This is a review for the book Watercolor Snacks: Inspiring Lessons for Sketching and Painting Your Favorite Foods Published by Volta Voloshin-Smith which I received a copy of in exchange for this review.
Let me tell you Homeschooling a 14 year old boy will either make you stronger or lead you to DRINK. Before you ask me which Homeschooling a boy has caused me to do. It’s both at times. But finding books like Watercolor Snacks: Inspiring Lessons for Sketching and Painting Your Favorite Foods makes teaching Charlie easier and reminds me I can do this.
I just need to stay strong and as a family we can and will get through anything. Which is what lead me to having Charlie take a Cooking Class. But with Charlie’s love of Arts I knew I needed to incorporate it into our lessons as well. But I couldn’t teach Art if you paid me to.
Now that I have Watercolor Snacks: Inspiring Lessons for Sketching and Painting Your Favorite Foods Charlie and I will be able to create new Recipes using the topics of Art inside the book for our family to try out when we host our Monthly Taste Testing Party. Would you like to join us?
I looked through the book I found many pictures I can’t wait to try draw with Charlie. But for our first time I let Charlie look through the book. Charlie has decided we should start with Pancakes and call and see if Lily and Jason can come over for Breakfast and Art.
I will pick up the supplies to make Pancakes and Cookie Cutters to cut them out with. While the Pancakes are cooking we can all draw a stack of Pancakes and write what we are grateful for to hang on our Art Wall for all of our Guests to see.
For Christmas with the list of Supplies in the front of the book I plan on making a Supply Wish List on Amazon to hand out for Christmas and Charlie’s Birthday then in the New Year we will have all the supplies we need to begin our Art Class as we go over the techniques and lessons inside the book.
Relax and take a bite out of this tasty guide to creating watercolor paintings of your favorite treats! Watercolor Snacks is for food lovers, beginning artists, and anyone who wants to explore the world of watercolors through easy and accessible prompts and exercises.
This colorful guide walks you through basic watercolor techniques and how to apply them to create beautiful, delicious-looking paintings. Noted artist and instructor Volta Voloshin-Smith details everything needed to create mouthwatering images for every meal of the day, from a Syrup-drenched stack of golden Waffles and steaming cup of Coffee at breakfast to a brightly colored sprinkled Donut and a Rainbow of Popsicles for dessert.
This first-ever watercolor food guide also includes:• Easy watercolor tips, tricks, and techniques• Recommended supplies (the “ingredients”)• Color theory basics• Maximizing mindful benefits of watercolor• How-to lessons for 30 foods from breakfast to dessert And much, much more! Whether you’re a beginner interested in learning a fun new skill, or an experienced painter ready to explore a fun new subject, this book will give you everything you need to create adorable paintings
About Volta Voloshin-Smith
Originally from Moldova, Volta celebrates food with Art and Animation.
She is the founder of Color Snack and her mission to Watercolor the world can be seen in the various projects such as brand activations, custom illustrations and Animated GIFs that she creates for National and International Brands (like Dallas Mavericks and Michaels Stores). She has taught thousands of students in her online and in-person watercolor workshops, where she encourages everyone to rediscover their inner artist.
She has been featured in D Magazine, Dallas Morning News, Dallas Observer, Create Magazine and others. And she is frequently interviewed on the topics of creativity, Entrepreneurship and mindset.
Volta is the creator of Watercolor Meditations, a concept and online class that combines breathing exercises with watercolor techniques for a calming and relaxing experience.
Volta is also the co-author of Art+Affirmations, a Creativity Journal with prompts to explore and live a creative life. She has illustrated a Paper Weaving Kids Activity Book that inspires a calm and centering experience.
And most recently, Volta wrote her first book, titled Watercolor Snacks, which is expected to be published in July of 2021.
Volta’s podcast show – Art, Snacks + Affirmations – is a Space where she helps Artists and creative Entrepreneurs level up and build a resilient mindset. She also is a Co-host to a live Instagram show where she and her husband share Cocktail recipes and then teach others how to paint them.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
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