Doodle Thinks

Hi, I'm Saroum and I'm the artist and author of Doodle Thinks. I'm a freelance visual artist and I currently home school my children. I enjoy incorporating art, play, reading, quiet time, and creativity into our day.

I enjoy hands-on learning and guided instruction with lots of reading, while encouraging a love of learning beyond memorization, so that a curiosity for creativity and learning will continue long after a class room or in my case, a home room setting. My approach to creating art resources comes from my experiences as an artist, a homeschooling mom, and an eagerness to keep things simple with little fuss. This relaxed approach is conveyed through my clear, visually appealing, little to low prep, and engaging resources that will not intimidate your most reluctant learners, but will inspire them to jump right in and create art.

When I hear that children are having fun and creating art with one of my resources, I'm excited and honored to play a minimal part in their artistic journey no matter where they are at in their artistic abilities, and hope that they will continue to explore creating art.

I have a lovely piece of paper tucked behind some watercolor pieces in an album that states that I have a BA in Applied Arts and Sciences, in words that aren't so fancy, a degree in art with a painting emphasis. I continued taking college courses after graduation in child development, digital design, and digital photography. I have been curious about visual art (drawing) since a young child. It was only during my teenage years and taking art classes in high school that I developed an interest in painting. But the majority of my current art interests and directions have been self-taught, learned, and pursued outside of the classroom.

When time permits, you'll find me sharing more art ideas, freebies, and resources on my Doodle Thinks Website at www.doodlethinks.com, sharing some of my creative side projects on my Artist Website at www.artbysaroum.com or randomly pinning on Pinterest, so pin with me on pinterest.