Native artist Jerry Whitehead has been in local schools all week showing children his work and encouraging them to try their own hand producing masterpieces. You can see a selection of his professional work at his website, www.jerrywhitehead.com.
Here are some images of this work in progress:
![online-native-art-cottingham Grade 3/4 students at Arrow Heights Elementary learned how to make First Nations paintings with artist Jerry Whitehead (center) on Thursday as teacher Sue Leach looks on (right). Photo by student photographer Jacueline Cottingham](https://legacy.revelstokecurrent.com//wp-content/uploads/2009/11/online-native-art-cottingham.jpg)
![online-native-art-02-cottingham AHE students Zoe Kramer and Claudia Cinelli create First Nations paintings. Photo by student photographer Jacueline Cottingham](https://legacy.revelstokecurrent.com//wp-content/uploads/2009/11/online-native-art-02-cottingham.jpg)
![online-artist-in-class Jerry Whitehead examines a student's work during his session with kids at Mountain View School this week (left. Kids like Emily Suchy really enjoyed the chance to paint under the guidance of professional artist. Photo by student photographer Sarah Boaz](https://legacy.revelstokecurrent.com//wp-content/uploads/2009/11/online-artist-in-class.jpg)
![online-arty-kids Students in Mrs. Heshaw's and Mrs. Floyd's classes show off the art work they created with the help of native artist Jerry Whitehead this week. Photo by student photographer Sarah Boaz](https://legacy.revelstokecurrent.com//wp-content/uploads/2009/11/online-arty-kids.jpg)
![online-artist-lyn-helps Aboriginal Education Coordinator Lynn Barisoff gives some advice to young artists during Jerry Whitehead's session at CPE. Photo courtesy of Jannica Hoskins](https://legacy.revelstokecurrent.com//wp-content/uploads/2009/11/online-artist-lyn-helps.jpg)
![online-artist-advice Jerry Whitehead helps Chloe Speerbrecker with her painting at Columbia Park Elementary School. Photo courtesy of Jannica Hoskins](https://legacy.revelstokecurrent.com//wp-content/uploads/2009/11/online-artist-advice.jpg)
![online-arty-cpe-kids Brynn Smith, Anna Pfeiffer, Emily Hills and Mrs. Madlung working on their art at CPE. Photo courtesy of Jannica Hoskins](https://legacy.revelstokecurrent.com//wp-content/uploads/2009/11/online-arty-cpe-kids.jpg)