Title: "Leadership" Medium: Acrylic on canvas collage Prints of this painting are available: artbylifepieces.org/prints #art #TraditionalPainting #AcrylicPainting #collage

Title: "Strike" Medium: Acrylic on canvas collage #art #collage #AcrylicPainting #TraditionalPainting

Title: "Blue Stands for Giving" Medium: Acrylic on canvas collage All of the primary and secondary colors have values assigned to them that we try to instill in the boys at LPTM. The color blue represents "Giving" at our program! #TraditionalPainting #AcrylicPainting #collage #art

Title: "Summer Dreams" Medium: Acrylic on canvas collage Prints of this painting are available: artbylifepieces.org/prints #art #TraditionalPainting #AcrylicPainting #collage

Every month, Life Pieces To Masterpieces rotates the selection of art prints on our portfolio site. Here are the featured prints for January! artbylifepieces.org/prints #Art #ArtShop

Title: "Quality Time" Medium: Acrylic on canvas collage Fishing is a popular activity in our area! Some of the young men who've been in our program enjoy fishing with their dads or grandpas. #art #TraditionalPainting #AcrylicPainting #collage

Title: "Mike" Medium: Acrylic on canvas collage This is a painting of a boy named Mike. #art #TraditionalPainting #AcrylicPainting #collage

Title: "Night Eyes" Medium: Acrylic on canvas collage Do you spy the little eyes? #collage #AcrylicPainting #TraditionalPainting #art

Title: "Yellow Stands for 'Language'" Medium: Acrylic on canvas collage At our program, we assign "values" to specific colors. Yellow stands for "language," in all its many forms! #art #AcrylicPainting #TraditionalPainting #collage

Title: "Keep Your Head Above Water" Medium: Acrylic on canvas collage This painting by the kids in our program is so relatable these days. #art #AcrylicPainting #TraditionalPainting #collage

Title: "Time for the Game" Medium: Acrylic on canvas collage The boys learned about Argentina a few summers ago, so they made a painting about a beloved sport there: soccer! A lot of our kids play soccer, too. #art #TraditionalPainting #AcrylicPainting #collage

Title: "Emergency" Medium: Acrylic on canvas collage Firefighters: real-life heroes! #art #collage #TraditionalPainting #AcrylicPainting

Title: "Strike" Medium: Acrylic on canvas collage Every summer, we take the boys in our program bowling. #Art #TraditionalPainting #AcrylicPainting #collage

Title: "The Racer" Medium: Acrylic on canvas collage The boys in our program designed, painted, and cut out this collage painting after an afternoon of go-karting! #Art #TraditionalPainting #AcrylicPainting #collage

Title: "Art Time" Medium: Mixed media collage Those are real paintbrushes the boys stuck onto the canvas. Gives the painting a nice textural flair! #art #AcrylicPainting #TraditionalPainting #collage

Title: "Urban Winter" Medium: Acrylic on canvas collage One of our seasonal paintings! The boys in our program go wild for snow, so naturally, they made an art piece about it. #art #TraditionalPainting #AcrylicPainting #collage

Title: "Against All Odds" Medium: Acrylic on canvas collage #AcrylicPainting #TraditionalPainting #art #collage

Title: "Abstract V" Medium: Acrylic on canvas collage #art #AcrylicPainting #TraditionalPainting #collage

Title: "Abstract IV" Medium: Acrylic on canvas collage #art #AcrylicPainting #TraditionalPainting #collage

Title: "Abstract III" Medium: Acrylic on canvas collage #art #AcrylicPainting #TraditionalPainting #collage

❄️ Get ready for winter! Join DCPSC at libraries across the District to pick up a free home weatherization item (while supplies last) and learn about utility assistance programs. Registration encouraged, but not required. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4gdvCgg

Every month, Life Pieces To Masterpieces rotates the selection of art prints on our portfolio site. Here are the featured prints for December! artbylifepieces.org/prints #Art #ArtShop

Title: "Abstract II" Medium: Acrylic on canvas collage #art #AcrylicPainting #TraditionalPainting #collage

Title: "Abstract I" Medium: Acrylic on canvas collage #art #AcrylicPainting #TraditionalPainting #collage

Title: "The Korean Tiger" Medium: Acrylic on canvas collage Tigers are extinct in South Korea, but they're still the national animal. #art #TraditionalPainting #AcrylicPainting #collage #painting

Title: "Hanako" Medium: Acrylic on canvas collage The boys in our program got to learn about Hanako, the long-lived koi. They were blown away by how long she lived: 226 years! #art #painting #TraditionalPainting #AcrylicPainting #collage

