the tundra areas where they lived, in the past traditional Inuit summer homes were made of animal skins stretched over whale bones or driftwood. In winter they built igloos from blocks of hard packed snow. (the Inuit word igloo means home). Today Inuit people live in regular homes, but they still build igloos for winter hunting trips. Students at Blue Church Art built their own community of igloos, backlit by the northern lights. Instead of snow blocks, they used crayons, markers and watercolor!

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Ava R.

Gabrielle M.

Graham S.

Naomi H.

Josie C.

Baron L.

Evan J.

Kaley H.

Kyla L.

Katie D.

Abigail R.

William Z.

Kayla C.

Kayla B.

Hayes C.

Paige B.

Brady M.

Rylan M.

Anna G.

Gia R.

Alexa D.

Elsie F.

Arabelle K.

Emilia W.

Addison B.

Lucia D.

Grant H.

Alicia H.

Allie R.

Jamie K.

Some of the Blue Church Art Inuit added tints
of red, blue, purple, and pink to their igloos:

Cadance P.

Ryan S.

Kiki C.

Davis C.

Nina D.

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Beauteous Birds

11/19/2018

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Let's start off with an all-American "beauteous" bird...the turkey!
Students in the preK/Kindergarten class created these beauties:

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Lindsey G.

Alaine K.

Brady C.

Harrison K.

Grade 4- 12 students drew and painted a variety of exotic birds:

Kacey P.

Emma W.

Vanessa T.

Madison C.

Lauren K.

Julia B.

Ava M.

Grace Y.

Jenna W.

Leah H.

Jill M.

Ashlee K.

Ethan S.

Toby N.

Jessica H.

Travis G.

Kinley K.

Reese K.

William N.

Ella M.

Sophia D.

Gianna S.

...last but not least, Morgan's exquisite parrot:

Morgan D.

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Indian Corn

10/20/2018

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Corn originated in the Americas. It’s a domesticated plant that has been used by humans for over 10,000 years! Christopher Columbus brought some to Europe in the 1400s. Since then corn has made its way all around the globe. Indian corn, whose kernels come in a range of colors including yellow, red, white, blue, brown, and shades of purple, is one of the oldest varieties of corn.

This is one of the three types of corn that Native Americans introduced to the colonists- thus its name: Indian corn. Each kernel has a hard outer layer, so it is said to be hard as flint. For this reason indian corn is also called "flint corn." Indian corn is used as a fall decoration, but it can also be eaten by livestock and humans. It’s used to make dishes like polenta and hominy. And as you can see in this post, it can also be used as an inspiration to create beautiful artworks!

Reuben painted his indian corn using gouache, a type of opaque watercolor

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Madison C.

Ava M.

Reuben S.

Diane P.

Travis G.

Ella M.

These indian corn portraits were made by grade 4-6 students:

Vivian S.

Gianna S.

Alivia K.

Blaise C.

Ava K.

Riley B.

Sophia K.

Vanessa T.

Maeve G.

Laney L.

Emma W.

Corinne H.

Indian corn, painted in watercolor, from the younger students:

Brady M.

Rylan M.

Davis C.

Hayes C.

Izzy E.

Paige B.

Kyla L.

Grant H.

Alicia H.

Emilia W.

Ava R.

Ryan S.

Allie R.

Graham S.

Gabrielle M.

Jenna S.

Addison B.

Soveida M.

Kiki C.

Anshul M.

Jamie K.

Izzy K.-V.

These 2nd and 3rd graders drew indian corn with colored pencils:

Josie C.

Naomi H.

Timothy S.

Matthew S.

Evan J.

Holden C.

Anthony B.

Patrick B.

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Sunflowers and Poppies

9/23/2018

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Prek/K sunflowers

Sunflowers and poppies are blooming in the Blue Church Art classroom this month! Students in grades K-3 created these colorful poppy fields:

Timothy S.

Naomi H.

Anthony A.

Patrick B.

