When my kids were young, I painted with acrylics on paper since it was nontoxic and an easy to cleanup. They got an introduction to the rewarding activity of painting and I was able to be an "involved" Dad while working on something I enjoyed too. Sometimes I'd set-up a still life for us all to paint or we'd create a study of another artist's painting that we admired. I've come to realize that those simple choices of acrylics on paper has laid a creative foundation for me and my children. Here are a few successful oldies.
