Heather MacFarlane enjoys teaching children ages 5 through 12 years how to draw and paint.  She encourages her students to find familiar shapes in the subject matter they are sketching.  Heather teaches them how to draw and place these shapes on their papers so that, when they are assembled correctly, they form the basic outline of their drawing. 

 The students are taught how to complete their artwork with a variety of mediums from markers, to colored pencils and acrylic paints.  Most art projects are completed during one class period.

 Heather received an Associates degree in Animation Art and a Bachelor’s degree in Illustration from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia.  While in school, Heather participated in a program that exposed senior citizens to fine art.  This project was so heartfelt that it was covered by the Fox 5 television news channel.  Heather’s current art projects include digital imagery.