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Holden C.

Josie C.

Evan J.

Matthew S.

Hayes C.

Davis C.

Brady M.

Rylan M.

Grant H.

Kyla L.

Alicia H.

Emilia W.

These poppies in a golden field were painted by a 6th grader:

Ava R.

Older students drew beautiful sunflowers:

Emma W.

Ashlee K.

Rissa S.

A wonderful sunflower created by a 12th grade student:

Morgan D.

...more beautiful poppies and sunflowers from the adult class:

Patricia S.

Linda H.

Tondy H.

Jessica S.

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Colorful Collages

4/27/2018

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April was "collage month" at Blue Church Art. Students had fun piecing together colorful paper shapes to create their masterpieces. Birds, flowers, and fruit were popular subjects.

Ashlee K.

One student created a zebra with his collage, and another made a beautiful red cow!

Ashlee created a citrus fruit collage with colorful patterned origami paper

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William N.

Kaitlyn S.

A sweet little cat collage:

Vanessa T.

Lots of beautiful birds....

Patricia S.

Kinley K.

Reese K.

Ethan S.

Rene M.

Madeline H.

A stack of cute little ones...

Kacey P.

...and a partridge in a pear tree!

Ava R.

Here's a very handsome collaged rooster:

Ava L.

Fabulous collaged fish:

Lauren S.

Jenna W.

Luke F.

And an iridescent jellyfish!

Julia B.

Two students, inspired by the animated film UP,
created these great collages:

Kaitlyn S.

Leah H.

Another student was inspired by a Dutch girl on a Delft tile!

Madison W.

Colorful pears, one with a french flair:

Erin C.

Emma W.

Kaitlyn S.

A slice of patterned citrus fruit:

Sophia D.

Collaged flowers...

Lauren S.

Kaitlyn S.

Natalie F.

...and collage butterflies:

Hope B.

Jessica H.

The students in the Wednesday grade 2-3 class made these delightful parrot collages:

Elena J.

Evan J.

Holden C.

Blaise C.

Ava K.

Riley B.

Jamie K.

Sophia K.

Jack C.

Laney L.

Here's another pair of colorful birds:

Ella M.

Gianna S.

And a colorful forest of collaged trees...

Hadley G.

A very lively Tree of Life:

Corinne H.

Here are some delicious cupcake collages:

Lynn S.

Madison C.

Some of the younger students created ladybug collages:

Hayes C.

Davis C.

Arabelle K.

Emilia W.

Katie D.

Alicia H.

Captain Underpants appeared in Noah's collage!

Grant H.

Noah S.

Students in the Thursday evening K-3 class made these beautiful sunset collages, where sheep wander under the sun's last rays.

Anshul M.

Graham S.

Anthony A.

Patrick B.

Gabrielle M.

Ava R.

Allie R.

Soveida M.

Isabel K.

Kiki C.

Last but not least...a regal peacock collage!

Jessica S.

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March Snow People!

3/30/2018

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March was a wild wintry month here in southeast Pennsylvania. We endured four nor’easters this month! Lucky for us, the most recent one arrived after the Blue Church Art Annual Student Show, which was on March 18th. That Sunday was a beautiful, mild sunny day. Over 300 people came to marvel at the 800+ beautiful artworks on display.

On the Wednesday after the show Mother Nature dumped 14” of snow in Coopersburg. It was a beautiful storm, transforming the Blue Church neighborhood into a winter wonderland. Shoveling out was a chore. My daughter and I took a break from shoveling and made a little March snowman, decorated with a bit of shamrock garland that I had used to decorate my car’s rearview mirror for St. Patrick’s Day.

Erin M.

Orianna G.

After one of the earlier March nor’easters some of the students at Blue Church Art created delightful snow people paintings…with a St. Patrick’s Day theme. Their cheery snowmen (and snow-women) are surrounded by shamrocks and snowflakes- and some have pots o’ gold and little hats that they’d snatched from leprechauns!