Charley Harper & Birds

Follow Charley Harper as he discovers and captures many different kinds of birds. Find out what a minimal realism is and how to use it when painting. Simplify what you see with potato stamps and pieces of cardboard.

Make carnival-ready paper masks and sculptures with Diana Beltran Herrera and illustrate your own book with Cait Brennan. Learn how to keep a bird-watching journal and how to make your own quill.

Make vibrant oil-pastel paintings, ink drawings, print with vegetables and make nests on paper plates. 

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