New Drawing: Schober's Apples

Wm. Schober Sons’s last day of their winter season is this Saturday! Starting today they are having “Buy One Get One Free” while supplies last on: Apples (excludes deer apples)🍎, Nancy Hall sweet potatoes 🍠 , and onions 🧅 Their hours are Thursday and Friday from 9AM-5PM and Saturday from 8:30AM-4:30PM. Go to their website for more information: schoberorchards.com

I’ll be making some pies with the apples I picked up 🥧 What’s your favorite apple dish?

Featured in the Elmer Times

Thank you to the Elmer Times Company for featuring an article about my recent donation to the Penns Grove FFA Chapter through the sale of my Salem County Farmlands Calendar. I feel blessed to be able to share my artwork to instill pride in our beautiful agricultural county and financially help local youth farmer education programs.

If you ever feel like as an individual you can’t make a difference - think again! I’m a one woman show around here: I paint the artwork, take the photos, teach the classes, and make the products; all while raising two little ones. As always, thank you to those who actively choose to support me by engaging with my social media posts, buying my artwork, and attending workshops. It means more than you’ll ever know.

One of the most important things I have learned is that every little bit adds up to a lot! Everything is accomplished in its own time and as long as you’re consistent everything will get done. Just believe you can and you’re halfway there. 

All of the original paintings hanging up behind me are available for purchase. Message me for details or go to: www.kimberlyenglish.com/shop

New Drawing: Rooster

Here is a new drawing of a rooster that was one a part of my family's farm. I used General pencils and a tortillon to create this drawing. Watch the time lapse video below to see it come to life!

New Drawing: Buzby Farm CSA

Join A. T. Buzby Farm’s Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) and enjoy a 20 week supply of locally-grown produce from May through September. Sign up for this year’s CSA program begins tomorrow, February 1st! Go to www.buzbyfarm.com/csa for more information.

Drawing © Kimberly English 2020

📷 Reference picture from Buzby Farm

2019 Penns Grove FFA Calendar Donation

This week I met with the Penns Grove High School FFA Officers to make the donation from the 2020 Salem County Farmlands Calendar. This year’s donation totaled to $735, the largest one to date! 

In total, I have donated $2,000.00 to all 3 Salem County FFA Chapters! Thank you so much to my customers for supporting not only me but the students who are learning to become active participants in our agricultural community. It’s such an honor to have my artwork help so many young people across our county.

Here I am pictured with President, Teagan Rudderow.

New Drawing: Sickler's Circle View Farm

Here’s a quick drawing I created of one of Sickler's Circle View Farm 🐄 If you’re looking for locally grown beef and pork, be sure to check them out. They sell their meat directly from the farm 🥩🥓

Meeting Tedd Arnold

Throwback to the time I met Tedd Arnold! When I was a public school art teacher, the district elementary librarians organized an “Author Day” where a contemporary author/illustrator would visit the schools. I created a lesson that was used to introduce third grade students to that year’s special visiting artist and author, Tedd Arnold.

In preparation for his visit, students created a diptych inspired by his book “Shoo Fly Guy!” As a class we analyzed Arnold’s artistic style and his use of calligraphic line (scribble that resembles letter forms usually associated with cursive). Students then utilized line, color, and calligraphic line to create a diptych (two pictures, viewed together) of two different view points of food, inspired by Tedd Arnold’s style. 🖋 Students also chose adjectives to describe their food illustrations.

One of the most amazing moments in my public school teaching career happened during the third grade assemble with Mr. Arnold. He was discussing his style while doing a drawing demonstration. He called the lines inside of his drawings, scribbles. A student raised their hand and shared about the art project we made and that they were called calligraphic lines. He was surprised and impressed and asked who had taught them that. EVERY single third grader turned around and pointed at ME! I was so proud that they shared what they learned and were able to tell him in person! 

Tedd Arnold and I

Student artwork example

Excerpt from “Shoo Fly Guy!” By Tedd Arnold