Title: "The Boxer" Medium: Acrylic on canvas collage One of LPTM's founders was a boxer before starting his painting career! #art #painting #TraditionalPainting #AcrylicPainting #collage

Title: "Drumming and Dancing" Medium: Acrylic on canvas collage The drum in this painting is based on an actual drum we have at LPTM. The boys in the program love playing it! #TraditionalPainting #AcrylicPainting #collage #art

Did you know that we were on the news last week, on WUSA9 (@wusa9.com.web.brid.gy)? If you missed our feature, you can still watch it online! It's a great way to get to know about our program and the boys who make the art we post: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tuq...

Title: "Buchaechum" Medium: Acrylic on canvas collage The boys at our program studied South Korea a few summers ago, so they made a painting about a Korean fan dance. #art #AcrylicPainting #TraditionalPainting #collage

How can local leaders help children and young people access stable #housing and boost upward mobility? In this Urban Wire article, experts share insights on youth #homelessness and practical #policy solutions using county-level data. Learn more this Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week.

Title: "A Tale of Two Rivers" Medium: Acrylic on canvas collage The Anacostia River has long been a dividing line between the eastern and western sides of DC. #TraditionalPainting #AcrylicPainting #Art #Collage

🦖 Pop-Up Dinosaur Storytime! Celebrate Dinovember with songs, stories & lots of roaring fun! 🦕 📅 Tuesday, Nov. 18 | 11:00am 📍 Shepherd Park Library Storytime from 11–11:30am, followed by dino free play! Tickets available at the front desk.

"In a DC Library, Students with Disabilities’ Joy Is on Full Display"

Title: "Reaching for Victory" Medium: Acrylic on canvas collage We try to reinforce to the boys we work with that they're citizens not just of Washington DC, but of a global community. #art #traditionalpainting #acrylicpainting #collage

Title: "Chulucanas" Medium: Acrylic on canvas collage This was a design made by one of the boys based off patterns in Peruvian Chulucanas pottery! #art #traditionalpainting #acrylicpainting

Title: "Trail Mix" Medium: Acrylic on canvas collage When you look into a mirror, do you like who you see? #art #traditionalpainting #acrylicpainting #collage

LPTM's got a new lineup of art prints on our portfolio site throughout November! These will only be up for this month, so if any of them catch your interest, now's a great time to grab one! artbylifepieces.org/prints #artshop #art #prints

Title: "Paradise" Medium: Acrylic on canvas collage Anyone miss summer yet? #traditionalpainting #acrylicpainting #collage #art

Title: "A Thin Line Between Love and Hate" Medium: Acrylic on canvas collage They say that love and hate are two sides of the same coin. Sometimes that can be the case. #art #traditionalpainting #acrylicpainting #collage

Title: "Counting Up" Medium: Acrylic on canvas collage 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6... that's all the boys had room for on the canvas. #art #traditionalpainting #acrylicpainting #collage

Title: "Words of Wisdom" Medium: Acrylic on canvas collage What are your favorite words of wisdom you've received from someone else? #art #acrylicpainting #traditionalpainting #collage

Title: "Dinner by the Hut" Medium: Acrylic on canvas collage #art #traditionalpainting #acrylicpainting #collage

We extended this print run through October, but this is the last week to grab one of these before we release a new set of prints, with completely different artwork, in November! If you were thinking about getting a print of these particular paintings, now's the time! 🖼️

Title: "My Destiny" Medium: Acrylic on canvas collage "My thoughts, my words, and my actions determine my destiny." #art #traditionalpainting #acrylicpainting #collage

Title: "Celebration" Medium: Acrylic on canvas collage What do you have to celebrate in your life? #art #traditionalpainting #acrylicpainting #collage

Title: "I Need a Brother to Stand" Medium: Acrylic on canvas collage One of our oldest and most iconic paintings! #art #traditionalpainting #acrylicpainting #collage

Title: "Making Strangers into Friends" Medium: Acrylic on canvas collage We try to expose the boys we work with to a wide variety of cultures, so they can grow up knowing they are part of an international shared humanity. #art #traditionalpainting #acrylicpainting #collage

Title: "Monkey Trouble" Medium: Acrylic on canvas collage One of the ten year-olds at our program designed, cut, and arranged the canvas pieces of this painting all by himself! #art #traditionalpainting #acrylicpainting #collage

Title: "Mousepads" Medium: Acrylic on canvas collage Mice! #art #traditionalpainting #acrylicpainting #collage