Pattern Sets

Fish come in many shapes, hues, and sizes. This set contains several nifty looking fun fishy patterns to color!

Henri Rousseau (1844-1910) was a French Post-Impressionist painter whose work is characterized by the term Naïve which implies art without a formal training or degree. Rousseau was only recognized for his self-taught generous after years of criticism for his non-serious, childish art style. One of his more popular scenes is that of jungles, yet he never left his native France to see one in person. A particular style that he invented is that of a portrait landscape which combines a view of a favorite part of the city and then adding a person into the foreground. Our pattern set of Rousseau contains many of his well-known works including The Snake Charmer, The Dream, The Football Players, Malakoff, Tiger in a Tropical Storm, The Flamingoes, Boy on the Rocks, and two self portraits.

These fun illustrations of birds will keep you busy. There’s an Owl, Toucan, Blue Jay, Duckling, and some squawking bird for you to color.

Kenneth Greene has spent the past 35 years doing photographic studies in contrasts, lines, colors and glimpses of life in a moment of time. When Kenneth photographs people, he captures a feeling for that one moment that really matters in their lives. He may not know what happened just prior to the photo, and he almost certainly won’t know what their lives will be like after that instant he memorializes. He captures that moment in time alone, but it somehow tells their entire life story in a second. I’m looking for the instant the tide recedes and washes over the rocks; the moment a diver propels herself upwards and her feet leave the diving board; or when a couple embraces…just before the waves crash down upon them. These are the moments in life when you hold your breath, wondering what comes next. The former child protective services professional recently retired from San Diego County after working for almost two decades with victims and families of child abuse and violence.Now it is time to pursue my passion full time for art and design. The act of creating nurtures my soul. I love taking photographs and I love to draw and paint. Kenneth’s whimsical drawings appear in a line of coloring books and note cards entitled, Pictures From My Mind. Geared to young children, teenagers, and adults, these images can be colored, will spark new ideas with readers, or can just be enjoyed as they are. His newest collection is called Havana @ 1/500th of a second. It is a memorable experience of the people and countryside of Cuba, portraying a land stuck in time with a nation yearning to leap into the 21st century. More information about Kenneth, his collections, and his work is available at http://kennethgreene.smugmug.com/

Ready for a sweet treat? Enjoy painting our cake and ice cream, cupcake, donuts, fruit, pie, and wedding cakes designs!

Get out your red, white, and blue crayons and salute our Independence Girls! Here’s another great set of patterns from Ana Villanueva.